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Our Financial Supporters
Major Sponsors |
Mark Kenneth |
Trinity Hall Pub & Restaurant |
Key Sponsors |
Fiddler’s Green Music Shop |
Contributing Sponsors |
Therese Honey & Larry Mallette |
Mike Martin |
Bob Moore |
Van Sederburg |
Phil Wirth |
Retreat Partners |
Shulamith Barbe |
Elizabeth Denker |
Michelle Feldman |
Catherine Koehler |
Joyce Koester |
Jim Langley |
Tom McArdle |
John McGuire |
Susie Nagel |
Rebekah Passmore |
Chrystin Pleasants |
Things Celtic |
Ray Quigley |
Jean Williams |
Core Class Instructors
Albert Alfonso | Bodhran |
Randal Bays | Intermediate Fiddle |
Liz Carroll | Intermediate Fiddle |
Pauline Conneely | Tenor Banjo |
Mary Coogan | Mandolin |
Marta Cook | Harp |
Mickey Dunne | Uilleann Pipes |
Steph Geremia | Flute |
Brid Harper | Intermediate Fiddle |
Shannon Heaton | Whistle |
James Kelly | Advanced Fiddle |
John Liestman | Banjo/Mandolin Fundamentals |
Billy McComiskey | Button Accordion |
Maldon Meehan | Set Dancing |
Jonathan Milton | Flute/Whistle Fundamentals |
Jeff Moore | DADGAD Guitar Assistant |
Alan Murray | Bouzouki |
Brendan Nolan | Singing |
Tony O’Connell | Anglo Concertina |
Brian Ó hAirt | Anglo Concertina Fundamentals |
Devin Shepherd | Fiddle Fundamentals |
Daithi Sproule | DADGAD Guitar |
Cara Wildman | Bodhran Fundamentals |
Melody Players
Niamh Fahy | Melody for DADGAD Guitar Classes |
Enrichment Class Instructors
Albert Alfonso | Informance |
Randal Bays | Informance |
Liz Carroll | Composing Tunes |
Mary Coogan | Informance |
Marta Cook | Irish Music, Politics, and Labor in Chicago |
Mickey Dunne | The Legacy of the Travelling Pipers |
Steph Geremia | Informance |
Shannon Heaton | Irish Music Stories — Audio Excerpts and Live Musical Interludes from the new IMS Podcast |
James Kelly | Historic Recordings of Traditional Irish Music from the early 1900s |
Maldon Meehan | Steps for Sets |
Billy McComiskey | Informance |
Alan Murray | Backing the Tunes |
Brendan Nolan | The Song Traditions of Dublin |
Brian Ó hAirt | The Singing Traditions of Ireland |
Devin Shepherd | Tradition Versus Innovation |
Dáithí Sproule | The Otherworld in Irish Tradition |
Workshop Presenters
Clare Cason | Anything BUT Jigs & Reels |
Field Guide to Irish Tune Types | |
Janis Deane | Learning by Ear |
Vocal Health for Singers | |
Paul Dryer | Playing Irish Harmonica |
Irish Harmonica Session | |
Niamh Fahy | Anything BUT Jigs & Reels |
Michelle Feldman | Getting Comfortable Playing Music Around Others |
Ken Fleming | TRAD TALK with Liz Carroll |
Maggie Graham | Piano Accompaniment of Irish Music |
Michael & Susan Harrison | Ceili Dancing Workshops |
Therese Honey | O’Carolan Tunes Played Slowly |
Guerilla Harp Tactics – How to Play the Harp in a Traditional Irish Session | |
Alli Johnson | Gaelic Singing and More Gaelic Singing |
John Liestman | Instrument Petting Zoo |
Mandolin and Banjo Tasting | |
Retreat Tunes Played Slowly | |
Gordon McLeod | Home and Small Studio Recording |
Tenesa Rasmussen | Irish Modes Made Easy |
Toar Schell | There’s An App for That!: Software Applications and Mobile Apps that Make Learning Tunes Easy |
Kendall Rogers | Piano Accompaniment of Irish Music |
Ian Varley | Supercharge Your Tune Learning |
Shaddow Walter | Sound Production Fundamentals |
Guest Concert Performers
Kevin Alewine | Guitar & Bouzouki |
Brianna Brown | Concertina |
Joseph Carmichael | Guitar |
Clare Cason | Fiddle |
Janis Deane | Uilleann Pipes & Flute |
Michelle Feldman | Fiddle |
Bruce Foley | Guitar |
Maggie Graham | Fiddle |
Therese Honey | Harp |
Daniel Mehalko | Tenor Banjo & Flute |
Jonathan Milton | Flute |
Shannon Muenchow | Fiddle |
Kendall Rogers | Piano |
Russell Family | Ensemble |
Selkie Girls | Ensemble |
Lone Star Ceili Band Musicians
Niamh Fahy | Fiddle |
Daniel Mehalko | Tenor Banjo & Flute |
Jonathan Milton | Flute |
Kendall Rogers | Piano |
Session Leaders
Janis Deane | Intermediate Session |
Michelle Feldman | Slow Session |
Peggy Fleming | Intermediate Session |
Gordon McLeod | Intermediate Session |
Daniel Mehalko | Advanced Session |
Jonathan Milton | Intermediate Session |
David Polacheck | Song Session |
Candy Schell | Advanced Session |
Sound & Lights Crew
Kevin Alewine | Chapel Main Stage Sound Crew |
Tim Kennedy | Dining Hall Stage Sound Manager |
Andy Murray | Chapel Main Stage Sound Manager |
Robert Santiago | Chapel Main Stage Lights Manager |
Shaddow Walters | Coffield Dance Stage Sound Manager |
Video & Slides
Kevin Fleming | Technical Director |
Tim Kennedy | Producer & Videographer |
Key Staff
Shulamith Barbe | Set Up/Tear Down Crew |
Armand Barbe | Set Up/Tear Down Crew |
Sheri Bush | Instructor Travel Manager |
Matt Cook | Set Up/Tear Down Crew |
Janis Deane | Treasurer |
Lisa Dryer | Hospitality Manager |
Paul Dryer | Booth Manager |
Ken Fleming | Director |
Peggy Fleming | Instructor Visa Manager |
Margaret Graham | Booth Crew |
Dave Greene | Set Up/Tear Down Crew |
Hazel Greene | Set Up/Tear Down Crew |
Louvain Guiomard | Assistant Director & Camp Coordinator |
Rebecca Hantson | Set Up/Tear Down Crew |
Barbara Ingram | Booth Crew |
Scot Martin | Booth Crew |
Mike McKeever | Operations Crew |
Bob Moore | Shuttle Crew |
Hallie Pirozzo | Check-In Crew |
Linda Relph | Booth Crew |
Pam Roberts | Check-In Crew |
Rick Roberts | Assistant Director & Registrar |
Robert Santiago | Main Stage Lights Manager |
Candy Schell | Operations Crew |
Toar Schell | Operations Manager |
Glenn Standefer | Reggie Software Manager |
Jeremy Welch | Set Up/Tear Down Crew |
Phil Wirth | Set Up/Tear Down Crew & Photographer |