Hello, I'm Zohra Coday.
Zohra is a concertina player originally from St. Louis, Missouri, now based in New York. Zohra learned Irish music and dance at St. Louis Irish Arts CCE. Growing up she competed in solo, groupai cheoil, and ceili band competitions in the Midwest Fleadh and qualified/competed at the Fleadh Cheoil na Eireann several years in a row. Since starting the concertina, Zohra has attended masterclasses with concertina players such as Jack Talty, Padraig Rynne, Ernestine Healy, Grainne Hambly, Cormac Begley, Brenda Castles, and Liam O'Brien. In 2019, Zohra attended the University of Limerick to study an MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance, at the Irish World Academy, where she learned under concertina and flute player Tommy Fitzharris. In 2023, Zohra earned the Teastas I DTeagas Ceolta Tire (T.T.C.T), teaching certification for concertina, from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Dublin. Outside of teaching, Zohra has performed Irish music in venues located in the U.S., Ireland, Norway, Japan and India. She also is a feis musician and has played for dance competitions in the U.S. and Europe.