Here is a list of Music Teachers from around the country & overseas. These are mostly banjo teachers and with their permission we are listing the following on our website.

If you are a teacher and wish to be added to this site please email hello@banjo.ie with your details. If your name is on here and you wish to be removed, please let us know. Also let us know if there is a change in your details. We will list all other music teachers/instruments if you email/phone details etc.

Included will be telephone numbers, area, email addresses and web sites where available. We will be adding teachers as often as we can to this list.

Tom is available for beginner/improver workshops on tenor banjo technique etc.
Contact him by phone 087 2485404 or at tom@banjo.ie

Teachers are listed by instrument & by county/town/area. Galway listed 1st & then in alphabetical county order.

Tenor Banjo / Mandolin

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Brian McGrath 087 6594062 Galway
Gerry Whelan 087 7790084 Galway
Jonathan Harty 087 6793934 Corofin, Galway
Maude Connelly 087 7948752 Galway
Colm Naughton 087 2646968 Galway
Lisa Kenny 087 6546998 Athenry
Richie Delahunty 086 3244201 Tipperary/Cork Cahir richiedelahuntymusic@gmail.com
Maire McLaverty 090 9686829 Kilconnell, Ballinasloe
Sabhbh Ni Fhatharta 086 1016891 Moycullen, Galway melinkie@hotmail.com
Tom Portman 085 1584173 Galway www.tomportmanmusic.com
Hugh O’Neill 07469177004 Armagh and London www.hughoneillbanjo.com
Karen Dolan 086 0559543 Co. Waterford Dungarvan Co. Waterford dolank@tcd.ie
Mary Shannon 065 7078909 Clare
Marcus Moloney 086 8342839 Ennis, Clare
John Boyd 086 8452506 Ennis, Clare
Kieran Hehir 087 9146351 Ennis, Clare kieran.hehir(@gmail.com
Daithi Kearney 087 6419081 Cork daithiek@gmail.com
Ronan Tattan 086 3051822 Cork East. ronantattan@yahoo.com
Eoin O’Sullivan 087 1333814
Sandra Walsh 086 0684339 Skibbereen, Cork
Brendan McCarthy 086 8617605 Skibbereen, Cork
Stephen McMullen 028 70833339 Portstewart, Derry
Mark Keown 028 43722844 Newcastle, Down
Ben Murphy 087 232 8952 Clondalkin, Dublin
Claire Sherry 085 7250871 South Dublin & Wicklow www.clairesherry.com
Colm Green 087 9053823 Dublin
Richard Pyne 087 9563569 Dublin rpynester@hotmail.com
Sheelagh Sammon 086 386 1293 Dublin sheelaghsammon@yahoo.com
Conn Woolridge 086 3559469 Dublin 15 www.mobilemusiclessons.com
Dessie Kelleher 086 3582371 Tralee, Kerry
Paddy Cleere 086 1550182 Tullaroan, Kilkenny
Sean Nolan 086 1021216 Kilkenny
Gearoid Keating 087 1254278 Limerick West gearoidkeating@hotmail.com
Trevor Cahill 087 9000445 Abbeyfeale, Limerick
Brian Fitzgerald 086 1738635 Limerick South
Bernie Geraghty 094 471513 Ballindine, Mayo
Shane Moran 087 2530159 Castlebar, Mayo shanemoran123@hotmail.com
Joanne O’Connor 085 2482781 Ashbourn, Meath
Owen Hackett 086 8969674 Meath
Mick Maguire 085 7787452 Drogheda, Meath
Shay Leavey 087 6241429 Westmeath, Meath
George McAdam 042 9741655 Ballybay, Monaghan george-banjo-boy@hotmail.com
Fergal Mullen 047 89475 Monaghan
Ronan Markey 0879943950 Aughnamullen, Monaghan www.irishgiftsongs.com
Arthur O’Connor 086 6055666 Edenderry, Offaly ballgibbon@yahoo.co.uk
Tommy Finn 087 2264967 Ballymoate, Sligo
Cliodhna Costello 050 521920 Roscrea, Tipp
Melanie Thompson 087 9001547 Tipperary mel.t.100@hotmail.com
Brendan O’Dwyer 087 9227119 Tipperary Tipperary Town/Clonmel/Cashel brendanodwyer2012@gmail.com
Martin Murray 086 8033653 Tipperary South mmurry@eircom.net
Liam Treanor 086 8249274 Caledon, Tyrone liamtreanor@aol.com
Hugh O’Neill 051 375279 Waterford
Gerard Lord 085 1408460 Kinnegad, Westmeath http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLordbanjo
Pat Bass 087 9323425 Gorey, Wexford
John Hogan 0402 32155 Arklow, Wicklow
Tony O’Rourke 57842705 Melbourne, Australia www.irishguitarpod.com
Conor Markey 01236 600135 Glasgow, Scotland conor756@hotmail.com
Pio Ryan 1-347-761-4184
Home No. 1-718-894-4957
New York City pioryan@hotmail.com
Lisa Canny (Banjo & Harp) 0863490755 Mayo, Limerick & Cork lisacanny@gmail.com
www.lisacanny.com
Mharhi Baird (Banjo/Flute) 0831783943 Area TBC mbaird@gmx.com
Mary Lovett (Banjo, mandolin, beginners welcome) 095 44845 Clifden / Cleggan dustybanjos@hotmail.com
www.dustybanjos.com
David Whelan (Tenor Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar) 0851601072 Athy, Kildare irishd_180@hotmail.com
www.irishweddingreception.com
Nicola Cahill 087 9061042 Galway Gort Area E-mail: cahill_nicola@hotmail.com

