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Heather Carmichael

November 4, 2018 By Ken Fleming

Heather Carmichael

Heather Carmichael is a massage therapist in Allen, TX. At the age of 7 years old, Heather became interested in massage therapy, which only grew as she got older. As a musician herself, Heather’s primary focus in massage school was studying musicians’ injuries, with particular interest in trigger point therapy, injury & rehabilitation massage, and hydrotherapy. … [Read more...] about Heather Carmichael

Cedar Dobson

January 24, 2026 By Ashlie Hatch

Photo of Cedar Dobson holding a low whistle

Cedar Dobson is a versatile tin whistle player, multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and producer hailing from California near Yosemite National Park. She plays high and low whistles, Irish flute, silver flute, Bodhrán, bouzouki, mandolin, and other instruments. Cedar discovered her deep passion for Traditional Irish music after discovering the tin whistle at an American Civil War … [Read more...] about Cedar Dobson

John Flynn

February 4, 2020 By Ken Fleming

John Flynn

John Flynn has been with the San Francisco Police Department for over nine years and has written several thousand police reports in his time, many of them involving the theft of musical instruments. He currently works in investigations at the local station level and also does follow-up investigations. His job includes crime video retrieval and analysis. John has testified in court for violent … [Read more...] about John Flynn

Dónal Murphy

January 24, 2026 By Ashlie Hatch

Photo of Donal Murphy holding an accordian

Dónal Murphy, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, is a winner of numerous All-Ireland titles on both Button Accordion and Melodeon. Being one of the founder members of the renowned band ‘Four Men and a Dog’, he still tours the world with them, and they released seven highly successful albums along the way.  Their debut album, ‘Barking Mad’, which was released in 1990, was voted Best Folk Album of the year … [Read more...] about Dónal Murphy

Brigid Robine

January 31, 2020 By Ken Fleming

Brigid Robin

Brigid (Feld) Robine was born in New Jersey to an Irish mother.  She began Irish step dancing lessons at age 14 and she advanced in her dance career progressed to top 5 regional and top 15 national status, also performing at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. At age 12 Brigid began piano accordion lessons with fleadh champion and Co. Kerry native Denis Galvin. Brigid went on to win … [Read more...] about Brigid Robine

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Former Student

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.

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