Lesl Harker  serves as  a Master Artist for the NJ and Pennsylvania State Arts Councils' Folk Arts Apprenticeship programs, and teaches Irish flute privately in Union County, NJ. She hosts a teaching website at iflute.weebly.com/ where she provides tips for students and services, including online Skype and Zoom lessons. Herself twice a NJ State Arts Council apprentice to the late National Heritage Fellow Mike Rafferty, she has published two books of his music.

Lesl has appeared on several albums, including  the late Veronica McNamara's Petticoat Loose, and Best of the IAANJ-Lesl Harker  from the Irish-American Association of Northern New Jersey.  Lesl presented and performed  for the Tribute to Mike Rafferty Workshop  at the New Jersey Folk Festival, the Mike Rafferty Tribute Concert at the Hurdy-Gurdy Folk hall in northern NJ, and was featured in Flute Tunes and Tales at the Philadelphia Irish Center with Michael Tubridy, Msgr. Charlie Coen and Paddy O'Neil.

Lesl teaches East Galway Irish flute music in the old style, holds monthly workshops for her students, weekly Irish music sessions, and volunteers monthly at the Molly Maguire's Pub Irish music session in Clark, Union County. She is a long-time Union County HEART   Grant awardee, presenting tune workshops and concerts locally.  Lesl carries on the old East Galway music tradition passed down to her from Mike Rafferty, one tune at a time.

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Jerry O'Sullivan
Widely recognized as America's most accomplished uilleann piper (Irish elbow  bagpipes), Jerry O'Sullivan drew much of his musical inspiration from Ireland itself, through recordings made there and direct personal contact with musicians who lived there.

Jerry has appeared on more than 90 albums, from orchestral performances to pop, rock and film soundtracks. His first two solo albums, The Invasion (Green Linnet,1987) and The Gift (Shanachie,1998), have both received critical acclaim, quickly finding their way to the top of a number of "best albums of the year" lists. Jerry has since released two albums of O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell, music from the 200-year-old O'Farrell tutor and tune collections. In 2018 a new cd The Killasser Flute was released. His website is jerrythepiper

Jerry has been a featured performer and instructor in numerous folk festivals, and has performed at many venues including New York's Lincoln Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and on the mall in Washington D.C. He is a gifted ambassador of the Irish uilleann pipes, maintaining the historic traditions and melodies of the instrument while expanding its range into new genres. His mastery of the instrument, traditional knowledge, versatility, and dedication to education truly make him America's premier uilleann piper.

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