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Performers
Grace Broadhead
Grace Broadhead is an 18-year old Irish fiddler from Sandia Park, NM who began playing the Irish fiddle when she was eleven. She is a member of two local bands, Albuquerque’s Duke City Ceili Band and Jug O’ Punch. In 2018 and 2019, Grace competed in the Midwest Fleadh. In 2019, her Newly Composed Tune “Chain Reaction” came in 1st place, affording her the opportunity to compete at Fleadh Cheoil … [Read more...] about Grace Broadhead
Leah Youngraven
Leah (Gypsy) Youngraven began playing guitar, singing and composing in the mid 1980s, picked up the bodhrán in the early 1990s, and began playing mandolin in the mid 2000s. She had her performance debut in the summer of 1992, and since then has played in bands in North Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Alabama, as well as in sessions in Texas, Oklahoma, California, Georgia, Tennessee, Cornwall-UK, and … [Read more...] about Leah Youngraven
Guest Concert Performer
Kevin Corbett
Kevin Corbett is a much sought after guitarist from Newport, Co. Mayo. He took up the guitar at 16 citing the classic rock players of the 70's and early blues players as major influences before a chance encounter led him down the road of traditional Irish acoustic accompaniment. Shortly after making this transition, Kevin toured extensively, working as a freelance session musician for many … [Read more...] about Kevin Corbett
Enrichment Class – American Influences in the Accompaniment of Irish Music
Rick Cunningham
Multi-instrumentalist Rick Cunningham has played traditional Irish music for over 30 years, playing in several bands in the southern US during that time. Concentrating primarily on mandolin and button accordion, he’s also been known to play tenor banjo, bouzouki, guitar, and whistle. Rick won Solo Mandolin in the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil in 2006, and has competed in the All Ireland. In addition to … [Read more...] about Rick Cunningham
Former Instructor – Mandolin and Tenor Banjo | Guest Concert Performer | Lead Lively Session
2006, 2009, 2014
Janis Deane
Janis Deane, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and has more than 30 years of experience working with patients who have voice disorders, swallowing disorders, chronic cough and vocal cord dysfunction, and those requiring voice restoration following total laryngectomy. Janis is a classically trained singer, but also an avid instrumentalist. She has played Irish … [Read more...] about Janis Deane
Former Instructor – Whistle, Flute | Workshop – Vocal Health for Singers | Guest Concert Performer
2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Paul Dryer
Guitarist Paul Dryer is no stranger to diverse music styles. Over the past 40 years, Paul has played in jazz, bluegrass, rock and gospel bands and numerous vocal groups. Originally from Kentucky, Paul has lived in the Dallas area since the early 1960's. He also plays mandolin, banjo, harmonica, whistle and Irish flute with the Dallas band 5 Second Rule, and … [Read more...] about Paul Dryer
Workshop – Playing Irish Music on Harmonica | Guest Concert Performer
Katie Duncan
Katie Duncan began her music passion in classical piano and playing guitar in a high school band. She became interested in banjo after an O’Flaherty Retreat class with John Liestman, and started taking lessons from her dad Ken Fleming. She now plays banjo and mandolin in Kinfolk and the TIMES Band & Session Players and enjoys her time cooking and playing with her zoo of pets between music … [Read more...] about Katie Duncan
Kevin Fleming
Kevin Fleming started playing piano classically at a young age before beginning his journey into Irish music. He joined the TIMES Band & Session Players on bodhran and tin whistle, and soon ventured into learning flute as well. When he’s not playing in the band Kinfolk, you can usually find him editing videos with his two dogs by his side. … [Read more...] about Kevin Fleming
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming has played traditional music for most of her life. Classically trained in violin, she was introduced to traditional folk music through “old-timey” American fiddle, which led to an interest in Irish music. She has played previously with the New Dallas String Band, Blackland Grass, Tinker’s Dam, Stone Soup, Waifs & Strays, and Loose Change. She now performs with … [Read more...] about Peggy Fleming
Instructor – Fiddle
2004