Afternoon Workshops

Tuesday to Friday

3-4 pm

MUSIC

Tuesday: Billy McComiskey - East Coast and a lifetime of other Masters
Wednesday: Emily Martin - Old Time Tunes; Cleek Shrey - East Coast Repertoire
Thursday: Patsy Maloney - West Limerick and Birmingham; Willie Kelly - New York Repertoire
Friday: Laoise Kelly - Mayo and Harp tunes , Catherine McEvoy -Birmingham and Roscommon and Jesse Smith - Donegal and East Coast.

DANCE

Tuesday: Sean-nós Dance for All Ages and Levels
Wednesday: Mini Céilí (Mixed)
Thursday: Social Dancing (2 Hands and Line Dances)

LEVELS of WORKSHOPS for the Morning

Gentler. Green Workshops are taught at a slower deliberate pace with careful repetition to help those still new to learning by ear or those who prefer an easy pace. These workshops will focus on simpler tunes.

Moderate. White Workshops are taught by ear at a moderate pace. White classes will focus on mid level tunes, and a balance of style and repertoire.

Challenging. Gold workshops are also taught at a moderate pace but may involve more challenging keys, complicated melodies, and quick acquisition to focus on style.

For Morning Workshops: Music students can choose a track that features the specific theme and take all levels of the theme or choose the track that matches their level and get a workshop in each theme. Or choose the workshop based on the artist teaching or the instrument the artist plays. All melody instruments can attend any workshop.

Morning Workshop Themes:

O’Carolan Tunes: Compositions of Turlough O’Carolan, particularly favorites of Brendan, will be shared at all three levels: Green, White and Gold.

West Limerick Tunes: Tunes composed by West Limerick musicians, popular in West Limerick or considered standard for West Limerick musicians

Brendan’s Compositions: Tunes composed by Brendan

Martin’s Compositions: Tunes composed by Martin