Glens Masterclasses 2002

Another very successful weekend of Traditional Instrument Masterclasses was organised over Saturday/Sunday 2nd/3rd November 2002 in Cushendall, with participants coming from all over Co. Antrim to benefit from the tuition of champion musicians Gerry O'Connor (Louth - Fiddle), Deirdre Havlin (Leeds - Tin Whistle), P J Hernon (Galway - Accordion) and Marcus Hernon (Galway - Flute). The weekend commenced with a Friday evening session in McCollam's Pub, the workshops were held in St. Aloysius' High School over Saturday and Sunday and there was a grand musical get-together of local musicians, singers, dancers and tutors in the Mariner's Bar, Waterfoot on Saturday evening.

The All-Ireland champion accordionist P J Hernon from Co. Galway with his accordion class members.

Gerry O'Connor from Dundalk taught fiddle at the Glens Masterclasses.	Members of Gerry O'Connor's fiddle class at Cushendall

All-Ireland champion flute player Marcus Hernon with his enthusiastic Masterclass members	Deirdre Havlin enjoys a joke with P J Hernon.

P J Hernon in good form at the Glens Masterclasses	Deirdre Havlin with her group of whistlers

A section of the Masterclass members playing together on the last day