Gaelic Club Sydney music dance language and events

Sydney School of Irish Music

Wednesday and Thursday nights
Irish music lessons fron 6.00pm
Kids’ music classes: Sunday 1.00 pm:
(starts 6 March)

beginners & advanced, adults & children

Teachers in fiddle, flute, whistle, tenor banjo,
guitar, Bodhrán and concertina

Louise Phelan is a well respected musician and teacher. See her bio below.

She will be teaching fiddle and whistle at the Gaelic Club for the next 6 months on week nights. She can also teach mandolin, banjo, and piano.

If people want to organise lessons with Louise she will be at the Gaelic Club at 64 Devonshire Street Surry Hills, this Thursday 28 July from 7.00 pm. Louise will be leading the Irish music session at the Club from 8.

People can also contact Louise to organise lessons (fiddle, whistle & other) d irectly on 0424 836 621 by email on lphelan2002@yahoo.co.uk or through the club on 9212 1587

Louise Phelan

Teaching fiddle, whistle, mandolin, banjo, piano.

Louise is a highly accomplished fiddle player from County Laois. She learned her craft from her grandfather at the tender age of four. It was not long before her talent was recognised and she began touring abroad at fourteen. She graduated with Honours in Music from UCC in 2001, and two years later qualified as a Primary School teacher. Since then, Louise has played and won prestigious competitions with ‘The Bridge Ceili Band’, ‘The Triogue Ceili Band’ and the group ‘Fiddlesticks’ with whom she made a CD; ‘Racket in the Rectory’. Louise has just returned from touring with the highly acclaimed ‘Dance of Desire’ in China. Although she is known for her skill and style on the fiddle, she is also a highly proficient teacher of the tin-whistle, mandolin, banjo, and the piano.

Ben Stephenson - Flute

After humble beginnings bashing away at an old bodhrán he found in his Mum’s garage, Ben has risen to become one of Australia’s most sought-after Irish musicians. He is much in demand as a recording artist and has been a featured soloist on various film & television projects. In 2000 he won the Declan Affley memorial award for excellence in a young performer at the National Folk Festival in Canberra, which paid for his much-cherished Grinter flute.

Ben has also spent time living in Ireland, where he was particularly influenced by the playing of such flute legends as John Kelly & Kevin Ryan. An extraordinarily versatile musician, Ben is apparently constrained only by the lack of extra arms and hands – in addition to the above he is also a fine guitarist and bouzouki player.

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