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String Workshop and Evening Concert Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas ~ Sarah Brenzo/Danny Flynn Kick off your week with Celtic energy! Back by popular demand - Master Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, an in-demand performer and tutor throughout the U.S and Scotland, and Natalie Haas, a vibrant young cellist, recording artist, and teacher, will return to Southern Maryland for one day: Monday, February 18, 2008.

The Celtic Society of Southern Maryland is sponsoring this event in cooperation with St. Mary’s Ryken High School Student Organization Furthering Interests in the Arts (SOFIA) to bring Mr. Fraser and Ms. Haas to the area to offer our local students of the string family an exciting new approach to playing through their workshops and an evening concert, which is open to the public. Don Kaliher, Editor

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Fraser has been featured on more than 100 television and radio shows in the United Kingdom and on several nationally broadcast programs in the United States. On the ‘‘Kennedy Center Honors,” Fraser played a special solo tribute to honoree Sean Connery, a fellow Scot. He has made guest appearances with groups as diverse as Los Angeles Master Chorale, The Waterboys and The Chieftains, and as featured soloist along with Itzhak Perlman at New York’s Lincoln Center. His film credits include solo performances on the soundtracks of films including ‘‘The Last of the Mohicans” and ‘‘Titanic.” Natalie Haas plays regularly with Alasdair Fraser and is a recent graduate of the Juilliard School. Sign up now for the workshops, as seating will be limited. Learn to tap into your inner creative rhythm to embellish and refine your individual playing style. Discover the soul in the Celtic style and learn to bring new life to your music. The workshop fee is $25 each. Advanced concert ticket purchases receive CSSM member discounts: $20 each, families of 4 pay only $65, and workshop participants pay only $15 for the concert! Tickets purchased at the door are $25 each and $75 for families of 4. To reserve your concert tickets now, send check or money order payable to CAEG, ATTN: Sarah Brenzo, 43172 Joy Lane, Hollywood, MD 20636. For more information, please call CSSM (301) 904-7303, or visit the Celtic Society website: www.cssm.org . Workshops and concert will be held at the St. Mary’s Ryken High School, 22600 Camp Calvert Road, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650. The workshops will be held from 2 pm – 5 pm and the concert will begin at 7:30pm. [email protected]

Highland, Heath & Holler with Martin Hayes & Friends ----- the Prequel ----~ B.J. Altschul My first in-depth exposure to both traditional Irish music and set dancing came about 10 years ago during an Earthwatch study led by the late Scott Reiss, recorder performer extraordinaire with Hesperus, and his wife, Tina Chancey, an early music expert and co-founder of Hesperus. After growing up loving folk music in general and with a couple of semesters of Scottish country dancing under my belt, how could I resist signing on for a project titled “Celtic Music at the Crossroads”?

of tales on Martin, his bowing style and his practicing. By then we were forming our own ideas of his unique and innovative approach to both the music and the instrument. From Vincent we learned that Martin uses traditional tunes as a starting point and then adds many layers of interpretation. Although some purists might question how true to the original tradition the tune still is, it’s certainly true to the original spirit.

Tax-deductible pub crawl? Absolutely!! Somebody had to do it. And part of our team’s schedule fell during Willie Week (the Willie Clancy Summer Music School). This portended a difficult assignment. Little did I know that some of the musicians we would meet were the contemporary giants of Irish heritage, among them Martin Hayes. For those who have somehow escaped knowing who this wildhaired, soft-spoken fiddling genius is, Martin hails originally from County Clare and is now a resident of Seattle. He’s won the all-Ireland fiddle championship a half-dozen times and has all manner of other awards and accomplishments to his name. At one of the ceilis, P.J. Hayes, Martin’s dad, who was still living then, was leading the Tulla Ceili Band. Later, we heard Martin in concert and at the end of Willie Week traveled on to Limerick, where we got a taste of traditional music in an urban rather than a small-town festival setting. A special treat was a full-length concert by Martin with guitarist Dennis Cahill, at historic St. Mary’s Cathedral. Dennis told our group that the two of them played together so many years he could just sense what Martin was going to do next, and that was one of the keys to their performing so completely in sync with one another. At our final destination, the tiny town of Feakle, we enjoyed a private discussion with fiddler Vincent Griffin, one of Martin’s teachers. We heard a couple

