Clarence Ferrari is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and engineer who currently resides in New York. He began playing bluegrass fiddle at the age of five in Nashville, Tennessee. When his family relocated back to New York City a few years later, Clarence became acquainted with Pete Seeger and The Hudson River Sloop Singers, performing with them throughout New York State. Clarence began studying classical music and composition in junior high school. During this period Clarence performed with various orchestras, including the Brooklyn Philharmonic. In high school Clarence naturally gravitated towards rock and jazz. He also tried his hand as musical director for a number of school theatrical productions and composed and conducted a liturgical choral piece.

Clarence began performing and recording with the Celtic-Rock band Lenahan in 1994, touring throughout North America and Western Europe. Over the years he has performed with musicians ranging from Davey Arthur of The Furies and Les Binks of Judas Priest to Tom Chapin and Tom Paxton. Clarence currently records and performs around the North East and beyond with numerous other artists including Ivan Rubenstein-Gillis and Dominic Chianese.