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O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat

Teaching Traditional Irish Music

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    • Guest Performers
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    • Instructor Concerts
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Performers

Antonio Santiago

June 9, 2022 By Ken Fleming

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Information posted soon. … [Read more...] about Antonio Santiago

Grace Broadhead

May 12, 2022 By Ken Fleming

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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

May 17, 2022 By Ken Fleming

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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

May 12, 2022 By Ken Fleming

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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

Kevin
Corbett

Enrichment Class – American Influences in the Accompaniment of Irish Music

Rick Cunningham

February 23, 2019 By Ken Fleming

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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

Rick
Cunningham

Former Instructor – Mandolin and Tenor Banjo |  Guest Concert Performer  |  Lead Lively Session

2006, 2009, 2014

Janis Deane

January 21, 2019 By Ken Fleming

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

Janis
Deane

Former Instructor – Whistle, Flute  |  Workshop – Vocal Health for Singers  |  Guest Concert Performer

2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

Paul Dryer

November 4, 2018 By Ken Fleming

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

Paul
Dryer

Workshop – Playing Irish Music on Harmonica  |  Guest Concert Performer

Katie Duncan

October 19, 2020 By Ken Fleming

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

Katie
Duncan

Kevin Fleming

October 19, 2020 By Ken 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

Kevin
Fleming

Peggy Fleming

February 7, 2019 By Ken 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

Peggy
Fleming

Instructor – Fiddle

2004

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