IRISH MUSIC CONCERT Free to the Public - The 7th annual O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat will be held October 21-23, 2011 at the Hoblitzelle Camp andConference Center in Midlothian, Texas, about 30 minutes south of Dallas.

The 8th annual O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat will be held October 21-23, 2011 at the Hoblitzelle Camp andConference Center in Midlothian, Texas, about 30 minutes south of Dallas.  Classes will be offered in fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar (standard, dropped-D & DADGAD), piano, bodhran, harp, uilleann pipes, button accordion (C#/D & B/C), tenor banjo, bouzouki, mandolin and singing. Enrichment classes teaching Irish music history or exploring Irish music today will also be offered.

The retreat will officially begin on Thursday night, October 20th, with a “meet & greet” BBQ and bonfire.  Classes start Friday morning and continue through Sunday late afternoon.  Each evening there will be concerts by instructors and mini-concerts during meals with a “farewell” concert on Sunday evening.  On the Saturday night program, there will be a “Texas Tune & Song Tussle” which features friendly competition among student ensembles that form at the retreat vying for “O’Diddley Awards.”  Sessions will be plentiful and organized by levels with some instructor-led and others not.

"A Taste of Ireland" Sunday Night Concert

Open Free to the Public

From 7:30-9:30 p.m. on Sunday night, Oct. 23rd, at the Midlothian Conference Center, citizens of Midlothian will be treated to some great performances by some of the top performers in the world in Irish traditional music. For more details, click on the flier to the left.

Special Thanks!

2011 Major Sponsors
Midlothian Community Development Corp.
City of Midlothian
Trinity Hall Pub & Restaurant

2011 Contributing Sponsors
Southwest Celtic Music Association
Penny & Philip Scoggins
Managing to Excellence Corporation

2011 Retreat Partners
Rick Roberts/Sabre
Kenny Tweedy
Rebekah Passmore
Clinton Adams
Therese Honey & Larry Mallette
Alejandro Moreno
Christy & Gordon McLeod
Bob Moore
Gypsy Youngraven & Shaddow Walter

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