KAMMEN, Shira

Shira Kammen is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and arranger who works in early and traditional music. She received a degree in music from the University of California, Berkeley and studied vielle with Margriet Tindemans. Her instruments include the violin, viola, fiddle, vielle, rebec, and medieval harp.

Kammen performs and teaches globally, appearing in concerts, programs, and music camps across the United States. In the San Francisco Bay Area, she plays for country dances. Her work also encompasses coaching, choral directing, and music consulting. She has contributed to dozens of recordings across various genres—including medieval, renaissance, traditional, and rock—and has produced six albums under her own name.

Her soundtrack work includes television and film projects, such as *O*, a modern high school setting of *Othello*. Additionally, her tune "Downstream" was licensed for the soundtrack of the video game *Braid*. Kammen currently resides in El Cerrito, California.