O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat

Teaching Traditional Irish Music

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Performers

Our Guest Concert performers are students, former instructors and guests who are invited to perform in ensembles during meal times in the dining hall.  See our SCHEDULE (PDF or Mobile-Friendly) for times and days of these events.  Here are our Guest Concert performers for this year:

David Agee

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Multi-instrumental and Kansas native, David Agee, is a pillar of the Kansas City music community. Dave began his career playing blues and rock guitar in his youth then picked up bluegrass and traditional Irish music in his early twenties, splitting time between guitar, mandolin, and fiddle. Dave was a member of the first Irish band in Kansas City, Talisman, and was a founding member of Scartaglen, … [Read more...] about David Agee

David
Agee

Session Leader – Moderate Session  |  Guest Performer – Saturday Dinner

Albert Alfonso

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Albert Alfonso has been playing bodhran since the early 1980’s - that’s right, since last century. At some point he was asked to participate in some local and regional workshops. Over the years, one thing and another has lead to workshops at The Royal Academy of Music in London, The Royal Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, as well as workshops at many Irish and Celtic festivals and traditional … [Read more...] about Albert Alfonso

Albert
Alfonso

Guest Perfomer – Saturday Dinner

Former Instructor – Bodhrán

2005, 2006, 2009, 2017

Grace Broadhead

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Grace Broadhead is a fiddler originally from New Mexico and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee.  She found her love of Irish music through her older brothers, who handed down some CDs of Lunasa, the Chieftains, Gaelic Storm and several other Celtic groups. Grace is a member of The Southwest Ramblers, along with Dain Forsyth from Albuquerque, and Hughie Kennedy and Jason Turk from Cork, … [Read more...] about Grace Broadhead

Grace
Broadhead

Melody Player – Bodhrán, Bouzouki, and Guitar Classes  |  Session Leader – Lively Session  |  Guest Performer – Friday Dinner

Emily Bryant

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Since coming to North Texas in 1998, Emily Bryant has established herself as an accomplished rhythm guitar accompanist and vocalist in the traditional Celtic music scene. Her playing style centers on dropped-D tuning, which she has focused on for the last 10 years. Growing up in a musical family, Emily was exposed to Irish music at a very young age by her father. She began playing guitar in her … [Read more...] about Emily Bryant

Emily
Bryant

Guest Performer – Friday Lunch

Former Instructor – Guitar

2004, 2009

Joseph Carmichael

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Joseph Carmichael is a guitarist and whistle player from Dallas, TX. Known for his unique approach to accompaniment within traditional Celtic and folk genres. Joseph was born into a musical family, and began his journey composing on his family's computer, before being drawn to Irish music as a teenager. He is mostly self-taught, and in summers of 2011 and 2013 attended the Burwell Bash, … [Read more...] about Joseph Carmichael

Joseph
Carmichael

Guest Performer – Saturday and Sunday Dinner

Rick Cunningham

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Multi-instrumentalist Rick Cunningham has played traditional Irish music for over 40 years, playing in several bands in the southern US during that time. He primarily plays mandolin and button accordion, and also plays bouzouki, guitar, and whistle. Rick placed 1st in solo mandolin in the Midwest Fleadh Cheoiland, competed in the All Ireland in 2006, and he has taught at several festivals and folk … [Read more...] about Rick Cunningham

Rick
Cunningham

Workshop Presenter – Getting Started with Recording  |  Guest Performer – Saturday Lunch

Former Instructor – Mandolin and Tenor Banjo

2006, 2009, 2014

Paul Dryer

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Paul is no stranger to diverse music styles.  Originally from Kentucky, moving to Texas in the early 1960’s, his passion for music was ignited by the early 60’s rock scene.  Paul has played in rock, jazz, bluegrass, swing and gospel bands and is currently active in Irish-Celtic music as past president of the Traditional Irish Music Education Society and heavily involved with the … [Read more...] about Paul Dryer

Paul
Dryer

Workshop Presenter – Playing Irish Harmonica  |  Session Leader – Moderate Session  |  Guest Performer – Saturday Lunch

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