A week of Traditional Irish Music workshops, sessions, lectures, Ceilis & more!

Schedule of Events

Fiddle
Brian Conway: Advanced AM / Intermediate PM
Sorcha Costello: Advanced Beginner AM / East Clare Tunes PM
Rose Conway Flanagan: Intermediate AM / Advanced PM
Liz Kane: Intermediate AM / Advanced PM
Yvonne Kane: Advanced AM / Advanced Beginner PM
Willie Kelly: Slieve Aughty Tunes AM / Intermediate PM
Patrick Ourceau: Advanced Beginner AM / Intermediate PM
Sean Quinn: Intermediate AM / Slow Airs PM

Flute
Kevin Crawford: Advanced AM / Advanced PM
Siobhan Kelly: Advanced Beginner AM / Intermediate PM
Larry Nugent: Intermediate AM / Advanced Beginner PM
Nuala Kennedy: Intermediate, Advanced AM only

Whistle
Kathleen Conneely: Intermediate AM / Advanced PM
Brenda Dowling: Advanced Beginner AM / Advanced Beginner PM
Eileen Clune-Goodman: Advanced AM / Intermediate PM

Accordion
Patty Furlong: Advanced BC AM / Intermediate C#D PM
Diarmuid O Meachair: Advanced C#D AM / Melodion all levels PM
Danny O'Mahony: Intermediate BC AM / Advanced BC PM
Loretta Egan Murphy: Advanced Beginners AM / Intermediate BC PM
Billy McComiskey: Artist in Residence AM / *Master Class TBA (separate registration)

Concertina
Brenda Castles: Intermediate AM / Intermediate, Advanced PM
Mary Mac Namara: Advanced AM / Advanced PM
Catriona Fee: Advanced Beginner AM / Advanced Beginner PM

Uilleann Pipes
Joey Abarta: Advanced AM / Intermediate PM
Kara Doyle: Advanced Beginner AM / Intermediate PM
Michael Stribling: Intermediate AM / Advanced PM

Harp
Aisling Lyons: Intermediate AM / Advanced PM

Banjo
Pauline Conneely: Advanced AM / All Level PM
Daniel Neely: Advanced Beginner AM

Guitar
Alan Murray: Advanced AM
John Blake: Intermediate AM / Advanced PM
Nathan Gourley: Advanced Beginner AM / Intermediate PM

Bouzouki
Alan Murray: All Levels PM

Bodhrán
Anna Colliton: Advanced AM / Intermediate PM
Cara Wildman: Advanced Beginner AM / All Levels PM

Irish Language
Siobhán Ní Chiobháin: The Irish Language in Everyday Life and Culture. AM
Siobhán Ní Chiobháin: Irish Language Poetry, Song and Contemporary Irish Language Film and Comedy. PM

Dance
Padraig McEneany: Set Dancing (10 am straight through to 12:30 PM)
Jackie O'Riley: Sean Nos Solo Steps AM / Sean Nos Solo Steps PM
Regan Wick: Contemporary Solo Step All levels AM & PM

Creative Writing
Deirdre Cronin: All Levels AM / All Levels PM

Singing
Liz Hanley: Advanced Beginner AM / Intermediate PM
Nuala Kennedy: All Levels PM only

Piano Accompaniment
Brendan Dolan: Intermediate AM / Advanced PM
Michelle Bergin: Advanced Beginner AM / Intermediate PM

Mixed Instrument Ensemble
Ann Marie Acosta: Intermediate/Advanced Geared for 12 and over (at Gavin's Resort) - AM
Ann Marie Acosta: Beginner/Basic for younger children 5-11 (at Gavin's Resort) - PM

Daily (M-F) Classes
10-11:30AM & 1:30-3PM in designated venues around East Durham
4PM-5:15PM: Topical Lectures at Shamrock House

Nightly Concerts M, T, Th, Fri 7:30-9:30PM on MJ Quill Festival Grounds

Nightly Ceilithe M, T, Th, Fri 9PM-Midnight at Shamrock House

Wednesday Barn Dance 7:30-10PM on MJ Quill Festival Grounds

Noon-6PM: Closing Sat. Festival: MJ Quill at Festival Grounds

Date: July 16-22, 2023

Location:
Irish Cultural Center,
2267 Highway145,
East Durham, NY 12423.

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