All-Ireland Champion Tiernan Courell is an Irish flute and whistle player from County Sligo. Tiernan developed a passion for traditional music from a young age, growing up playing with his father and the likes of Seamie O’Dowd. Now based in Glasgow after graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Tiernan is continuing to learn and collaborate with many musicians from different genres and styles.

The Winter Weekend’s team of tutors is made up of internationally renowned performers with proven track records as teachers and educationalists. The primary means of teaching and learning will be ‘by ear’ with an emphasis in the less experienced classes of assisting pupils to develop oral/aural skills in addition to instrumental competency and developing core repertoire.

All classes are designed for intermediate to advanced (minimum 2 years instrument experience) adults and children over 6 years of age, with the exception of the Traditional Singing Classes (no experience required) and Whistle & Sing.