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Celtic Week, July 11-17, 2010

7:30- 8:30

Breakfast

9:00- 10:15

Beg.
Celtic
Harp

Int.
Scot.
Fiddle

Adv.
Scot.
Fiddle

Irish Myth
& Folklore

Scottish History
& Culture
Through Song

Button
Accordion

Mandolin
II

Fiddle for
Complete
Beginners

Bodhran
I

Celtic Bouzouki

Song Accomp.
on Guitar

Session
Guitar
Accomp. I

10:15- 10:45

Coffee/Tea Break

10:45- 12:00

Ceili
Dancing

Int.
Scot.
Fiddle (cont'd)

Adv.
Scot.
Fiddle (cont'd)

Irish
Trad.
Song

Tinwhistle for Comp. Beg.

Singing Scottish Songs

Cape Breton Fiddle A

Fiddle
Technique

Tenor
Banjo

DADGAD Guitar

Celtic
FInger-style Guitar

Song-writing in the Tradition

Session
Guitar
Accomp. II

12:00- 1:00

Lunch

1:15- 2:30

Int./Adv.
Celtic
Harp

Intro Celtic
Fiddle

Int. Irish
Fiddle A  (Conway)

Int. Irish
Fiddle B (McGuire)

Adv. Irish
Fiddle A
(Hayes)

Adv. Irish
Fiddle B
(Burke)

Cape Breton Fiddle B

Mandolin
I

Flatpicking Celtic Guitar

Beg.
Flute

Beg.
Whistle A
(Conneely)

Beg.
Whistle B  (Skelton)

Uilleann
Pipes

2:45- 4:00

Irish
Step
Dancing

Scots Gaelic Song

Int. Irish
Fiddle A  (cont'd)

Int. Irish
Fiddle B (cont'd)

Adv. Irish
Fiddle B
(cont'd)

Bodhran
II

Anglo Concertina

Scotland in Song

Int./ Adv.
Flute

Int./Adv.
Whistle A (Conneely)

Int./Adv.
Whistle B (Skelton)

Uilleann
Pipes
(cont'd)

4:15- 5:15

free time & Potluck Sessions

5:00- 6:30

Supper

6:00- 7:00

Slow jams/song swaps

7:30- ?

Evening Events (concerts, dances, jam sessions, etc.)

 

The musical traditions of Scotland and Ireland, possessing separate, distinctive personalities, nonetheless share a common heritage. Many of western North Carolina’s early white settlers were either Highlanders or ‘Ulster Scots’ – the Scots-Irish. Our Celtic Week acknowledges that varied heritage with a program that features some of the best from those traditions.

This year’s stellar staff lineup features present or former members of the supergroups the Bothy Band, Patrick Street, Ossian, and Green Fields of America, as well as several other exciting new faces, the return of some old friends, and new classes in Irish myth & folklore, Scots Gaelic work songs and the dances that accompany them, and Scottish history & culture through song. For those taking any of the style classes for fiddle, it is recommended that students should play at an Intermediate level: students should have mastered beginning skills, be able to tune their instruments, keep time, play the principal scales cleanly, and know how to play a few tunes with confidence. Fiddle classes are double-length, and students may take either intermediate or advanced classes, but not both. The uilleann pipes class is also double-length. Fiddlers who plan on taking both Irish and Scottish fiddle should consider their stamina and the available practice time before registering for two 2 1⁄2 hour classes. For novices, Fiddle for Complete Beginners will cover the basics, Fiddle Technique will address technical problems for players of all levels, and Intro to Celtic Fiddling will provide beginnners with a repertoire of simple tunes, while Tinwhistle for Complete Beginners will provide whistle players with a similar repertoire. For those students bringing their families, we also offer a program for kids, but space is limited. Our Children’s Program for ages 6-12 features kids’ activities scheduled during all the daytime class sessions, and we will provide evening childcare at no additional cost. You can view classes here as well as staff bios. Or go directly to an individual instructor’s bio by clicking one of the names to the right.

 

 

2010 Celtic Week Staff

Martin Hayes

Brian Conway

Kevin Burke

Manus McGuire

Cathie Ryan

Robbie O'Connell

Gráinne Hambly

Talitha MacKenzie

Ed Miller

Eamon O'Leary

Billy Jackson

Robin Bullock

Matthew Olwell

Andrea Beaton

Jamie Laval

Jane MacMorran

Kevin Crawford

Kathleen Conneely

Jim Magill

Laura Risk

Paddy Keenan

Darren Maloney

John Skelton

Eileen Mulligan Evans

Martin Quinn Denisa Rullmoss
   

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