Having spent his entire adult life being involved in music, from playing and promoting, to teaching, Pete Strickler finally found exactly what he was looking for when he was first introduced to Irish Traditional Music in his 30s.
In 2006, Pete took over the reins of leading the Small Circle Tune Learning Session in Colorado (originally founded by Matt & Shannon Heaton), and helped develop it into an incredibly popular and successful conduit for introducing people to Irish music. He still teaches the learning session weekly, gives private lessons out of his house and online, and has taught at camps including P.I.M.W. and O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat.
In 2016, Pete released his debut album, Giotár, along with accompanist Charlie Branch, and they launched their second album, Some Assembly Required, at P.I.M.W. 2019.
Pete is one of the founders of P.I.M.W., and his banjo classes have many returning students each year!