We sponsor Irish music workshops in Houston, TX, giving local musicians the chance to meet and learn from some of the best players and teachers in Irish Music.

Completed workshops:
Members of the bands Legacy and Chulrua gave workshops in mid April 1999.
Legacy workshop overview
Fiddle workshop by Valerie Plested on April 15 -review-
Guitar workshop by Don Penzien on April 15 -review-
Bodhran workshop by Albert Alfonso on April 17
Flute workshop by Justin Murphy on April 17
Bouzouki workshop by Beth Patterson on April 17
Uilleann pipes workshop by Tim Britton on April 22 -review-
Lecture by Paddy O'Brien with Pat Egan on April 22

Mike Dugger from Kansas City, teacher at the Swannanoa summer camp gave a beginner-intermediate fiddling workshop February 13th 1999. -details-
Sheila Boylan, visiting fiddler from County Derry gave a workshop at McGonigel's Mucky Duck on Jan 5 1999. -details- | -review-

Future workshops: |fiddle|flute/whistle|guitar/bouzouki|
We have commitments from several people to do workshops

Fiddle:
Maire Egan and Theresa Heanue, fiddlers with Lord of the Dance are on the list too, if the show ever returns to Houston. No dates yet.

Flute/Whistle:
No new workshops available.

Guitar/Bouzouki:
Gerald Trimble has expressed interest in giving a workshop in Houston. No dates yet.

Gerry O'Beirne of Patrick Street and the Sharon Shannon band has expressed willingness to host a guitar workshop. Possible date in May 99.

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