Brendan Taaffe, based in Brattleboro, Vermont, has been leading singing workshops around the world since 2004. An active composer, he specialises in American harmony styles (gospel, Appalachian, shape-note) and Zimbabwean makwayera style singing. He has toured with Northern Harmony, is a founding member of the Bright Wings Chorus and directs Turtle Dove, an organisation that runs singing camps for adults. Brendan is also a multi-instrumentalist on guitar, fiddle, banjo, and mbira and holds an M.A. in performance from the Irish World Music Centre at the University of Limerick.