I teach harp, concertina, guitar, tin whistle, piano and singing.

Fergal O’Hanlon 085-7186597 Wexford Town Area fergalohanlon@me.com for email

https://www.youtube.com/user/MrFOHmusic

Shane Scanlon 086 3590291 Cork shanescanlon4@gmail.com
Darren Hession 087 7790497 Co. Galway Turloughmore darrenhession12@gmail.com
Therese Hanley 087 7832939 Rscommon thereseninic@gmail.com
Gearoid Curtin 087 3170134 North Kerry, North Cork, West Limerick
Shane Farrell +1 407-697-5118 Orlando, Florida & Los Angeles, California Skype Lessons Available shanefarrellmusic@gmail.com
Mick Dunne 087 2841246 Co. Louth Drogheda mickdunne59@hotmail.com
Maebhbh Ryan 085 7215575 Galway Bullan, Loughrea, Athenry

5 String Banjo (Various Styles)

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
John Boyd 086 8452506 Ennis, Clare
Bill Forster 086 8400317
065 6831604
Tulla, Clare
John Kinsella 086 8346193 Letterkenny, Donegal
Dave Kinane 087 9335719 Dublin Area www.youtube.com/user/frictionpeg
Mick McInerney 085 7031914 Castleconnell, Limerick
Tom Hanway 043 46340 Longford www.tomhanway.com
Leon Hunt- Skype lessons probablyleon@googlemail.com

Guitar

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Paul Browne 085 7247207 Dublin
Fon Woolridge 086 3975369 Dublin 15 www.mobilemusiclessons.com
Aaron Roche 087 6168415 Tallagh, Dublin
David Howley 087 6158316 Gort, Galway davehowley91@gmail.com
Kevin McNicholas 086 8595366 Various, Galway www.guitar-made-easy.com
Marlow McCarthy 087 2778663 Kinvara, Galway
Tom Portman 085 1584173 Galway www.tomportmanmusic.com
Sean Nolan 086 1021216 Kilkenny
Tom Hanway 043 46340 Longford www.tomhanway.com
Brendan O’Dwyer 087 9227119 Tipperary Tipperary Town/Clonmel/Cashel brendanodwyer2012@gmail.com
Tony O’Rourke 0394848876 Melbourne, Australia www.irishguitarpod.com
Conor Markey 01236 600135 Glasgow, Scotland conor756@hotmail.com
Gerard Lord 085 1408460 Kinnegad, Westmeath http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLordbanjo
 

