Lesl Harker teaches and plays the  Irish flute and tin whistle.  She specialises in the music of old East Galway and is an RIAM certified traditional music instructor. (Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin.)     
Start your lessons, solve any problems, have a great time of it. Adults welcome!

John Gallagher blackwood flute
"What a wonderful lesson.
I feel as if I have a very solid plan and direction and that I won't be working "against" myself. 
It feels like a new start... that's great!  I really appreciate your time and knowledge. 
           And I'll also add that as a teacher (and coming from several generations of teachers),
I really appreciate fine teaching. To be a master at something is wonderful. But the ability to share that knowledge effectively, with grace and passion, is an art all to itself.
You have that gift.      Thank you! "- ML, July 2024
          News:
Lesl has been featured by the Susquehanna Folk Music Society

Congratulations to Katie B and Courtney F on their 2024-25 Pennsylvania State Arts apprenticeship awards!

Congratulations to Karen J on  her  2024-25 South Carolina State Arts apprenticeship award!

Lesl gave  flute classes at The Pipers' Gathering       August 9-11, 2024. They had requested some tune postings which are here (scroll down):
https://www.pipersgathering.org/gathering24/
(not a permanent link - download while you can)

Here are 3 video links to the very first Tunes and Tales of Old East Galway (2011) with Ronnie McNamara and Eileen McIntyre.
Tom Broderick's jig (aka The Lark's March)
Dinny Delaney's set
The Carraroe jig / The Fair at Macedonia.

For locals: Saturday March 16th 2024, 5-7pm
Union House Taproom, 12 E Main St, Richland, PA 17087
            (Seamus Carmichael, with Sharon Sacks, keyboard, and Lesl Harker, flute)

The final Tunes & Tales of old East Galway was Sunday May 21, 2023. You tube videos of 2 of the selections are here (The Wearing of the Green, Wallop Away the Wattle)
and here (Richard Brennan's Favourite, Jimmy Ward's Favourite).

All Tunes & Tales workshop tunes are available on the repertoire class page

Lesl has been certified as an Irish traditional music instructor by the RIAM conservatory, the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.

Book 1 "300 Tunes"  and Book 2 "Second Wind" are now both available on Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/author/lesl  

Tunes & Tales of Old East Galway 2022 concert segment- 4 selections from you tube, including Jerry O'Sullivan and flute apprentices Jessie and Laura:
Flings- Bonnie Scotland_Mrs. Galvin's (The Garden of Willows)
Hornpipes- The Humours of Tuamgreine_McMahon’s hornpipe  
Reels- Last Night’s Fun_The Abbey Reel
Piece- Madame Maxwell  

 Tunes & Tales of Old East Galway 2021 is on you tube. Lesl and Jerry O'Sullivan. 

Congratulations to Jessie M. and Laura W. on  their  2022-23 apprenticeship awards!
  
Virtual lessons are still available. No driving! Skype, Forte, and Facetime.

Here's a link to a great article on practicing from Noa Kagayama.
"Tools for learning" pdf now available for download on the Tips Page

     Need assistance with posted tunes, or otherwise? Schedule a lesson!

Lesl is in the NJ State Arts Council magazine. Read it here

                                  Tips on scheduling your practice sessions on the tips page.
        

     
                                                                  




Carrying on the musical traditions of old East County Galway, Ireland.