Multi-genre flutist Nicole Rabata fell in love with Irish traditional music while living in Cork city in the south of Ireland in 2000. She spent several years in County Clare, and has since performed in the USA, Europe and Asia, including International Flute Festivals in Stockholm and Lund (Sweden), Temple Bar Trad Fest in Dublin, the Hebridean Celtic Festival in Scotland, Interharmony International Music Festivals in Italy and Germany, Acadia Trad Fest, the National Flute Conventions in Phoenix, NYC and San Diego, WOMAD Festival in the UK and the Festival Interceltique du L’Orient in Brittany among others. She has been featured on BBC Glasgow and her solo recording has been featured on NPR. She spent two months in residence at the Gandhi Ashram in India where she directed the music program. She has been on the music faculty at Colby College for two decades and is a Trevor James Flutes performing artist.