In Memory of Brian Loerzel

Brian we loved you! We will miss you tremendously. You have enriched our lives and given so much more than you took from this world. We are grateful for the time we had with you.

If you are here to donate in memory of Brian Loerzel, thank you!

Please know that Brian was deeply committed to promoting our families effort to promote and recognize his grandfathers place in traditional Irish Music. Brian designed our Logo and the background pages for this website. He wrote the WIKI entry about the Flanagan Brothers and was always one of our strongest cheerleaders. He never wanted credit or attention but we couldn’t have gotten up and running with out him.

You can make a difference by donating 

Your donation allows us to connect people and create partnerships in the United Stated and Ireland. We award the Michael A. Flanagan Traditional Irish Music Banjo Award a the Fleadh Cheoil annually. In 2022 The Festival is scheduled to be held in Mullingar, Ireland. We are proud to announce that John Lynch, of the Kilfenora Ceili Band will be the 5th recipient to receive this award.