O'Flaherty Irish Music Youth Camp
If you have children ages 6-15 interested in learning Irish music, please visit our webpages at www.oflahertyretreat/youthcamp. The camp will be held June 30 & July 1, 2008 at the Springhill Retreat Center in Richardson, Texas.

Looking for Sponsors, Contributors
Our retreat requires outside financial help to cover our costs. There are a number of ways you can support the retreat, so if you're interested, please go to our SUPPORT page. For all those students and sponsors who have contributed in the past, our hearty thanks!

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PHOTOS OF 2007 RETREAT
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Welcome to the
O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat!

We are already busy at work planning the 2008 O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, and it's looking like it's going to be another great time at Camp Hoblitzelle. Here are some details:

Date and Location
October 24-26, 2008 at Hoblitzelle Camp and Conference Center in Midlothian, Texas (30 minutes south of Dallas).

Guest Instructors
We are pleased to announce our guest instructors for 2008! Matt Cranitch andMickey Dunne are returning. Matt will teach advanced fiddle this time around while Mickey will continue his superb teaching of the Uilleann pipes. New to our retreat will be Mick Moloney, James Kelly, Pat Egan, June McCormack and Danny O'Flaherty. Mick is probably the most recognized tenor banjo player in the world and a noted scholar of Irish music. James Kelly is one of the great fiddlers of our time and is a teaching veteran that is always in demand. Pat Egan is a highly-regarded guitarist and singer that will certainly please our pickers and singers alike. June McCormack is considered one of Ireland's leading ladies on flute. And Danny O'Flaherty (no relation to Jim O'Flaherty that we know) is one of Ireland's best troubadors. In addition to teaching their core classes, our guest instructors will also teach a variety of enrichment classes that will help students better understand the history and distinctiveness of Irish music. And of course, we have many other wonderful instructors who are rich in their experience in teaching Irish music ontheir instruments.All in all,an exciting group of teachers for 2008!

Online Registration Opens
We are now taking online registration for this year's retreat. Before clicking on the "Register" link above, we suggest you review the classes, schedules and lodging before you start the regsitration process. If you encounter any problems, you can contact our registrar Rick Roberts at enroll@oflahertyretreat.org or by phone most weekday evenings and weekends at (972) 578-9918.