8th annual irish music event! all ages! all...

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8 TH ANNUAL IRISH MUSIC EVENT! ALL AGES! ALL LEVELS!

IRISH MUSIC WEEKEND 2016 FRI. NOV 11–SAT. NOV 12

Laura Byrne’s flute playing has been described as “effortless, powerful and engaging.”

Highly regarded on both sides of the Atlantic, Laura is based in Baltimore, Maryland and is a two time recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council grant in solo performance. She has performed throughout North America and in Ireland. Her recordings include two solo albums, an acclaimed duo recording, “Forget Me Not “ (2014) with NY based fiddler Rose Flanagan; and “Crabs in the Skillet” (2011) with the Old Bay Ceili Band.

Liz Carroll was born in Chicago of Irish parents. She’s a junior and senior All-Ireland Fiddle Champion; has toured as a solo artist and with the Greenfields of America, Trian, String Sisters; and as part of the duo Liz

Carroll & John Doyle. She’s featured on eleven albums and has appeared on many more. Liz is a recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship Award (1994). In 2010 she became the first Irish-American musician nominated for a Grammy. In 2011 she became the first American-born composer honored with the Cumadóir TG4, Ireland’s most significant traditional music prize. Her new collaborative album is companion music to a recent exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago “Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840 – The Music.”

Marla Fibish A San Francisco native, Marla has become one of the prominent voices of the mandolin in Irish music. She

is a dynamic performer and a sought after teacher. In addition to the mandolin, Marla plays mandola, tenor guitar, bouzouki and button accordion. She also sings and writes music, and is known for her musical settings of works from a variety of poets. Marla’s main musical endeavor is a collaboration with her husband, guitarist Bruce Victor, under the name Noctambule.

Pauline Conneely was born in Bedford, England to Irish immigrants hailing from Connemara and County Longford. Her parents passed their love of Irish music on to Pauline and her brothers and sisters. They studied with

Brendan Mulkere, originally from County Clare, who filled their house with music when he came to teach. Pauline came to America in 1988 as a dancer and musician with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and moved to Chicago in 1989. She is one of the finest Irish banjo players in America. She has shared the stage and has become close friends with most of the well-respected Irish artists performing on the world stage today. Known to have a wicked sense of humor, and a story always at the ready, Pauline is at her most comfortable when playing her beloved banjo with other Irish music lovers.

Rose Conway Flanagan Traditional Irish Fiddler from Pearl River, New York. Her students have included several All-Ireland winners and medalists. She has been an instructor at the

Alaskan Traditional Music Camp, Catskills Irish Arts Week, The Swannanoa Celtic Gathering, the O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat in the US, DeDanaan Camp in Vancouver, BC, and Scoile Eigse in Cavan, Ireland. Rose has taught workshops at the NE Tional, CCE conventions and at the Musical Heritage Center at the Fiddle & Pick. Rose and flutist, Laura Byrne, recently recorded “Forget Me Not, Traditional Irish Music On Fiddle And Flute.”

John Walsh was born in the Bronx, NY – otherwise known as Ireland’s 33rd county.

At the age of 10, his family moved to Kilkenny, Éire where he took up guitar and was lucky enough to be surrounded by a rich musical heritage and learned a variety of musical styles. John currently runs St. Canice’s Backyard, his recording studio, and performs with his band, Jameson’s Revenge.

CONCERT THURS. NOV 10

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS!

Eamonn Dillon Born in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, uillleann piper & whistle player. He has toured and recorded as a solo

artist & with a varied group of performers, touring shows and bands throughout the U.S., Canada & Europe. His music has been featured on several film & TV programs around the world. He has performed & recorded as a featured artist in traditional, theatrical and mixed genre ensembles, including Needfire, John McDermott, The Irish Tenors & Celtic Bridge. He first learned the tin whistle from his father and Tara Diamond. The great master Sean McAloon made Eamonn’s first set of uilleann pipes and mentored him while starting out.

