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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

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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 

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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... 

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Location Key: GR Gathering Room, LL Lower Level, L Loft, O Oasis Room, CB Conference Room B, DH Dining Hall

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