Jeremy Wade is a dynamic educator, composer, and performer based in Central Kentucky. He serves as the percussion instructor for Transylvania University and Lexington Christian Academy, and as a teaching artist for the Lexington Philharmonic. Jeremy teaches dance for the Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers (KMID) and is Co-Director of the Kentucky Irish Music Academy. A seasoned clinician, Jeremy has presented over 40 bodhrán workshops at schools/ festivals throughout the region, including the 2024 PAS Day of Percussion in KY and TN.

As a performer, Jeremy plays bodhrán as one half of Irish trad duo, Set Course, and serves as an accompanist at local feiseanna and céilí events. He is the principal percussionist for the Central Kentucky Concert Band, and regularly plays drumset for local churches and pit orchestras. He studies Irish dance with KMID and performs as a member of their faculty dance company. Jeremy holds an MAT (Integrated Music P-12) from the University of the Cumberlands.