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Now, every time Martin and Dennis tour in the DC area, I make it a point to get to their concerts. Their recent performance at Strathmore with Alasdair Fraser on fiddle, Natalie Haas on cello, and Bruce Molsky on fiddle and banjo did not disappoint. Martin has that magical gift of taking a traditional tune and stretching it, exploring every nuance, and experimenting with all the musical styles you can think of – classical, jazz, world and then some – to make you feel like you’re hearing colors in the tunes you had no idea were there. What really thrilled me was the blending of performance styles of three fine fiddlers enhanced by the other string instruments. Once a student of Alasdair’s at his fiddle school in California, Natalie on cello certainly added a rich texture I wasn’t used to and would definitely enjoy hearing more. It was hard to sit in our seats and not dance in the aisle. It was equally hard not to be transported to a distant time or place during a slow air. While I don’t know the names of all the tunes on that night’s play list – one even sounded like an Irish equivalent of Orange Blossom Special – it was a concert to be remembered in this 10th anniversary year of my first trip to Ireland.

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EXCELLENT IRISH FIDDLE DOCUMENTARY

~ Edie O’Donnell

There's a great documentary on the preservation of the Donegal fiddle style on the Irish TV TG4 website. The program commemorates 25 years of work in collecting and teaching the style and tunes, both of which were in danger of dying out in the early 1980's. The documentary can be accessed by going to www.tg4.tv and clicking on the "Faisnei/s Cartlann" archive. The program is called "Cairdeas na bhFidile/iri" and it aired on 12/28/07 (or 28/12/07 Irish style). You'll hear some great music including a trip to Norway to compare fiddle styles and hear from Maurice Bradley who many will remember from last Summer's Folklife Festival and our own Dave Abe and Dave's son Tommy, who were interviewed for the show. It runs for an hour, including some interesting commercials.

On Sunday, January 27th, the GWCC monthly ceili was held at Cherry Hill Park, with nearly 70 enthusiastic dancers in attendance. The workshop dance was the Kilfenora Plain Set, taught by Don Kaliher. This dance is easy to learn and enjoyable for both beginner and advanced dancers. The band was the wonderful Bogwanderers…Jesse, Danny, Joe, Tabby and John, giving us their very best, as usual, and keeping all the dancers on their toes. The first set of dances included the Clare Mazurka Set, the Four Hand Reel, and the North Kerry Set. The pot luck tables once again showed off the culinary talents of our dancers. The second set of dances started with the Rakes of Mallow (a ceili dance for “swingers”). It was followed by the Cashel Set, and the Kilfenora, our workshop set. During the second break, Scott Pitner won the 50/50 prize. We ended the evening with November’s workshop dance, the Sliabh Fraoch Set, followed by a waltz, and concluded with the Clare Lancers Set. Please Note: the workshop previously mentioned here with Patrick O’Dea on February 28th has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. Patrick will be making another pass through these parts in the summer, and we hope to have an event with him at that time. Performances:

SPRING FLING WEEKEND April 11-13, 2008 ~ Joan O’Connor Hurry! Hurry! Time is running out for GWCC rates at the Clarion Hotel? Deadline for the lowest GWCC room rates for the Clarion Hotel, Shepherdstown, WV, for the 2008 GWCC Spring Fling weekend is March 11, 2008!! So get on the tele or PC and make those reservations today! Then fill out the Event Package Registration Form on page 13 of this newsletter and send it off to Joan O’Connor.

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We are now entering “performance season,” and GWCC is currently scheduled to perform at two senior centers in Montgomery County, MD, on the evenings of March 10th and 11th, as well as the Southern Maryland Celtic Festival in late April. These performances are not only a blast for us, but great fun for the seniors and festival audiences. If you would like to participate in these performances, which are open to all members, and would like to join us, see Edie O’Donnell for the March events or Dixie Baker for Southern Maryland. All black attire is requested, and mandatory practice sessions are scheduled prior to the events. Watch this newsletter for additional events as they are scheduled.

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Reels and Ravioli?? Lancers and Lasagna??

