O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
Teaching Traditional Irish Music
Conducted by instructors who have agreed in advance to do them, “Informances” are 60-minute programs that may include performances, demonstrations, visual and/or audio presentations and discussions of Irish music based on their personal musical journeys. Instructors may deliver the Informances alone or with the help of others they invite to join them. If time allows, instructors may also take questions. See SCHEDULE for the times and days of these events. The following instructors will have Informances at this year’s retreat:
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
Instructor – Intermediate Fiddle | Informance
2023
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
Instructor – Intermediate Fiddle | Informance
2017, 2023
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
Instructor – Mandolin/Tenor Banjo Fundamentals | Informance
2023
Jacob McCauley is a leading bodhrán player and instructor, renowned for his innovative approach to the instrument, and whose work has expanded the boundaries and re-defined the potential of this simple frame drum within and beyond the Irish tradition. Based near Toronto, Canada, Jacob grew up in a household filled with Irish music, where he was immersed in bodhrán playing from a young age. He is … [Read more...] about Jacob McCauley
Instructor – Bodhrán | Informance
2023
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
Instructor – Guitar | Informance
2020 (Virtual), 2023
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
Instructor – Tenor Banjo | Informance
2009, 2015, 2023
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
Instructor – Button Accordion | Informance
2023
