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Now held at Shepherd Springs Retreat Center!

 

About The Upper Potomac Music Weekends

Located at the Shepherd Springs Retreat Center , this site offers us a great place to be together for the entire weekend, with a variety of comfortable lodging, healthy meals and several large classrooms for our workshops and jams.

Each program offers a slightly different flavor or theme to appeal to a wide range of students.

Fiddle Retreat -  November  15-17, 2024

Workshops, Concert, Jam Sessions and a Contra Dance for fiddlers and those who play with them. A variety of styles are presented by some of the region's finest fiddle teachers with an emphasis on dance fiddle styles including Cape  Breton, Scottish, Irish, Appalachian, and Quebecois. 2024 teachers are   Pascal Gemme (French Canadian),  Armand Arromin (Irish), Paul Oorts (Contra, English Bands, and more), Chance and Tessa Dillon McCoy (Old Time ),  and more.

Pipers Weekend  January 17 -19, 2025

Weekend retreat featuring classes, concerts, sessions and private tutorials for a variety of bellows-blown bagpipes, flute, fiddle, and mixed instruments. Staff include: Sean Gavin (uilleann pipes), Dick Hensold (Northumbrian smallpipes),  Rosalind Buda, and Iain MacHarg on Scottish smallpipes and borderpipes, and special guests  TBA. Classes for a range of levels of ability.

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To add your name to our Mailing List:

  • Please fill out this form.

  • You will receive an email from Upper Potomac Music Weekends to confirm your subscription.

  • To complete your registration, click the button that says "Yes, subscribe me to this list".

  • You will have the opportunity to change your preferences at that time.

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Shepherdstown Music and Dance is a partner for our evening concerts and dances.  Find out more about their events on their webpage!

CONTACT UPPER POTOMAC MUSIC WEEKENDS

PO Box 1474, Shepherdstown, WV,   25443      USA

(304) 263-2531

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