Meet the teachers
Jenny Melvin
Fiddle & Harp
A multi-instrumentalist from the quaint Annapolis Valley region of mainland Nova Scotia, Jenny was reared up on a farm. She began learning traditional music from family and local musicians, in sessions and as played for dancers. Her initial pursuit of further musical education began at the University of Toronto, and following that, the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Limerick where she received diplomas in music performance and pedagogy.
Over the years, her mentors have included notable musicians and scholars; Oisín Mac Diarmada, Caitlín Ní Gabhann, Liam Kelly and Gráinne Hambly have played formative roles in her musical journey.
Mark Redmond
Whistle & uilleann pipes
Mark Redmond, currently a PhD candidate at TU Dublin, received an Honours Masters in Music Performance and a First-Class Honours Degree from the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, where he was awarded the Leo Rowsome Gold Medal for Performance.
Having gained a reputation as a performer on the uilleann pipes in a ‘traditional’ context, Redmond engages in a wide range of diverse genres. He performs and records regularly with the National Symphony and RTÉ Concert Orchestras, and has premiered works for uilleann pipes and orchestra by Shaun Davey, Neil Martin, Brian Byrne and Vincent Kennedy.
Stephanie Keane
Sean-nós dance
Irish Dance Artist, Stephanie Keane hails from Limerick city, where she learned Irish Step Dancing and competed at World Championship Level. Now living in Clare, she has pursued her passion to discover her own style and expression of dance through immersing herself in the tradition of the Sean-nós style of dance and learning Irish traditional tunes in her feet.
By pushing the boundaries of her own dance experience, she has developed her own unique style of free-style Irish dance and is an established traditional Irish dance performer, choreographer, teacher and sound artist.
Liam Broderick
Traditional singing
Liam Broderick is an Irish Traditional Singer and Musician from Abbeyfeale in West Limerick. Liam comes from a musical family, and plays an array of musical instruments including Fiddle, Guitar and Bouzouki.
Liam has obtained 2 All-Ireland titles in English language traditional singing and an All-Ireland title in lilting also. Liam's singing went viral at the age of 9 with the song 'The Great Big Roaming Ass' being aired on the TG4 show Hup!
Liam is a graduate of the BA in Irish Music in the University of Limerick and is currently undertaking the MA in Music and Technology at the MTU Cork School of Music.
Peter Molloy
Flute
Peter is from Westport County Mayo and has been surrounded by music from an early age. He got his early tutelage from the great Dublin flute player Paul Mcgrattan and also from his father Matt.
He can regularly be found playing sessions in the family pub "Matt Molloys" and has a strong interest in the Sligo/Roscommon style
Laura Lundy
Modern Irish dance
Laura Lundy is a dancer and choreographer, based in Sligo – Northwest of Ireland. Laura started dance at a young age, competing worldwide. In 2021, she returned to UL to complete her master’s degree in Irish Traditional Dance Performance. This fostered a keen interest in her creative path, leading to more individual and collaborative work. Through residencies and creative projects, she continues to work on her own practise, constantly challenging the idea of Irish dance, where it can lead her and how she can explore and develop what this traditional dance form is to her now.
Laura regularly works with the Fontanella Dance Company and Ériu Dance Company and Catherine Young Dance. She is a tutor at the University of Limerick and continues to teach in The Netherlands and Europe.
Micheál Broderick
Guitar & banjo
Micheál Broderick is an Irish traditional musician from Abbeyfeale, West Limerick, playing banjo, mandolin, and guitar. He has performed across Ireland with the band _Fuinneamh_ at many festivals including Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and Patrick O'Keefe, Castleisland.
Micheál is the 2025 Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan Senior Banjo champion and is currently undertaking the Master of Arts in Irish Traditional Music Performance at the University of Limerick.
Åse Kristine Waglen
Ceili
Åse Kristine Waglen teaches Irish dance at the dance school Sound-Irish dance Factory in Oslo and is a member of the Sound- Irish Dance Company. She took up Irish dancing at 16 and began teaching only a short time after this. Her main motivation is always to give people the opportunity to enjoy Irish music through dancing and community building.
Åse is our ceili caller at the Féile Oslo and will teach a ceili crash-course for all those who want to join the ceili night but want to be prepared.
Brendan T. Monaghan
Bodhrán & grúpa ceoil
Brendan is from Banbridge in Northern Ireland and has worked as a professional folk musician since 1991. He is a multi-instrumentalist specialised in uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes) and tin whistles.
Back in Ireland, he was teaching in primary and secondary level schools as well as in several Comhaltas branches. He has several years of experience teaching music to children and adults alike.