Irena Eide

Irena Eide is the West Marin Fiddle Camp founder and camp director. She is a Norwegian-born Americana singer-songwriter, performer and educator. Originally from Bergen, Norway, she made her home in the bay area for 15 years before resettling in Louisiana in 2020 where she has been recording and performing with her band Rainy Eyes and with Dirk Powell. She has toured throughout the US for the past decade, playing with legendary artists such as Peter Rowan, Ramblin Jack Elliott, Dirk Powell, Joan Baez, Willie Watson, Laurie Lewis and many more. Both solo and with a band, her performances have a spellbinding, inspiring effect and a soulful, heartfelt and timeless sound with tight-knit harmonies, melodious solos, and thoughtful songwriting. Rainy Eyes also won "best song of the month" at the Freight and Salvage West Coast Songwriters competition in April 2015 for her song Moon In The Mirror, and has co-written and recorded songs with grammy-award winning Peter Rowan featured on her album ‘Moon In The Mirror’ produced by Eli West.
She is the owner and creator of Little Folkies, a multi-award winning children’s music program and has been teaching music lessons, classes and camps to kids and adults for over 15 years.