Nov 12, 2016 Saturday — All Day Workshop 8:00 - 9:30 am Fiddle & Pick doors open | Check in: get your registration packet, name tag, sign safety form & get your meal ticket Free continental breakfast (8:00-9:30 at Pegram’s Station across the street from the Fiddle & Pick)

8:00 - 9:30 am Morning inclusive Irish Session hosted at Pegram Station

9:45 am Short Orientation: Introducing the Instructors | Understanding the schedule | Safety information & general rules Get familiar with the layout of MHC in the Fiddle & Pick Bldg & other surrounding facilities & shuttle

10:00 am Get to your first class and tune up. Classes Begin at 10:15 am sharp!

Nov 11, 2016 Friday — All Day Workshop 8:30 - 9:30 am Fiddle & Pick doors open | Check in: get your registration packet, name tag, sign safety form & get your meal ticket

9:30 am Short Orientation: Introducing the Instructors | Understanding the schedule | Safety information & general rules Get familiar with the layout of MHC in the Fiddle & Pick Bldg & other surrounding facilities & shuttle

10:00 am Get to your first class and tune up. Classes Begin at 10:15 am sharp!

Nov 10, 2016 thursday — meet & greet instructors / concert open to public 7:00 pm Evening concert included for registrants | Open to the public for just $15 | Hors d’oeuvres on the house. Inclusive open session after the show | Be sure to bring your instruments to join in on the fun!

Manhattan Trans-fer, Lyle Lovett and she played for the Pope. She has toured with Celtic rock band, “Ceili Rain” and bluegrass band,

“Crucial Smith.” Gretchen has taught at many music camps over the years including Alaska Trad Music Camp, CO Roots Camp, Acoustic Music Camp and Mark O’Connor’s Fiddle Camp. In 2008, she founded the Musical Heritage Center, AKA the Fiddle & Pick, where she is an educator & direc-tor of events featuring traditional music workshops. She teaches private lessons & hosts inclusive multi-level jams. Her love for traditional music (Irish, Bluegrass, Appalachian Old-Time), inspired her to form her ensemble, “PLAIDGRASS.”

Suzi Fowley Perri & Ben Alexander Suzi has been playing drums of one sort or another

for over 30 yrs. She played in a bagpipe band 18 years then moved towards a more free form of drumming, teaching herself the bodhran and learning buttonbox accordian. Suzi’s dance background and love of rhythm enables her to teach folks how to make the Bodhran talk. Her sweetie, ‘Chef Benito’ is the cook in charge for this weekend. The couple recently moved from Alaska to the warmer climate of Gladwin, Michigan.

Andy Kruspe Hailing from Huntsville, AL, Andy is a bodhrán player who has

performed with several Celtic artists throughout the Southeast. He is also active as a clinician and teacher, and is the author of two books: The Bodhrán Primer and Playing the Tune. Find out more about him at www.andykruspebodhran.com.

Gretchen Priest-May grew up in South Bend Indiana. In 1995 she moved to Nashville, TN. She has per-formed on the Grand Ole Opry, and with artists including Kathy Mattea,

Total Beginner: no experience needed or those who play a wee bit; learn the basics here I Beginner: some proficiency with the instrument; can tune instrument; can pick up small phrases by ear; can play

up to a dozen tunes (in any style) II Intermediate: mastered basic skills; can tune instrument; can pick up phrases easily by ear; keep time; play the

principle scales & chords cleanly; know how to play tunes with confidence; basic ornamentation and familiarity with the Irish genre; understands and plays several jigs and reels

III Advanced: comfortable with instrument and able to focus on style, arrangement and left- and right-hand ornamentation and able to play many jigs and reels with confidence. Fiddlers should be experienced in bowing ornamentation, bowing rhythms and variations. Remember – being be an expert in another genre of music doesn’t necessarily mean you are ready for an advanced Irish class.

INSTRUCTORS CONTINUED DIRECTOR

Class Levels Explained

Tim May has toured with Patty Loveless, Eddie Rabbitt, & has been a regular on the Opry with Mike Snider’s OldTime String Band. He was voted Nashville

Reader’s Poll Best Instrumentalist in Nashville in 2012, and in the Top 3 in 2013. Tim played on Charlie Daniels’ 2005 track of ‘I’ll Fly Away’, a song nominated that year for Country Instrumental Grammy. Tim plays mandolin, mandola and mandocello on the recording “PLAIDGRASS” amongst many other recordings. He co-authored The Flatpicker’s Guide to Irish Music, The Flatpicker’s Guide to Old Time Music, The Mandolin Player’s Practical Guide to Scales and Arpeggios, the eight volume series Flatpicking Essentials, and is in demand as a roots music teacher.

