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Having recently moved to the the Hershey Pennsylvania area, I have openings for a few new students, either virtual or in person. I teach East Galway music on Irish concert flute, primarily advanced beginner and intermediate levels. I learned almost all my music from Mike Rafferty. Lessons are 45 min...

Hello all,

I've moved house to the Hershey Pennsylvania area. I'm still giving virtual lessons but also in person and have a few openings. I'll put up a new posting with the correct geographic area. Thanks everyone! - Lesl

And - update - I just found I had 10 "300 Tunes" in a box that had been in storage. Well, 9 now. So 2 of Second Wind and 9 of 300 Tunes, in case anyone should want one directly from me. These are from the 9th printing, so spiral bound unlike the Amazon ones, and the 300 tunes books are in ...

Hello Chiffies, I've just found out Amazon is doing something with raising the prices / costs for their books. They're not telling us when exactly this will happen. I clicked a button so that the books' "royalties" don't become zero. So if anyone's been thinking of getting hold of the Raff...

"Tunes and Tales of Old East Galway 2023" Hello all, yet again! This will be our final Tunes and Tales of Old East Galway in New Jersey. Again this year it is hybrid, and for In Person it's at the New Providence Library this time. As always, in honour of the great Mike Rafferty. - All the ...

Hello all, just a note that I have no 300 Tunes left and only 4 spiral bound Second Wind left. The rest are on Amazon and not spiral bound. If anyone wants a spiral copy of Second Wind please email me via my website iflute.weebly.com/contact

Thank you!
Lesl

[Thread revival. - Mod] Hello all, Both the Rafferty tune books “2.0” are now available as print-on-demand at amazon in different countries. Here’s the main link: https://www.amazon.com/author/lesl I’ve now run out of Book 1 except for 1 spiral bound left. Since I can’t currently reorder more print...

And... I'm still teaching, mostly virtual. Email me through my website if you are interested and committed to improving! - Lesl

Hi Craig, if you are considering virtual I might be able to fit you in on skype. I'm in NJ but I teach virtual to many of my students. Email me through my website if you are interested. All the best, Lesl

Hello all! Some of you may recognise our yearly event- this year it is hybrid, so if you're nearby you can come to the library. As always, in honour of the great Mike Rafferty. - All the best! - Lesl Irish Music Workshop & Concert with Lesl Harker and Jerry O'Sullivan "Tunes and Tales of Ol...

Hi everyone! I'm posting here our latest virtual workshop/concert blurb, in the event that some may want to tune in. Doing a zoom-style workshop will include briefly reviewing the phrases of a tune or 2.. then onto the concert. It's free. Different tunes than the other 2 earlier this year. Hope to s...

Hi Chiffies, Just wanted to announce that Jerry O'Sullivan and myself will be doing another "Tunes and Tales" workshop/concert event on March 8th 2020 - this time in the Old Bridge Library, Old Bridge NJ, USA. 2pm workshop start, concert around 3pm. In honour of the mighty Mike Rafferty, o...

Hi Chiffies! I don't get to post much lately but here's the info on what has become a yearly event (touch wood). Maybe see you there! Best, Lesl Tunes & Tales of Old East Galway - Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 2pm Summit Free Public Library, 75 Maple Street, Summit, NJ 07901 USA https://iflute.we...

Hi everyone, just came across this. Paddy Joe Moloney, champion flute player from the Moloney family of Tipperary, was Mike Rafferty's cousin on his mother's side (his mother was a Moloney). They used to play together when young. I was told these Moloneys were not related to Stephen Moloney's family...

Send an email to Michael Cronnolly and ask him about it. He's a wonderful fellow.