Online Registration for next year’s Workshops will be open in Spring 2027 , link on Home Page.
In Person Registration Mon 12th July at St Brigid’s Hall from 8.30 am.
Button Accordion Workshops in 2026 will be under the tutelage of Aaron Glancy & Tom Doherty. Their Workshops will cater for Improvers to Advanced.
There has been an upsurge in the popularity of the instrument in recent times, thanks in no small measure to the number of excellent traditional box players on the scene both nationally and in this region and to the wonderful teachers passing on their skills and knowledge. Early registration advised.
Button Accordion (Intermediate/Advanced) w/ Daithí Gormley
Daithí Gormley is widely regarded as one of the finest Button Accordion players of his generation. Steeped in the rich musical heritage of his native county Sligo his, remarkably accomplished, debut album ‘Fiddling without a Bow – Irish Traditional Music on Button Accordion’ brings an expressive mix of old and new tunes played with an attenti
Button Accordion (Improver/Intermediate) w/ Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty comes from a musical family in Foxford. He started to learn the accordion from Martin Donoghue when he was four years old. Tom won his first All-Ireland on the concertina. He also has an All-Ireland title on the Melodeon. A full-time professional musician, sound engineer and music teacher, he has toured extensively in Ireland, Europe and the U.S. Tom's music is featured on numerous television recordings and CDs.
Tom is the musical director of the junior and teenage performance group, Glór na Sí.
Button Accordion (Intermediate/Advanced) w/ Daithí Gormley
Daithí Gormley is widely regarded as one of the finest Button Accordion players of his generation. Steeped in the rich musical heritage of his native county Sligo his, remarkably accomplished, debut album ‘Fiddling without a Bow – Irish Traditional Music on Button Accordion’ brings an expressive mix of old and new tunes played with an attenti
Button Accordion (Improver/Intermediate) w/ Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty comes from a musical family in Foxford. He started to learn the accordion from Martin Donoghue when he was four years old. Tom won his first All-Ireland on the concertina. He also has an All-Ireland title on the Melodeon. A full-time professional musician, sound engineer and music teacher, he has toured extensively in Ireland, Europe and the U.S. Tom's music is featured on numerous television recordings and CDs.
Tom is the musical director of the junior and teenage performance group, Glór na Sí.