Accordion

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Paul Gunning 087 2432500
091 638205
Kinvara, Galway
Maire McLaverty 090 9686829 Kilconnell, Ballinasloe
Conor McCarthy 087 6686850 Galway
Sharon Connell 086 0624417 Galway sharconz@gmail.com
Darryl Dolan 087 1246252 Cavan
Liadhan Cushen 087 7465731 Laois
Con Herbert 086 3728775 Limerick West
Padraig Lynch 086 1916663 Leitrim, Longford
Claire McAdam 042 9741655 Ballybay, Monaghan
Jacki O’Connor 0877500049 Tipp, Limk Area jacquelineoconnor5@vodafone.ie
Emer McDonnell 085 1069855 Clare emermcdonnell89@hotmail.com

Bodhran

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Darryl Dolan 087 1246252 Cavan
James O’Neill 087 6115290 Kerry
Conor Moore 053 9422351 Gorey, Wexford

Concertina

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Tim Collins 087 2605689 Crusheen, Clare www.timcollins-concertina.com
Sharon Connell 086 0624417 Galway sharconz@gmail.com
Con Herbert 086 3728775 Limerick West
Jacki O’Connor 0877500049 Tipp, Limk Area jacquelineoconnor5@vodafone.ie
Maura Lohan 087 7991226 Galway City

Fiddle

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Fiona Tattan Cork East
Laurene McMullen 028 70833339 Portstewar, Derry
Conn Woolridge 01 8275279
086 3559469
Dublin 15 www.mobilemusiclessons.com
Maude Connelly 087 7948752 Galway
Marie Fahy 091 798996 Claregalway, Galway
Kathy Reilly 087 9593384 Corofin, Galway
Saidhbh Gavan 091 557960
086 3871021
Oughterard, Galway
Maureen Brown 086 1999828 Portumna/Kiltormer, Galway
Maire McLaverty 090 9686829 Kilconnell, Ballinasloe
Claire Sherry 085 7250871 South Dublin & Wicklow www.clairesherry.com
Nicolas McAuliffe 087 6763779 Kerry
Ursula McAdam 042 9741655 Ballybay, Monaghan
Sarah Finnegan (Fiddle/Whistle) 0871686463 Leitrim

Flute

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Dave Sheridan 086 3066196 Dublin 15
Tracey Reilly 085 1528288 Corofin, Galway
Linda Flanagan 086 3652327 Limerick
Roisin Keating 087 6128732 West Limerick, Kerry

Tin Whistle

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Darryl Dolan 087 1246252 Cavan
Conn Woolridge 01 8275279
086 3559469
Dublin 15 www.mobilemusiclessons.com
Elvin Moynagh 0857397372 Galway e.moynagh1@nuigalway.ie
Saidhbh Gavan 091 557960
086 3871021
Oughterard, Galway
Úna Ní Fhlannagáin 087 7529219 Athenry/Craughwell, Galway una@una.ie
Linda Flanagan 086 3652327 Limerick
Brendan O Dwyer 087 9227119 Tipperary Tipperary Town/Clonmel/Cashel brendanodwyer2012@gmail.com

Harp

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Mary O’Neill 07783 723287 Armagh
Patricia Daly 07783 723287 Armagh
Nadia Markey 087 9763169 Aughnamullen, Monaghan
Nicola Cahill 087 9061042 Galway Gort Area E-mail: cahill_nicola@hotmail.com

I teach harp, concertina, guitar, tin whistle, piano and singing.

Keyboard

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Billy Greenall 067 32468 Nenagh, Tipperary
Brendan O Dwyer 087 9227119 Tipperary Tipperary Town/Clonmel/Cashel brendanodwyer2012@gmail.com

Piano Accordion

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Billy Greenall 067 32468 Nenagh, Tipperary

Singing

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Jenny O’Neill 087 7956805 Kerry
Monica Beagon 086 2293133 Corcaghan, Monaghan
Brendan O’Dwyer 087 9227119 Tipperary Tipperary Town/Clonmel/Cashel brendanodwyer2012@gmail.com

Uillean Pipes

Name Phone County Townland E-mail/Web
Elvin Moynagh 857397372 Galway e.moynagh1@nuigalway.ie