Learn Sean-Nós Dance w/Siobhán Butler
Sean-Nós New York presents:
5 Week Beginner Session in Sean-Nós dancing.
Created by Siobhán Butler, Sean-Nós New York is New York City’s only frequent source for Sean-Nós dancing.
Sean-Nós is considered by many to be the original form of solo Irish dancing. Literally translating to “Old Style”, Sean-Nós is an improvised style that is completely unique to each dancer. Dancers interpret the music through low to the floor percussive movements, adding their own stylized flairs.
5 Week Beginner Session
Featuring live music by New York fiddler, Tony DeMarco
Saturdays, June 2nd-30th
Times Square Arts Center NYC (corner of W43rd and 8th)
3-4pm
$20 per class/ $90 5 weeks
For more info or to RSVP, email: seannosnewyork@gmail.com
Filed under: Classes / Lessons / Education, Dance, NYC | Tags: arts council of ireland, irish arts center
Sean-Nós Dancing Classes with Mary Beth Taylor
Sean-Nós Dancing Classes at the Irish Arts Center, Summer 2012
with Mary Beth Taylor (Dublin, Ireland), Director, Scoil Rince Taylor (Dublin); Creator, Sean- Nós Dance for Everyone! DVD (funded by the Arts Council of Ireland) and; Official Course Provider for the Irish Department of Education.
Sean-Nós (“old style”) dancing is a percussive, free-form style of traditional Irish dancing with roots in rural Ireland. Open to all ages and skill levels – give it a go!
Wednesdays, June 20 – August 1 (6 weeks, excl. July 4)
Beginners 7 – 8 PM
Improvers 8 – 9 PM
Fees: $12 / class; $65 / 6 weeks
Irish Arts Center
553 W 51st St.
NY, NY 10019
To register, please contact Mary Beth: marybeth@scoilrincetaylor.com
USA: (352) 348-3270 (after June 10)
Ireland: +353 86 159 4140 (before June 10)
See www.scoilrincetaylor.com for info on upcoming courses, masterclasses, and more!
The music of ‘ East Clare’
Baltimore Irish Trad Fest 2012
April 27-29
A weekend of traditional Irish music and dance featuring:
Sessions, Music & Dance Workshops, Concerts & a Ceili
~Register for Workshops by April 6th for the Early Bird Discount!*
The festival instructors and performers are some of the best traditional
Irish musicians in the world, from Maryland, around the U.S. and Ireland,
including:
James Kelly, Tina Lech & Jim Eagan, fiddle; Billy McComiskey, accordion; Michael Cooney, uillean pipes; Kathleen Conneely, tin whistle; Ted Davis, guitar; Pat Egan, songs; Donna Long, piano; Laura Byrne, flute; Peter Fitzgerald, banjo; Jeff Thomas, concertina; Myron Bretholz, bodhran; Jason Gaynor, beginning tin whistle/Intro to Irish Music; Kelly Smit, Sean-nós dance & more!
Go to Instructor Bios or Class Descriptions
Register for the workshops by 4/6 for the Early Bird Discount!
Friday:
¨ Welcome Session 9pm (J. Patricks)
Saturday:
¨ Morning & Afternoon Workshops* (registration required)
¨ Local dance & musician Showcase (windup space)
¨ Sessions 3:30pm & 11pm (Liam Flynns)
¨ Faculty Concert ($10- advanced purchase available) 7pm (Liam Flynn’s)
Sunday:
¨ Brunch Session 10:30am (James Joyce)
¨ Ceili w/ the Old Bay Ceili Band ($10) 1pm-4pm (Liam Flynn’s)
¨ Farewell Session 5pm (Ryan’s Daughter)
* Workshop fees are $55 if registered by 4/6, $60 after 4/6.
Programming subject to change
Visit www.baltimoreirisharts.com for complete schedule information,
instructor/performer bios, workshop registration information & more!
Seeking Volunteers! If you’re interested in helping out before or during
Trad Fest 2012, please email Laura at laurabyrnemusic@gmail.com
Augusta Irish/Celtic Week
July 22-27, Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia
This year’s staff, assembled by new artistic director (and Mid Atlantic CCE PRO) Daniel Neely, includes Dylan Foley, Patrick Ourceau, Mick Conneely & Troy MacGillivray (fiddles); Ivan Goff & Brian Holleran (flutes); Dennis Cahill (guitar); Marla Fibish (mandolin); Pauline Conneely (banjo); Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes); Máirtín de Cógáin (bodhran and storytelling mini-class); Joey Abarta (tin whistle); Donna Long (piano); Brían Ó hAirt & Jimmy Crowley (voice); Mick Mulkerrin (set dance); and Niall O’Leary (step dance). This is an All-Ireland staff of champions, legends and luminaries – good teachers, good people and good craic! Come join us this summer!
http://augustaheritagecenter.org/irishceltic/
Register for Winter Classes at Irish Arts Center
Register for Winter classes for children and adults online and over the phone, by calling 866-811-4111 by Friday, January 20.
