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Fiddle Retreat Weekend Schedule 2024

Friday, November 15 , 2024

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, November 16, 2024

8:00am Breakfast

8:45-9:15 Registration

9:30-11:30 am: Class 1

       Adv. Beg. - Int. Double Stops and Theory From an Old-Time Fiddlers Perspective  (Tessa McCoy)

       Int. Great Tunes from the Quebecqis Dance Repertoire (Pascal Gemme)  

       Int.-Adv.. Guitar and Mandolin in Contra Land  (Paul Oorts)

       Int.-Adv.. Microtones in Irish Music  (Armand Aromin)

       Int. -Adv. TBA Advanced topic in Old Time Fiddle with Chance McCoy

​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.  Intro to  Québécois Fiddling (Pascal Gemme) 

      Int.  Intermediate Old-Time Repertoire and Technique Builder  (Tessa McCoy) 

      Int.- Adv. Trip around Europe (Paul Oorts)

      Int.-Adv. Triple Meter Bowing in Irish Music   (Armand Aromin) 

     Int.-Adv.  TBA Class for Mandolin and/or Guitar in Old Time Tradition with Chance McCoy

​ Unscheduled break of 10-15 minutes in middle. Coffee available in Café del Mundo

3:45-4:45 pm: Mini Classes and Extras!

​    Lilting Jam  (Armand Aromin) 

    A Bouquet of Simple Tunes that have Awesome Groove! (Pascal Gemme)

    Musescore (Paul Oorts) 

    Old Time Dance Band Warm-up  (Chance and Tessa) 

5:00-6:00 pm: Dinner Break

6:30-7:15 Open Mike in GR

7:15-7:45 Tune of the Weekend 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 Chance

   9:30-10:45 Mostly Contras with the New England Band led by Paul

8:30-Bedtime Old Time and NE Jam in GR

8-9 Slow Celtic Session  Loft

9:30-Old Time Sessions LL 

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

8am Breakfast

9:30-11:30 am: Class 3

    All Levels. Polka Pulse Bowing (Armand Aromin)

    All Levels  Old Time Tunes for Mixed Instruments (Chance McCoy) 

    All Levels Learn an Easy French Song and How to Accompany it with your Fiddle (Pascal Gemme) 

    Int.-Adv. New Tunes in the English Dance Repertoire (Paul Oorts) 

    Adv. Old-Time Tunes From Monroe County, WV  (Tessa McCoy) 

Break for 15 minutes in middle. Coffee available in Café del Mundo  

12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch Break

1:15-3:15 pm: Class 4

    All Levels. Tiny Tunes (Armand Aromin)  

    All Levels Old-Time Songs From West Virginia Women  (Tessa McCoy)

    Int.  The Quintessential Sound of Old-time Quebec: La Galope  (Pascal Gemme) 

    Int. -Adv.  Class in Old Time fiddle By Chance McCoy 

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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