8TH ANNUAL IRISH MUSIC WEEKEND NOV. 10-12, 2016 SCHEDULE

Fiddle II & III ROSE

10:15 - 11:45Fiddle I

LIZ 10:15 - 11:45

Bodhrán Multi-level SUZI

10:15 - 11:15

Bodhrán from Scratch SUZI

2:00 - 3:00

Mando II & III TIM

10:15 - 11:45Uilleann Pipes

EAMONN 10:15 - 11:45

T Banjo III PAULINE

10:15 - 11:45Mando & T Banjo I

MARLA10:15 - 11:45

Flute I LAURA10:15 - 11:45

Flute II LAURA2:10 - 3:10

Int. Whistle LAURA3:15 - 4:15

Intro to DADGAD Guitar JOHN

10:15 - 11:45

10:15 - 11:45

Mini Concert LIZ

1:30 - 2:00

Mini Concert ROSE & LAURA/MARLA

1:15 - 1:45

Fiddle II & III LIZ

2:15 - 4:00

Fiddle I ROSE

2:15 - 4:00

2:15 - 4:15DADGAD Gtr: Accompanying Irish Tunes

JOHN2:00 - 3:45

Uilleann Pipes EAMONN

2:00 - 3:00

Whistle from Scratch EAMONN 3:10 - 4:10

LUNCH PEGRAM STATION

12:00 - 1:00Mando higher II & III

MARLA2:15 -4:00

Fiddle Level I & lower II LIZ

2:45 - 4:30

T Banjo & Mando I & lower IIPAULINE

2:15 - 3:45

T Banjo I & lower II TIM

2:15 - 4:00

Mini Concert PAULINE & JOHN/

EAMONN 4:30 - 5:00

5:15 Pre-paid supper served! Bring your meal ticket

Supper Pegram Station

5:00

Bring your meal ticket!

5:00

6:30 - 9:00 Tune Review & session

6:30 - ? Open session

open session?

6:30 - 7:30 Hosted session: starter

tunes w/GRETCHEN

7:00 - 9:30 Instructors host Student/Staff Session

(7:45 Tune Review)

bring your meal ticket

Fiddle I & lower II ROSE

10:15 - 12:00T Banjo & Mando II

PAULINE10:15 - 12:00

T Banjo & Mando I TIM

10:15 - 12:00

T Banjo & Mando I PAULINE

2:45 - 4:30Fiddle higher Level II & III

LIZ 10:15 - 12:00

Fiddle higher II & III ROSE

2:45 - 4:30T Banjo & Mando III

TIM2:45 - 4:30

Int. Whistle EAMONN

2:30 - 3:30


3:45 - 5:00


10:15 - 11:45

10:15 - 11:10

Bodhrán from Scratch ANDY

10:15 - 11:10

11:15 - 12:00

Multilevel Bodhrán ANDY

11:15 - 12:00

Int. & Adv. Bodhrán ANDY

2:30 - 3:30Mando III

MARLA10:15 - 12:00

Intermediate DADGAD Guitar JOHN

10:15 - 12:00

Flute LAURA

10:15 - 12:00

Bodhrán from Scratch ANDY

3:45 - 4:45Mando II MARLA

2:45 - 4:30Advanced DADGAD Gtr

JOHN 2:45 - 4:30

Whistle from ScratchLAURA

2:30 - 3:30

FluteLAURA

3:45 - 5:00

8:00 - 9:30Free Contential Breakfast &

hosted session w/ GRETCHEN

Open/Free coffee

Fiddle & Pick Great Room

F&P Room 9 Rowdy RoomPegram Station Community Center

Church Behind Fiddle & Pick

Church Sanctuary

Church Basement

Church Rm

Church Rm

F&P Rm 3

Fellowship Hall

Fiddle & Pick Great RoomF&P Room 9 Rowdy RoomPegram Station Community Center

Church Behind Fiddle & Pick

Church Sanctuary

Church Basement

Church Rm

Church Rm

F&P Rm 3

F&P Rm 1

Goose & Gander

Closed for the Evening












Lunch here!bring your meal ticket

Pre-paid lunch 12:15

Pegram Station

Check in:8:30 - 9:30

Short orientation:9:30 sharp

Check in8:00 - 9:30

Short Orientation

9:45

FRI. 8:30 am 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00pm 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 6:30-late

