Bernadette “Bernie” Fee, a fiddle player, grew up in a family immersed in Irish music and dance. She is still active with the Parents and Students Irish Dancing and Music Association of North America, and annually leads a troupe of step dancing students up Fifth Avenue in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Bernie is an active performer in the traditional music pubs of the city and suburbs and occasionally wows a festival crowd by simultaneously dancing and playing the fiddle.