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Meet Our Teachers

Lily Casey - concertina

Lily is a SLIA alumna who has played concertina for most of her life. She currently works at Saint Louis University in the Office of Admission, and is pursuing her Masters in Social Work.

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Mike Mullins - pipes

Mike Mullins first heard uilleann pipes in Ireland and was taken with the sound. Playing Irish marches and such on the great pipes in the 60’s with the Shamrock Pipe Band, was a start toward a lifelong interest in pipes and pipe music. Acquiring a set of uilleann pipes a couple of decades later put him back on the road that had beckoned in his youth. In 1998, along with Michael Cooney, he started a weekend of traditional music workshops, sessions, and concerts, with an emphasis on uilleann pipes, that is now in its 30th year. Since retiring, Mike has taken on a steady stream of students to pass on this most unique of instruments which has earned Unesco World Heritage status as “The Sound Of Ireland’..

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Helen Gannon (Mrs. G) - founder, dancing, whistle

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Kevin Buckley - fiddle, banjo

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Dan Lowery - flute, tin whistle

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Robert Ryan - fiddle, tin whistle

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Shannon Flecke - dancing, tin whistle

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Eileen Gannon - director, harp

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Eimear Arkins - singing, fiddle, dancing

How to enter the feis

1 - go to feisworx.com
2 - sign in or register for an account as a new user
3 - Go to New Registration
4 - select St Louis Irish Arts Feis from the dropdown menu
5 - click Register For Feis

If you need additional help, Shannon and Mrs G will be available at class to help you.

Adult Dance Classes

There is an adult Irish dance class that meets the 1st & 3rd Mondays of the month at The Focal Point at 7 pm. The cost is $5. This class is run by The St. Louis Irish Set Dancing Group. SLIA plans to partner with them to host quarterly ceilis!