O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat

Teaching Traditional Irish Music

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Grace Broadhead

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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

Guest Concert Performer | Lone Star Ceili Band Member | Lively Session Leader

Erica Braverman

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Erica Braverman has been playing the concertina since 2014 and teaching beginner lessons in Austin, TX for the past three years. Playing tunes and dancing with friends always makes her smile on the inside, but it took a while for her to learn to play her instrument and smile on the outside at the same time - one of her proudest moments was when she heard that "you don't look like you have lockjaw … [Read more...] about Erica Braverman

Erica
Braverman

Guest Concert Performer | Moderate Session Leader

Brianna Brown

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Brianna Brown is a talented, young multi-instrumentalist from St. Louis, MO. She is a two-time All-Ireland World Champion. At age 11, she won the 2015 All-Ireland World Championship in the under-12 concertina, and in 2016, she won the All-Ireland World Championship in the under-12 mouth organ. Brianna is the youngest American to ever win a world title at the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann, and the … [Read more...] about Brianna Brown

Brianna
Brown

Guest Concert Performer

Joseph Carmichael

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Guitarist Joseph Carmichael has spent the past several years collecting an impressive resume in the world of traditional music.   An in-demand accompanist in a wide array of Celtic and folk styles, he has performed with such musicians as Brendan Power, Cormac De Barra, Buddy Connolly, Oisín MacDiarmada, James Kelly, Liz Carroll, John Williams, and Brian Finnegan.  Joseph's primary … [Read more...] about Joseph Carmichael

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Carmichael

Guest Concert Performer

Clare Cason

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Clare Cason began violin studies at the age of 4, having been born into a family of musicians. She attended the University of North Texas, where she was chosen as Outstanding Undergraduate in Music. Presently she holds leadership positions in the Sherman Symphony, East Texas Symphony, and the Dallas Bach Society. She became interested in Celtic music as a teenager through the … [Read more...] about Clare Cason

Clare
Cason

Former Instructor – Fiddle | Guest Concert Performer

2011

Kevin Corbett

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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 | Instructor Concert Guest Performer

Janis Deane

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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

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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

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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

Guest Concert Performer

Laura Flanagan

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Laura Flanagan is an outstanding fiddler from Lubbock, Texas. She's traveled widely in the U.S. and Ireland to study with fiddlers Randal Bays, John Carty, James Kelly, Martin Hayes, and Brendan Larrissey. She's performed and taught at several music camps and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where she teaches Irish fiddle and is a high school orchestra … [Read more...] about Laura Flanagan

Laura
Flanagan

Former Instructor – Fiddle Fundamentals | Guest Concert Performer | Moderate Session Leader

2013

Testimonials

Former Student

What a lovely, refreshing weekend.  I learned a lot, and met some great folks.  I feel very lucky to have gotten to go.

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