WORKSHOPS


ACF School for The Traditional Arts is proud to offer workshops to musicians interested in having an opportunity to learn from a master. Master workshops cost $15 to attend a 90-minute workshop ($5 discount if registering for two or more). Space is limited. Prepayment is STRONGLY recommended.

Email music@austincelts.org and please copy to this email gilmer@panix.com  to sign up and for details about payment.
We have had reports the music@austincelts.org email is bouncing.


Master Workshops


Bodhran with Mark Stone - $15.00 - Camacho Rec Center  (Saturday noon - 1:30pm)

Irish Fiddle with Kevin Burke - $15.00 - Camacho Rec Center (Saturday 3:30 - 5pm)

Guitar with Ged Foley - $15.00 - Camacho Rec Center (Saturday 3:30 - 5pm)

Irish Fiddle with John Carty - $15.00 - Camacho Rec Center (Sunday 1:45 - 3:15pm)
 


There will also be FREE beginner-level and informative workshops held at the Camacho Rec Center:
The Camacho Rec Center is just east of the festival grounds; it's the brightly colored building you can see from the Kelpie stage  1/2 block east of the Festival site at the corner of Berkman (now called Jesse Segovia) and Robert Martinez St.
 
Free Instrument Workshops


Beginning Irish Guitar Accompaniment with Jeff Moore - FREE- Camacho Rec Center  (Saturday 1:45 - 3:15pm)

Beginning Irish Fiddle with Chris Buckley - FREE - Camacho Rec Center (Sunday noon - 1:30pm)

Beginning Bodhran with Mark Stone - FREE - Camacho Rec Center (Sunday noon - 1:30pm)
 
Free Informational and Historical Workshops

The Music of East Galway with Joe Burke - FREE - Seelie Court Stage  (Saturday 12:45pm)
 
The Folk Songs with Andy Irvine - FREE - Seelie Court Stage  (Saturday 3:45pm)
 
The Music of Edinburgh with Ed Miller - FREE - Seelie Court Stage (Sunday 3:30pm)
 
The Music of Perthshire and Angus with Jim Malcolm - FREE - Seelie Court Stage (Sunday 2:00pm)
 
The Music and Stories of Cork, Ireland with Mairtin De Cogain - FREE - Seelie Court Stage  (Sunday 12:30pm)

Introduction to Irish Music with Heather Gilmer - FREE - Camacho Rec Center (Saturday noon - 1:30pm)

Children's Irish language workshop / the Gaelic League of Austin -  FREE  - Camacho Rec Center  (Saturday 1:45 - 3:15pm)

Celtic Poetry with Brad Strahan -FREE- Camacho Rec Center  (Sunday 1:45 - 3:15pm)

Bagpipes of the World with Ken Liechti - FREE - Camacho Rec Center (Sunday 3:30 - 5pm)


Reservations are not required for the free workshops, but we wouldn't mind hearing from you if you plan to attend, so we can get an idea how many people to expect.




Last Updated: 10/15/2007