Housing Needed for Visiting Irish families

~ Hugh Conway

~ Vicki Ryan-Barr

On Sunday afternoon, January 20th, the Tuesday Night Ceili Club and friends held a mini ceili at Esposito’s Italian Restaurant in Fairfax City, Virginia. Over 25 folks were there to dance off the pasta calories with some polkas and reels. A temporary floor, large enough for two sets, was installed, but some half sets had to navigate the restaurant’s tile floor. In keeping with the Tuesday Night Ceili Club custom, dancers rotated in and out of the sets, and even did figures twice, to give everyone a chance to dance the set. We danced for two solid hours, then stacked the floor and adjourned to our well deserved dinners. The club scored a double hitter - our favorite music and dance, and great food for all! Esposito’s is a great restaurant and we look forward to dancing there again. To be sure you don’t miss out on the next pasta party…just check [email protected] or www.ceilidance.com for the latest information.

As the Northern Virginia CCE Host-Finding Committee chair, I am seeking host families / households for the 26 Irish musicians, dancers and moms who will be graciously paying us a visit from 22 thru 31 October 2008. John Stack, who is the director, asked on behalf of the group, if they could possibly have 2 or 3 people stay together in one house. Many have never traveled such distance before and they would want to have their families stay together where possible. The host family would be responsible for making sure the guests arrive at their events and it is important that someone be in the home during the day for the most part. Right now we are considering such events as a DC bus tour, a DC museum day, GWCC ceili, shopping at a mall, Glen Echo Inn, Baltimore, Kennedy Center, and a reception at the Irish Embassy. John Stack also asked that one evening be set aside for all families and hosts to have dinner on them. Hosts are invited to attend all events and it is anticipated carpooling will be coordinated. I have met John Stack, his wife, Dolly and two of the other moms. They are fun, enthusiastic, talented Irish. Many of the kids are All-Ireland champions. They would be a pleasure and a great experience to have as house guests.

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Kendra Swann and I are meeting with John and his group of young dancers on February 23, 2008, in Listowel, Co Kerry, to refine our plans for their visit.

This month’s set is the Limerick Tumblers and notes are included on pages 10 & 11 of this issue. This set may look a little crazy but it truly is a blast! The Limerick Tumblers will be taught at the GWCC February Ceili at Cherry Hill Conference Center, College Park., Maryland, on Sunday February 24th.

If you are able to host some of the visiting dancers and moms this coming October, please send me your name, email, telephone, address and how many you can host as soon as you can. Thanks so much for your support. I know this will be a great time! Vickie Ryan-Barr (703) 521-4340 3215 S. Seventh Street Arlington, VA 22202

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John Carney, the low budget indie was made in association with RTE. Hansard used his friends and even his mother, Catherine, as extras. Not only is the contemporary musical enjoying critical success, being recognized at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, the soundtrack has been in the top 20 in Ireland and in the top 10 in the US and has been nominated for 2 Grammy awards.

BEV’S BEST BETS Film Review by Bev Ricks

Once Written & Directed by John Carney Produced by Martina Niland Fox Searchlight Pictures May 2007 85 Minutes Ordinary people performing ordinary tasks walk the streets of Once. Neither the protagonist nor the female lead has a name. They are listed in the credits as simply Guy (Glen Hansard) and Girl (Marketa Irglova). He works in his father’s Hoover repair shop. A Czech immigrant, she cleans houses and sells flowers on Grafton Street to support her mother and toddler daughter. What is “extra” ordinary is that they each find ways to do what they love in spite of obvious obstacles. Girl snatches a few minutes each day to practice her music at a musical instrument shop. She plays Mendelssohn on unsold pianos because she can’t afford one of her own. He writes his own music and plays it on Grafton Street in the evenings and, when times are slow, at the shop. When he decides to cut a professional sounding CD of his music, Girl negotiates a better rental price for the recording studio. Guy finds other street musicians to back him. She takes him to a thrift shop to buy a suit and then it’s off to the bank where her persistence lands him a loan to pay for the recording studio. Cliché as it may sound; Guy and Girl make beautiful music together. Guy’s compositions charm; even when played on his well worn guitar, his songs show promise. When the piano is added and Guy and Girl harmonize, it’s positively inspiring. Between songs, the chemistry building between them is almost palpable. But so are their emotional wounds. Untrained as actors, Hansard and Irglova have an uncanny ability to make the audience “feel their pain.” Professional musicians, Hansard and Irglova wrote the music they perform in the film, backed by a group called Interference. Written and directed by

