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O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat

Teaching Traditional Irish Music

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    • Retreat Flyer
    • Blog
  • Learning
    • About Course Levels
    • Core Courses
    • Enrichment Classes
    • Workshops
    • Informances
    • Luthier Clinics
    • Private Lessons
    • Student Resources
  • Staff
    • Core Instructors
    • Enrichment Class Instructors
    • Workshop Presenters
    • Guest Performers
    • Session Leaders
  • Events
    • Instructor Concerts
    • Instructor-Led Sessions
    • Nightly Sessions
    •  Streamed Concerts
    • Ceilis
    • Guest Concerts
  • Lodging & Meals
    • Lodging
    • Lodging Waiting List Request
    • Meals & Refreshments
    • Meal Menu
  • Travel
    • Maps & Directions
    • Site Map
    • Shuttle Bus Services
  • Forms
    • Contact Us
    • Donations
    • Sign Up for Email Updates
    • Age Exception Request
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    • Lodging Waiting List Request
    • Class Waiting List
    • Airport Shuttle Bus Request
    • Special Needs for Lodging Form
    • Workshop Proposal Form
  • Archives
    • Past Instructors
    • Past Enrichment Classes
    • Past Workshops
    • Archive of Past Retreats
    • Videos
    • Irish Artist in America Achievement Award

Session Leaders

Our sessions are conducted by veterans of our Irish music community and some of our instructors.  See our SCHEDULE for times and days of these events.  Here are the leaders of the scheduled sessions:

Grace Broadhead

May 12, 2022 By Ken Fleming

Photo of 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

Shay Black

February 23, 2019 By Ken Fleming

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Shay Black is an avid songcatcher, musician and singer and is known for his extensive knowledge of songs and music from the Irish, English, Scottish, and North American traditions. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he moved in 1994 to Berkeley, CA from Liverpool, where he had lived for the previous twenty years. While in Liverpool, he toured and recorded with Irish band Garva, the celebrated Stan Hugill … [Read more...] about Shay Black

Shay
Black

Instructor – Singing  |  Enrichment Class – Irish Influenced Songs of the Sea  |  Lead Song Session

2016, 2022

Angela Botzer

January 21, 2019 By Ken Fleming

Angela Botzer

A Washington, DC native, Angela Botzer has played traditional Irish music on the fiddle in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia area since the early 1980’s. She was a member of the DC-based bands Sodabread, and The Hedgerows, and has played for numerous ceilis and contradances. Angela has also had performances at the Irish Embassy in Washington, DC. When living in Oklahoma City, OK, she … [Read more...] about Angela Botzer

Angela
Botzer

Workshop – The North Wind  |  Lead Moderate Session

Dermot Byrne

February 24, 2022 By Ken Fleming

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Dermot Byrne hails from the Inishowen peninsula of Co. Donegal, the most northerly part of Ireland, and has played accordion from the early age of  four.  He learned from his father Tomás O’Beirn from Teileann in South West Donegal who is an enthusiastic promoter of the tradition. Dermot at the age of only seven had already achieved an All Ireland Title at the Buncrana Fleadh Cheoil … [Read more...] about Dermot Byrne

Dermot
Byrne

Instructor – Button Accordion  | Session – Playing Tunes with…

2022

Yvonne Casey

October 28, 2018 By Ken Fleming

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Yvonne Casey is one of Co. Clare’s most distinctive fiddle players. She grew up surrounded by the richness of Clare music and plays in a very unique soulful style. Sitting in sessions from a very young age she discovered the joys of Doolin as a teen, where she met and played with legendary musicians such as Kevin Griffin and Eoin O’ Neill. In the 1990’s the band The Ceili Bandits was formed, … [Read more...] about Yvonne Casey

Yvonne
Casey

Instructor — Intermediate Fiddle  |  Session – Playing Tunes with…

2018, 2022

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

Tess Hartis

February 27, 2022 By Ken Fleming

Photo of Tess Hartis

Tess Hartis is a South Carolina native who now lives in Houston, TX. Her technical mastery of the violin shines in the worlds of classical music, early music, and the Irish music scene. Tess began studying the violin at the age of 8, and developed a love for Irish fiddling during college after being introduced by her friend Seán Heely. She spent her college years learning Irish fiddling through … [Read more...] about Tess Hartis

Tess
Hartis

Melody Player for Guitar Classes

2022

Rick Holt

November 4, 2018 By Ken Fleming

Rick Holt

Texas based percussionist, Rick Holt, immersed himself in the Irish music culture after he discovered the engaging sound of the bodhran in the early 2000’s. Rick has been playing drums since the age of 6 and earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Troy University.  He has performed a variety of musical styles, from classical to rock and musical theater.  Recently, as a … [Read more...] about Rick Holt

Rick
Holt

Instructor – Bodhrán Fundamentals  |  Lead Bodhrán Friendly Session

2018, 2022

Therese Honey

November 4, 2018 By Ken Fleming

Therese Honey

Therese Honey’s childhood fascination with the harp blossomed into an exciting and successful career as a full-time harpist, recording artist and teacher. She has performed as solo harpist with the Chieftains, has been featured at the Chicago Irish Festival, the Milwaukee Irish Festival, the annual Carolan Festival in Keadue, Co. Roscommon, in addition to the North Texas Irish Festival, … [Read more...] about Therese Honey

Therese
Honey

Former Instructor – Harp |  Lead Harp Circle  | Guest Concert Performer

2007, 2008

John Liestman

October 31, 2018 By Ken Fleming

John Liestman

John Liestman has been playing Irish traditional music on the tenor banjo, mandolin, and uilleann pipes for over 30 years. He taught mandolin in 2011, 2012 and 2015 at the prestigious O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, at the 2015 St Louis Tionol, and is an instructor with the Houston School of Irish Music. Over the years he has been a member of Terry and the Pirates, Claddagh (featuring Olcan … [Read more...] about John Liestman

John
Leistman

Former Instructor – Mandolin, Tenor Banjo  |  Workshops – ABC Tune Notation and Tools & Retreat Tunes Played Slowly  | Lead Slow Session

2011, 2012, 2015, 2017

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