SAT. 8:00 am 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00pm 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00-late

IRISH MUSIC WEEKEND NOV. 10, 11, 12, 2016 REGISTRATION Please print clearly & complete a separate registration form for each individual attending this event. Payment must accompany registration form. Meals can only be purchased with your completed registration form. No Meals may be purchased after early bird deadline of 5 PM, Oct. 29, 2016.

Friday & Saturday Workshops

Special package! Irish Whistle & Bodhran (only)

Most workshops are for multi-level (near beginner to advanced) individuals, but NOT for the total beginner. Bodhran and Irish Whistle will include classes for total beginners (as well as near beginner to intermediate). Observers are welcome with registration and admission. No admission without a registration badge: space is limited.

Check box if attending workshops for both Friday & Saturday [$235 if registering BY 5 PM, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016]

Check box if attending workshops for only Friday, Nov 11, 2016 [$155 if registering BY 5 PM, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016]

Check box if attending workshops for only Saturday, Nov 12, 2016 [$180 if registering BY 5 PM, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016]

Thursday night staff concert/open session & hors d’oeuvres are included for all who are registered. OPEN TO PUBLIC FOR $15.

If you ONLY want to take these 2 instrument workshops (total beginners to intermediate levels) this special package is for you!

FRIDAY (Includes whistle & bodhran only, concerts & open sessions) [$60 if registering BY 5 PM, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016]

SATURDAY (Includes whistle & bodhran only, concerts & open sessions) [$60 if registering BY 5 PM, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016]

FRIDAY & SATURDAY [$100 if registering BY 5 PM, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016]

*Pay an additional $50 if registering after 5 PM, on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 (if openings are still available.) *Registration absolutely closes Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 (if openings are still available.)

TOTAL PAYMENT __________________________ [Call Gretchen at 615.812.2192 for special family price package (4+ members)]Please make checks payable to: Musical Heritage Center Mail to: Musical Heritage Center, 456 HWY 70, Pegram, TN 37143

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Fiddle & Pick • 456 Hwy 70 Pegram, TN 37143 • 615.646.9131 or 615.812.2192 Visit: www.fiddleandpick.com or www.facebook.com/fiddleandpick

Pricing includes: Thursday night instructor concert “meet & greet the staff”, hors d’oeuvres and inclusive open session, workshops, continental breakfast and hosted session on Saturday morning, mini concerts and Student/Staff Irish Review Session. (Meals are extra.)

Register early for early bird discounts! Space is limited–classes will fill up fast!

Get these Earlybird Specials!

What About a Good Meal? How Bout gettin’ to & Fro?

Check one or both boxes below for meals on Friday and/or Saturday to purchase a meal ticket. Meals must be purchased before early bird deadline 5 PM, Sat., Oct. 29 with registration.

Meal tickets are just $40 for the whole weekend or $20 per day, includes beverages. There are also snack/drink concessions available for purchase.

Friday meal ticket Saturday meal ticket

All meals are served at the Pegram Station across the street from the Fiddle & Pick; including the complimentary Saturday morning continental breakfast & hosted Irish session.

We are in good hands & hearts with farm-fresh meals prepared by Ben Alexander & Suzi Fowley Perri. MHC will also supply van shuttle service to get you to classes and meals! You may bring sack lunch and dinner if you like.

Adult name _____________________________________________age _______________phone _____________________ Email __________________________________________________________________ zip code _____________________Child name ______________________________________ age__________ Main instrument(s) of interest & level of proficiency on each (Important: Class seats are limited – First come, first served) _____________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________Emergency contact phone # (MHC required policy) _______________________________________________________________Would you sponsor a child? Any donation will help a child experience this musical heritage event. Yes! Amount $ ________________

(Children under 12 must have parent present in the Center. No fee to parent unless taking classes themselves)

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