Meet Our Teachers

Charlie Coughlin

Founder

Fiddle Teacher

Bodhran Teacher​

Charlie Coughlin was born and raised in Buffalo NY. He has a Bachelor's of Arts in Music from Buffalo State University, and 20+ years of Irish traditional music and professional performance experience. He has 12+ years in private and group lesson experience, and was awarded the Irish Echo Arts and Culture Award in 2023.

Tim Benson

Uilleann Pipe Teacher

Flute Teacher

Tin Whistle Teacher

Tim Benson is a performer, teacher and manufacturer of Irish uilleann bagpipes. In the mid 1990s Tim's family hosted three students from Northern Ireland's Ulster Project. It was during these years that Tim developed a love for Irish traditional music. Tim began lessons with Achill Island Co. Mayo native Michael Kilbane in 1996 and was later mentored by American-born virtuoso Kieran O'Hare. As a performer, Tim has toured extensively throughout the United States, notably with the PBS television special Christmas with the Celts. Tim has also been a faculty member at Cincinnati's Riley School of Irish Music, the Alaska Fiddle Camp, and the Northeast Tionol. Tim has been making uilleann pipes professionally since 2006.