Michaela Dillon (Fiddle), comes from Castlerea in County Roscommon, and has been a resident of New York City since 1990. She studied Dress Design at the Grafton Academy in Dublin, and used that to get work as an embroidery designer at a New York City theatrical costume company. Her BS in Computer Science from Dublin City University has led her into the IT field, where she currently works for a financial services firm. Michaela currently lives with her husband, Richard Siberry, in Bayside, Queens. Her hobbies include traveling, playing Trad music whenever she can, embroidering, and cycling- she has pedaled many miles to raise money for juvenile diabetes.