Atlanta Irish Music School

Irish Music for Kids, Teens & Adults

Cead mile failte!


The Atlanta Irish Music School is dedicated to teaching traditional Irish music to students in Metro- Atlanta by providing Irish music classes, private instruction and community performance opportunities as well as opportunities for concerts, workshops, ceili dances, summer camp, local and national competition for ages 7-18 yrs. Adult only classes also available.  Fiddles, Flutes, Whistles, Bodhrans, Pipes, Concertinas, Accordions, Harps, Tenor Banjos and Pianists are welcome to attend classes and our performance group, The Atlanta Junior Ceili Band!


Students interested in participating in the Atlanta Junior Ceili Band-- the school's performance group, must have positive learning attitudes as well as commitment to attending classes, rehearsals and shows. Absolute beginners as well as accomplished musicians are invited to attend our classes. The Atlanta Junior Ceili Band has performed at The Fox Theater with The Chieftains, The Atlanta Celtic Festival, The Dalonega Celtic Festival, The Red Door Playhouse, The Kudzu Playhouse and several other venues around Atlanta.  All classes are held the first and third Sunday afternoon of each month in Roswell, Georgia. To enroll in classes please contact the school director, Katherine Irwin Thomas by email or phone 678-372-9494.


Fall Classes Begin September 2009
Irish Fiddle, Whistle, Irish Flute, Celtic Song, Concertina
Bodhran, Ceili Band and Celtica
Katherine Irwin Thomas founded the Atlanta Junior Ceili Band in the fall of 2005 because of her desire to pass on Irish music to the next generation of musicians in Atlanta. All music is taught by ear and in the past two year's of the schools existence, several students have qualified for the All- IrelandFleadh at both the Midwest Fleadh and the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh as well as received top awards at The Atlanta Irish Music Competition and local Feisanna. The AJCB is not just a music school, but it is also an organization where students form friendships and develop outlets for their musical creativity. Whether playing on stage or in the classroom, students learn quality music, valuable performance skills, make new friends and have fun. Irish music isn't just for today--- it's for a lifetime!



Congratulations U15 Ceili Band!

The Atlanta Junior Ceili Band made its first appearance at the Midwest Fleadh in May, representing not only Atlanta but also the entire Southern region for the first time at a national fleadh.The Band competed in the Under-15 category and brought home a 2nd place award in the Ceili Band competition and a 3rd place in Group Cheoil. See our YouTube Video performance here! The individual members of the Band continued the Atlanta tradition of significant success in the solo, duet and trio competitions. See our fleadh photos here!  This year's winners:

Trio 12 - 15: 1st - Liam Butler-Lawrence, Noah Coffin & Corin Rogers; 2nd - Claire Shirey, Annika von Grey & Fiona von Grey
Duet U15: 3rd - Coran Rogers & Noah Coffin
Duet U12: 3rd - Mary Kate Guthrie & Fiona von Grey
Piano Accompaniment U12 - 1st - Liam Butler-Lawrence
Slow Air - Whistle U12 - 3rd - Liam Butler-Lawrence
Concertina 12 - 15: 2nd - Claire Shirey
Flute U12: 1st - Liam Butler-Lawrence
Piano U12: 1st - Liam Butler-Lawrence
Piano U15: 1st - Brydan Rogers
Bodhran U15: 2nd - Aidan Rogers
Whistle U12: 2nd - Liam Butler-Lawrence
Slow Air - Fiddle 12 - 15: 1st - Annika von Grey; 3rd - Noah Coffin
Slow Air - Fiddle U12: 3rd - Fiona von Grey
Fiddle U12: 3rd - Fiona von Grey
Slow Air - Flute U12: 3rd - Liam Butler-Lawrence

Thank you to:  The Yeats Foundation of Emory University, The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, The Irish Arts Foundation of Atlanta and Irish Music Traditions CCE of Atlanta. 

Contact Information

Katherine Irwin Thomas
EMAIL
p: 678-372-9494