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Beautifully filmed in and around Dublin, Once was picked by Budget Travel magazine as one of 2007’s Ten Most Travel Inspiring Movies, garnering praise for scenes of Grafton Street, the beach at Dollymount Strand, and the country roads of Killiney. The relatively short (1 hour and 25 minutes) March 2007 release is rated R, likely for language.

Bev’s Rating: 5 stars!!! TELL TOM from Tom Scullen, President Our club is active - monthly ceilis, dance lessons, special dance classes with visiting instructors from Ireland, dance and music performances at local assisted living centers, and the annual Cape May Dance Weekend. But it is your club … so tell me new things you'd like us to do. Send as many ideas as you'd like to [email protected]. Thanks! I look forward to hearing from you!

FROM THE EDITOR ATTENTION NON-MEMBERS!!! Just a reminder that we will be sending In Step to current GWCC members only starting in April 2008. This change has been extended from February to give everyone time to join! So be sure that your membership is up to date so you won’t miss out on any news or scheduled events in the Washington area. Think about joining and get reduced admission to all GWCC events as well. Membership information is listed on page 15 of this newsletter….All for only $15 a year!

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MONTHLY CEILIS Note: ceili in bold is GWCC

GWCC Officers and Board of Directors

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Emerald Isle Club ceili 7 -11pm Live music Peter Fitzgerald/J. Patrick’s All-Stars All dances called by Marilyn Moore. American Legion Hall 125 York Road, Towson, MD Info: 410-747-6868 or www.emeraldisleclub.com Second Saturday: Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (CCE) Class at 7 pm, ceili 7:30 – 11pm Live music by the Bogwanders Ceili Band. All dances called by Marilyn Moore. Green Acres Center 4401 Sideburn Road, Fairfax, VA Info: www.ccepotomac.org Second Sunday: J Patrick’s Irish Pub ceili 4:30 – 8:30pm 1371 Andre Street, Baltimore, MD Live music by J Patrick’s All Star Ceili Band All dances called by Marilyn Moore Info: call 410-244-8613

Tom Scullen Dixie Baker Ed O’Connor Paul O’Donnell

President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Board Members: Susan Boon Don Kaliher Linda Fitzpatrick Frank McCarthy Dick De Freyre Emmett Murphy Betty McCarthy Edie O’Donnell Joan O’Connor Bev Ricks Jane Twomey Patrick Twomey

Ceili Membership Outreach Newsletter Scholarship Cape May Spring Fling Publicity

Committees (Chair): (Dixie Baker and Dick DeFreyre) (Frank and Betty McCarthy) (Edie O’Donnell and Dixie Baker) (Don Kaliher) (Jane Twomey) (Linda Fitzpatrick) (Joan O’Connor) (Emmett Murphy)

Fourth Sunday: GWCC Ceili at Cherry Hill 5 pm Set workshop starts at 4pm Live music. Potluck supper. Some dances called. Cherry Hill Park Convention Center 9800 Cherry Hill Rd, College Park, MD Info: 301-294-3568 [email protected]

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WEEKLY DANCE CLASSES Note: class in bold is GWCC

MORE WEEKLY DANCE CLASSES Note: class in bold is GWCC Saturdays Ceili & set dancing 10:30am–12pm beginner friendly Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCE) Instructor: Marilyn Moore Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA Info: Larry 703-281-0910 [email protected]

Mondays Set dancing 7-8:30 beginners Howard County Parks and Recreation Instructor: Jan McVey & Don Kaliher Waterloo Elementary School, 5940 Waterloo Rd., Columbia, MD Info: 410 313-7275 www.howardcountymd.gov/RAP

Sundays Sean-nos Dance: beginner 2-3pm, intermediate, 3-4pm Joy of Motion Atlas Studio, 1333 H S, NW, Washington, DC 20002 Instructor: Shannon Dunne Jan 2 thru March 28 – registration required Info: 202-399-6763 or joyofmotion.com.

