Mimi Vidaver-Davis took up classical flute in the fifth grade, and soon after stumbled upon the world of Irish music through a cassette tape of the playing of Matt Molloy. She got her first simple system flute at 15, and there was no looking back from that point on. She has since sought out opportunities to learn from and work closely with many influential Irish flute players, including the great East Galway flute player, Mike Rafferty, John Skelton, and Marcas Ó Murchú, among others. She also studied with Conal Ó Gráda while attending University College Cork in Cork City, Ireland. Mimi is also a step dancer who first attended the Tighe School of Irish Dance in Charlottesville, VA, and later studied with Peggy McTaggert, A.D.C.R.G. during her time in Cork City. While obtaining her M.A. in Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Mimi refined her skills in Cape Breton step dance, learning from and collaborating with Malke Rosenfeld, a percussive dancer and dance educator based in Bloomington, IN.

Mimi currently teaches flute, whistle and dance at the Blue Ridge Irish Music School in Charlottesville, VA.

photo credit: Chris Bickford