If you are one of the many Lehigh Valley residents who cannot get enough of Celtic music, Gráinne Hunt’s concert May 2 at Bethlehem’s Godfrey Daniels was one not to miss.

The Irish singer-songwriter performs her own works, but the soft Irish lilt of her voice and the pastoral feeling of her music reflect the influence of her native country. She has said that Irish music and the telling of stories is ingrained in the DNA of its people.

Gráinne (pronounced Gron-ya) Hunt says she tries to add “craic” to all her performances. That’s Irish slang for fun and good times.

Her favorite venues are those like Godfrey’s, where she can play to smaller, more accessible audiences that are there to listen. She focuses on the people she sings to.

“I often talk about the background of a song, how it came about, and do a bit of a chat and a bit of humor. I might ask who has ever been to Ireland,” she says in an interview via Zoom from her home in Kildare, Ireland.

The sense of intimacy is reflected in Hunt’s songs, which are generally quiet and reflexive. Hunt, who is a Martin Guitar artist, will be accompanied by her partner and percussionist Jules Stewart.

Stewart often plays a full drum kit, but for this United States tour she is expected to play what might be called “a traveling Samsonite kit,” using a suitcase, a snare drum and a cymbal.

Hunt’s songs might be about anything, but she always works to make them relatable to others. “I say that you have to be careful about what you say around a singer-songwriter. They might steal it and put it into a song.

“I try to write about things that resonate with others. It is important to really emphasize the feeling so that people can relate to the experience.”

This will be the first time she will visit Godfrey’s, and the second time she has toured the U.S. The tour is sponsored by the Irish State agency Culture Ireland.

Hunt has performed in Germany, Italy, Belgium and Switzerland, and will be going to Australia soon. The large number of people who speak English in Europe make it feasible for her to perform there, since she could not be fully appreciated without an understanding of her lyrics.

Hunt says, “I always knew that I would be a singer.” But she did not become a professional until she was in her 30s. Although she grew up with Irish music, she began slowly as a backup singer and with “bands that didn’t go anywhere.” She transitioned from a full-time and then a part-time job to a full-time music career as people encouraged her to do her own music.

Hunt was featured last year on the PBS TV show, “Ireland With Michael,” in the episode “Follow Me Up to Carlow.” She has released the albums “Firing Pin” and “This Secret.”

She made “Songs From Ireland” with guitarist Brendan Walsh and “The Stern Task of Living” as half of the duo Hibsen with Jim Murphy. The latter album had songs based on James Joyce’s “Dubliners.”

Singer-songwriter Annie Bauerlein, who lives in Point Pleasant, Bucks County, opens the Godfrey’s concert.

Gráinne Hunt with Jules Stewart; Annie Bauerlein, 8 p.m. May 2, Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem. Tickets: 610-867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org