Mondays (Starts Jan 7, 2008) Ceili, set and 2 hand dance, 7:30 – 8:30 pm 1st and St. Stephen’s Church, 6815 York Road, Baltimore, MD (at York & Regester) Instructor: Marilyn Moore Ages 8 – adult welcome Info: [email protected]

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Tuesdays Ceili & set dancing 7:00 beginners, 8:00 advanced Ring of Kerry Instructors: Anne Marie Russell (beginner) Marilyn Moore (advanced) Ridgeview Middle School 16600 Raven Rock Drive, Gaithersburg, MD Info: 301-977-0983 [email protected] Tuesdays Ceili and set Dancing, 7:30 – 9:00 pm Fairfax City Department of Recreation Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Road, Fairfax, Instructor: Hugh Conway Info: [email protected], 703-273-6869 Wednesdays Ceili & set dancing 7 – 9pm J Patrick’s Pub Instructor: Dan Stanton 1371 Andre St, Locust Point, Baltimore, MD Info: 410-276-2766

Royal Mile Pub,thWheaton, MD Kids’ Seisiun, 4 Sunday, 5-6:30 info: [email protected] Adults’ Seisiun, 4th Sunday, 7-10:30 Info: 301-946-4511 McGinty’s Publick House, Silver Spring, MD Kids’ 2nd Sunday info: [email protected] Adults’ Tuesdays, 8:00 info: [email protected] McGinty’s Publick House, SilverstSpring, MD Children’s Irish Music Session, 1 Tuesday each month 6:30 – 7:50 p.m. Info: [email protected] , 301-592-0101 RiRa Pub, Bethesda, MD Wednesdays, 7-11 and Sundays, 3-7 p.m. Info: [email protected]

Wednesdays Ceili & set dancing 7:30 – 8:30pm Montgomery County Recreation Department Instructor: Jim Keenan North Bethesda Middle School Dance Studio 8935 Bradmoor Dr., Bethesda, MD Info: 240-777-6870 www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec

Auld Shebeen, Fairfax, VA Saturdays, 12-2:00, kids once a month 11:00 Info: 703-293-9600 Kids’ info: http://www.novasession.org/kids

Thursdays Set dancing 7:00 beginners, 8:00 advanced GWCC Instructor: Paul O’Donnell Frost Center, 4915 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville,MD Info: [email protected] Mini-ceili on the third Thursday of the month

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J Patrick’s Pub, Locust Point, MD Monday – Beginners Seisiun 8-10 pm Tuesday w/Laura Byrne & Jim Eagan, 9-Midnight Thursday w/Peter Fitzgerald 8-Midnight Kids Sesiun w/Donna Long Info: 410-244-8613

O’Faolain’s Irish Pub, Sterling, VA Sundays, 6-9:30 Info: 703-444-9796 Ri-Ra, on Wilson Boulevard, Arlington Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Info: 703-248-9888 Ryan’s Daughter Irish Pub, Baltimore Sundays, 5-8 pm Info: 410-464-1000

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UPCOMING EVENTS Note: events in bold are GWCC

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Feb 14, Thursday, 7:00 pm Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton (lute and Celtic harp duo). Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC Info: (202) 364-1919

Feb 24, Sunday, 5:00 pm GWCC Ceili at Cherry Hill Park Set workshop starts at 4:00 pm – Live Music Pot luck supper. Some dances called. Cherry Hill Park Convention Center 9800 Cherry Hill Road, College Park, MD Info: 301-924-3568 or [email protected]

Feb 16, Saturday, 7:00 pm Brendan Mulvihill Induction to Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s Mid-Atlantic Hall of Fame The Irish American Society 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501 Info: Terry Rafferty at 201 288 4267 or [email protected]

Feb 20 – 24 The Gathering Kilarney, County Kerry, Ireland Traditional music, set-dancing and sean-nos workshops Info: http://www.thegathering.ie/

