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Informances

Tara Breen

January 29, 2023 By Ken Fleming

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A worthy descriptions “a musical wizard” by Music Network ,Tara Breen is the fiddle player with the legendary band The Chieftains. She is a highly talented multi-instrumentalist from Co. Clare, has achieved All-Ireland titles on fiddle in every age category over the years, culminating with the All-Ireland Senior Fiddle Title in 2012. Tara is also an All-Ireland winner on the flute and … [Read more...] about Tara Breen

Tara
Breen

Instructor – Intermediate Fiddle  |  Informance

2023

Brid Harper

February 23, 2019 By Ken Fleming

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Bríd Harper is regarded as one of the leading Irish traditional fiddle players of the last forty years. She grew up close to the east Donegal village of Castlefinn and started playing the fiddle at the age of nine. There is music on both sides of her family. Her grandfather Stephen Harper was a fiddler and came from a musical family. On her mother’s side her uncle Frank Kelly is a well known … [Read more...] about Brid Harper

Brid
Harper

Instructor – Intermediate Fiddle  |  Informance

2017, 2023

Jack Maher

January 29, 2023 By Ken Fleming

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Jack Maher is from Dublin, Ireland. Equally proficient as an acoustic and electric guitar player, Jack plays mandolin and banjo and his live work and recordings brought him to perform with Van Morrison, Eddi Reader, Declan O Rourke, The High Kings, Mundy and many more. Jack is also a singer in his own right and a songwriter. He has performed and recorded with the Sharon Shannon Band for more … [Read more...] about Jack Maher

Jack
Maher

Instructor – Mandolin/Tenor Banjo Fundamentals  |  Informance

2023

Jacob McCauley

February 22, 2021 By Ken Fleming

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Jacob McCauley is an award-winning bodhrán player (Toronto Fleadh Music Competition, March 2008), Detroit Midwest Fleadh May 2008, 2009) and most recently winning first place in the Chicago Midwest Fleadh (2010). Based in Toronto, he is an active recording musician, performer and touring artist, having played with many different groups of multiple genres around the world. Jacob has been featured … [Read more...] about Jacob McCauley

Jacob
McCauley

Instructor – Bodhrán  |  Informance

2023

Jim Murray

July 31, 2020 By Ken Fleming

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Jim Murray is an internationally acclaimed Irish musician. Having a wealth of teaching experience and performing master classes around the world, 2011 saw Jim produce his own highly anticipated on-line guitar tutorial focusing on all aspects of accompanying traditional Irish music with a guitar. Jim produced this with the aim of bringing his unique style of accompaniment for Irish guitar to a … [Read more...] about Jim Murray

Jim
Murray

Instructor – Guitar  |  Informance

2020 (Virtual), 2023

Enda Scahill

February 23, 2019 By Ken Fleming

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Enda is the co-winner of the prestigious 2022 Steve Martin Banjo Prize, an award that recognises excellence in banjo. He is one of the most accomplished and recognised banjo players of his generation, an innovator who bridges the traditions of Irish music and the dynamic folk music of America. His rise from session musician to his debut album Pick It Up and on to founding one of Ireland’s greatest … [Read more...] about Enda Scahill

Enda
Scahill

Instructor – Tenor Banjo  |  Informance

2009, 2015, 2023

Sharon Shannon

January 29, 2023 By Ken Fleming

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Irish President Michael D Higgins called her ‘A National Treasure’ and after 20 of her own albums, countless DVDS, filmed concerts, musical collaborations and a career that has spanned 40 years, Sharon Shannon in 2023 is still breaking new musical ground. Her career has seen her tour the world through America, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand even to Saudi Arabia and China, headlining … [Read more...] about Sharon Shannon

Sharon
Shannon

Instructor – Button Accordion  |  Informance

2023

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Former Student

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.

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