Baltimore Irish Arts Center group lessons are back!
Winter session 2012 – check out the updated website at www.baltimoreirisharts.com
6 Saturdays on Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 & Feb 11 & 18
11AM – 12:30PM
at First & St. Stephens United Church of Christ (York & Regester)
¨ Small group classes with nationally known traditional Irish musicians
¨ Fun, social setting – meet other musicians
¨ Student showcase
¨ Something offered for all levels (plus a new kids class for ages 6-10)
We are once again offering small group classes in traditional Irish music taught by some of the east coast’s best Irish musicians. There will be six 1.5 hour long classes on Saturday mornings from 11am-12:30pm.
Students will also participate in a Student Showcase at the end of the series.
Following classes to be offered:
Button Accordion – Billy & Sean McComiskey
Fiddle (intermediate/adv.) – Jimmy Eagan
Fiddle (beginning) – Donna Long
Tin Whistle/Flute – Laura Byrne
Bodhran – Myron Bretholz
Intro to Irish Arts (for kids 6-10) – Lucy Jickling
Go to www.baltimoreirisharts.com for more details and registration information. Sign up soon to get the early bird discount! Also offering a discount for multiple family members and also for those enrolled in weekly private lessons. Email laurabyrnemusic@gmail.com for more information on the discount.
Please pass this on to anyone you think could be interested. We are excited to have this up and running at our new location but haven’t updated the email list in a few years (last time we had classes, facebook didn’t even exist.) The new location is great and not too much farther north than the old location. Convenient to I695 and I83.
Filed under: Ceili, Classes / Lessons / Education, Dance, New Jersey, Rafferty-Madden Branch
Mike Rafferty – Joe Madden Branch Ceili & Info
The Rafferty – Madden branch’s next ceili will take place on Sunday, November 20, at the VFW Hall at 239 Leonia Ave in Bogota NJ. There will be no lesson, ceili from 4:00-8:00pm. The music will be by Eileen Goodman, John & Gerry Kennedy, Dan Gibney, and special guest Dylan Foley.
ALSO: Set Dance Classes are now being held at Tommy Fox’s in Bergenfield on Thursdays, from 7:pm to 9:pm. Good Fun and Exercise! Call Bridie at (201) 224-8250 for more information.
Irish Mandolin Workshop with Orrin Star
Takoma Park, MD ~ Noon-2:15pm
Traditional Irish instrumental music is a wonderfully rich style with a unique language of embellishments and accents. Using a lovely three-part jig (The Cat’s Meow) as our vehicle, we will explore how this language applies to the mandolin, and how to make your Irish playing sound authentic and interesting.
Note: Octave mandolin and tenor banjo players who play in GDAE tuning are also welcome.
DETAILS
• For players of all levels (save complete beginners)
• Includes written hand-out
• Limited to 10 participants
• $50 fee
• Non-video recording devices welcome
LOCATION
House of Musical Traditions,
7010 Westmoreland Ave.,
Takoma Park, MD 20912
TO REGISTER
Contact HMT at 301-270-9090 or lessons@hmtrad.com
Music Lessons in Trenton/Hamilton
Rialta Cheol, one of the newest CCE branches, will serve the Trenton/Hamilton central NJ area and they are hitting the ground running by announcing that music lessons are being offered and will start this Wednesday, October 5. McDermott’s Handy, experienced teachers and performers, Dennis Gormley (tinwhistle and flute) and Kathy DeAngelo (fiddle) will do group classes from 7-8pm at the Irish Arts Academy, 1201 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd., Hamilton Township. Students should bring their own instruments. Tinwhistle students should bring a D whistle. The classes will run for 10 weeks and cost $100. For more information on the branch and the classes, see their website: http://www.rialtacheol.com/Home_Page.html
For more information on the classes, please call Kathy at 856-795-7637.
Kathy DeAngelo
You Gotta Have Harp Productions
Phone: 856-795-7637, Fax: 866-644-9668
Director, Somerset Folk Harp Festival, July 26-29, 2012
Harpers Escape Weekend, Oct. 14-16, 2011
Music Director, NJ Folk Festival, April 28, 2012