Feb 17, Sunday 4:00, 6:00 and 8:00 pm Maggie Sanson Celtic Trio (Andrea Hoag, Rob Greenway, and Matt Bell) Old Brogue, 706c Walker Rd, Great Falls, VA Info: 703.759.3309, www.oldbrogue.com Feb 19, Tuesday, 7:30 pm Altan in concert The Birchmere, Arlandria, VA Info: www.birchmere.com Feb 21 – Mar 29 (Thurs – Sat, 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm) “The Hostage” by Brendan Behan Keegan Theatre at Church Street Theatre 1742 Church Street, Washington, DC Info: 703.892.0202, www.keegantheatre.com Feb 22 – 14 Doolin Festival (Irish capitol of traditional music) Doolin, County Clare, Ireland www.michorussellweekend.ie. Feb 23, Saturday, 3:00 pm Portraits of Ireland – The Teelin Irish Dance Co. Stephens Hall Theater, Towson University 8000 York Road, Towson MD 21252 Info: [email protected]

Feb 24 – Mar 2 Corofin Traditional Festival Ennis, County Clare, Ireland Info: www.corofintradfest.com Feb 29, Tuesday, 8:00 pm Athena Tergis, Mick Moloney and John Doyle The Lyceum, Old Town Alexandria, VA Info: www.sunspotpro.com Mar 3, Monday, 7:30 pm Dervish in concert The IMT Monday Night Concert Series Info: http://www.imtfolk.org/ March 4, Tuesday, 7:30 pm Lunasa in concert The Birchmere Info: www.birchmere.com Mar 4 & 5, Tuesday & Wednesday, 8 pm Cherish the Ladies The Barns of Wolf Trap, Virginia http://www.wolf-trap.org/performances/ barns.html

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MORE UPCOMING EVENTS Note: events in bold are GWCC

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS Note: events in bold are GWCC Mar 5, Wednesday, 7 – 8:30 pm Exploring Ireland and Irish Heritage Slide illustrated lecture with Denny Lynch Roland Park Country School 5204 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD Info: 410-323-5500 ext. 3045 Mar 6, Thursday, 8 pm Cherish the Ladies Amoss Center, Harford Community College Bel Air, MD Benefit for Historical Society of Harford County Info: 420-836-4211 or 410-838-7691 Mar 9, Sunday, 8:00 pm The Cathie Ryan Band The Lyceum, Old Town Alexandria, VA Info: www.sunspotpro.com Mar 12, Wednesday Lunasa in concert The Reston Community Center Info: www.restoncommunitycentercom/arts_center.shtml

Jul 28-Aug 1, 9:30 - 4, Sligo Creek Hedge School Teen Celtic Band Week – Ages 13 - 18 Ensemble skills, presenting traditional and contemporary Celtic music. Layering, dynamics, intros, bridges, endings, crafting performance arrangements, music theory, & CD recording of created ensemble arrangements Registration required. (Apr 15th) Audition required. Info: 301.592.0101, [email protected] Aug 4 - 8, 9:30 – 3:30 Sligo Creek Hedge School Intro to Irish Music & Arts – Ages 9 - 14 Intro to bodhran, accordion pennywhistle, Irish songs, games, language & Celtic crafts Registration required. (Apr 15th) No music experience needed Info: 301.592.0101, [email protected] Aug 11 - 15, 9:30 -4, Sligo Creek Hedge School Musician’s Week – Ages 9 - 14 Bodhran and pennywhistle in addition to student’s instrument. Must play some Irish music with several tunes memorized at tempo. Registration required. Audition required. (Apr 15th) Info: 301.592.0101, [email protected]

Mar 15, Saturday, 8 pm Liz Carroll and John Doyle Creative Alliance at the Patterson 3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD Info: 410-276-1651 Mar 15, Saturday, 9 am – 4 pm (Lunch Included) “The Celts Are Coming!” with Fentan Mullen and Brian Trainor of the Ulster Historical Society, Belfast, Northern Ireland Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Station Registration Required by 1 March Info: Fairfax Co. Genealogical Society www.fxgs.org Jul 21-25, 9-11:30 am Sligo Creek Hedge School Sprouting Celts – Ages 6-7 Irish songs, games, language, Celtic crafts Registration required. (Apr 15th) Info: 301.592.0101, [email protected]

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