Our courses are intended for players with the basic skills required to play their instruments. We … read more about About Course Levels

Teaching Traditional Irish Music
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Our courses are intended for players with the basic skills required to play their instruments. We … read more about About Course Levels
A variety of sessions are held every evening at our music camp after the instructor concerts that … read more about Nightly Sessions
The O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat offers a number of activities related to Irish dancing including … read more about Dancing Activities
Student, guest and instructor-led workshops are an important part of our music camp targeting your … read more about Workshops
A variety of topics related to Irish music including music history, heritage and culture will be … read more about Enrichment Classes
Some of our instructors offer "informances" where they will perform, demonstrate, and discuss Irish … read more about Informances
Mark Kenneth
Therese Honey & Larry Mallette
Susie Nagel
Lisha Willing & Jeremy Welch
Lockhart Irish Session
Dr. Harold Fain
Alison Baker
Joseph Beckey
Nancy Bessent
Mark Bickford
Erica Braverman
Elise Bright
Eduardo Budet
Mackey Cappleman
Shawn Cayson
Chuck Chandler
Michael Clarke
Tom Connor
Paul Dryer
Katie Duncan
Laura Flanagan
Ken Fleming
Kevin Fleming
Peggy Fleming
Janice Frillman
Sharon Goldwasser
John Ivy
Jim Langley
John Liestman
Tom Lockney
Sean Mag Uidhir
Tom McArdle
Michael McCauley
Gordon McLeod
Edward McCreary
Heather McKelvey
Corey Minyard
Cliff Moses
Patricia Parmley
Rebekah Passmore
Gordon Paterson
Cheryl Patterson
Evan Powell
Jeffrey Quinn
Linda Relph
Ray Rico
James Rix
Kendall Rogers
Brian Shaw
Eddie Sheehy
Roisin Sheehy
Erik Tullberg
Kenny Tweedy
Ian Varley
James Wilson
Without parallel! Never been to anything like this before that was as intense, well-organized and personalized.
INCREDIBLE and FANTASTIC, words that just don’t quite reach high enough!
The enthusiasm, knowledge, friendliness and warmth of everyone was incredible. It helped me keep my passion for the music alive.
Well worth the travel time and money spent - I learned more about why Irish music sounds the way it does in three days than I ever knew before. Now I have a 'gold standard' to use as I develop my own performing skills with that style of music.
In a word – outstanding! This is something I’ll look forward to attending every year from now on.
It was my first retreat and I thought the whole weekend was absolutely fabulous. I had sort of lost my connection to Irish music and I came away from the weekend refreshed and re-energized and very present to why I love this music so much.
Every year I am impressed with the talent and dedication at the retreat. The instructors are really interested in mentoring the students and approaching the music with generosity of spirit and an appreciation for the full context. I learned a great deal!
I really appreciated the welcoming tone of the retreat. It is a very safe place for beginners to be, and all of us have been and will again be beginners on new instruments. This came through in the attitudes of the instructors, organizers, session leaders. It seems to me that this is the core, the soul of this retreat.
This event was the most fun I’ve had all year. I can tell you really take the musicians’ needs to heart.
What a lovely, refreshing weekend. I learned a lot, and met some great folks. I feel very lucky to have gotten to go.
Of all the wonderful aspects of the retreat, though, I think the most wonderful and the most memorable was seeing the effect it had on my son. Andrew really got into the music and into playing in a way that I have never seen in him. When we got home, he and I told the rest of the family about our experiences and then went right out into the front yard and started playing music. No amount of money can buy that kind of experience and your retreat, to a large extent, helped make that happen.
Overall, I think the retreat was great. It truly is a 'retreat', i.e., you get a chance to get away from it all for a good solid weekend and enjoy learning new things, meeting new people, and having a great time. Good job to the organizers and the people that put the effort into this thing. Keep it up!
I look forward to this retreat now every year. It keeps growing and getting better! Items that were on my wish list were added this year and that shows me that you guys really do want this to be something long lasting and special.
This was my first time to attend the Retreat. I was highly impressed with how well run it was, how well organized it was and how friendly and helpful everyone was. I have attended other Irish music schools in Milwaukee and Elkins, West Virginia and the O'Flaherty's Retreat was "top notch" from start to finish.
We support FairPlé in its efforts to seek gender balance in the production, performance,
promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music.
I look forward to this retreat now every year. It keeps growing and getting better! Items that were on my wish list were added this year and that shows me that you guys really do want this to be something long lasting and special.
Traditional Irish Music Education Society (TIMES)
1320 Navaho Trail
Richardson, TX 75080
(469) 215-1840
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