Fiddle Retreat Weekend Schedule 2023
Friday, January 20, 2023
3:30- 4:45pm Arrival and Check in at Shepherd's Spring
Meet and Greet in the Cafe Mundo Area
5:00pm: Dinner
6:00-7:30 Registration
Also: Impromptu jamming in various locations (see evening sessions)
8:00 pm: Showcase concert in the Gathering Room
9:30pm: Jam sessions
9:30-10:30 Slow Session LL Old-time and Contra Flavor
9:30- Bedtime… Irish L, Scottish GR,
Contra/English can move to CRB after slow session, Old-Time LL
Saturday, January 21, 2023
8:00am Breakfast
8:45-9:15 Registration
9:30-11:30 am: Class 1
Adv. Beg - Int.: Elements of the Sligo style. (Brian Conway) L
Int: Contra Dance Fiddle (Audrey Knuth) CRB
Int. Adv. Donegal Tune Workshop (Seán Heely) LL
Int. Adv. Old Time Band Intensive (Rachel Eddy)
Unscheduled break of 10-15 minutes in middle. Coffee available in Café del Mundo
12:00-1:15 pm: Lunch Break
1:30-3:30 pm: Class 2
Adv Beg.- Int. Old Time Bowing Intensive (Rachel Eddy) GR
Int.- Adv. The Joy of English Dance Fiddle (Audrey Knuth) CRB
Int.-Adv. Strathspeys from Scotland and Cape Breton (Seán Heely) LL
Int - Adv: Core Irish Session Tunes (Brian Conway) L
Unscheduled break of 10-15 minutes in middle. Coffee available in Café del Mundo
3:45-4:45 pm: Mini Classes and Extras!
Dance Band warm ups: Contra GR Old Time: LL
Come up with a set list and practice medleys. Meet with caller Ron Buchanan.
Strategies on Crafting Sets of Tunes (Seán Heely) L
Brian’s class Subject TBA CRB
5:00-6:00 pm: Dinner Break
Saturday night Continued:
6:30-7:15 Open Mike in GR
7:15-7:45 Doozer’s Waltz Project LL
8-11:00PM Jams, Tune Sharing and Dancing
Dance: 8-10:45PM DH
8-9:15 Mixed Squares and Contras with the Old Time Band led by Rachel
9:30-10:45 Mostly Contras with the New England Band led by Audrey
8:30-Bedtime Old Time and NE Jam in GR
8-9 Slow Celtic Session splitting to Irish and Scottish LL
9-Bedtime Irish (L) and Scottish Sessions LL
Sunday, January 22, 2023
8am Breakfast
9:30-11:30 am: Class 3
Adv. Beg.- Int. Intro to the New England Fiddle Style (Audrey Knuth) CB
Int. -Adv: Jiggery Pokery: Exploring jigs, and other bouncy tunes (Brian Conway) L
Int.-Adv. Challenging Tunes from the Old Time Repertoire (Rachel Eddy) LL
Int. - Adv. Bowing Theory in Tunes "Bowing Bootcamp (Seán Heely) GRwing T Unscheduled break of 10-15 minutes in middle. Coffee available in Café del Mundo heory in Tunes "Bowing Bootcamp (Seán Heely)
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:15-3:15 pm: Class 4
Adv. Beg.-Int. Gorgeous Scottish Gaelic Airs and Waltzes (Seán Heely) GR
Int.-Adv. Finding the Groove in Old Time Music (Rachel Eddy) LL
Int. - Adv. Reel Trickery (Brian Conway) L
Int. -Adv.: English Dance Band (Audrey Knuth) CB
Unscheduled break of 10-15 minutes in middle. Coffee available in Café del Mundo
4:00pm Move out time...
Location Key: GR Gathering Room, LL Lower Level, L Loft, O Oasis Room, CB Conference Room B, DH Dining Hall