Irish Music for Beginners
Jay and Pat Landers (Donnybrook) have played traditional Irish music since 1983. Their Intro to Irish Music will include demonstrations on the piano accordion, tin whistle and bodhran drum, and
Bodhrán Workshop with Dean Karres
The Bodhrán is a simple frame-drum, a skin stretched over a wooden hoop, that is played with one or more beaters or bare-handed. Most cultures develop frame-drums and there are
Cajun Fiddle Workshop with Gina Forsyth
Do you play the fiddle? Or would like to? Is that Cajun song that you heard at the dance something you’d love to play it too? At Gina Forsyth’s workshop,
Harmonica Workshop
It’s easy to begin to learn to play harmonica! Let Dave Witzany (left) and Doug Schroer (right) introduce you to the fundamentals of playing this fun and inexpensive instrument. The first
Irish Set and Ceili Dancing
Come learn the basics of Irish Ceili and Set dancing, regarded as the equivalent of contra and square dancing in America. This energetic style of Irish uses sets and figures
Traditional Square Dance Calling with T-Claw
Throughout the workshop we will discuss and practice everything related to calling traditional Appalachian square dances that time allows for. Topics to be discussed and practiced: American folk dance history,
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Songs of Hank Williams Workshop
Country music’s greatest songwriter and performer was also a complex and enigmatic soul, as reflected in his impressive catalog of compositions and recordings. Found dead in his Cadillac in West
Basic Jimmy Rodgers-style Yodeling Workshop
Nothing warms the heart (or frightens small animals) quite like a well-placed yodel! This unique vocalization was an important part of country music for many years and still generates considerable