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Queen Maeve International Summer School Festival

Institute of Technology
Ballinode
Sligo Town
Sligo
Phone: 087 6250454
Fax: 071 9162008

Queen Maeve International Summer School Festival of Irish Music and Song takes place in I.T. Ballinode, Sligo Town. This summer school is a week long series of master, advanced, intermediate and beginners classes in sean nos singing, tinwhistle, fiddle, flute, mixed instruments, bodhran and other instruments. Also during the night time recitals music sessions singing sessions and a grand finale concert are held in the town. The school is open to the public locally, nationally, and from abroad.
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DAILY  music, singing and sean nos dancing classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced,  will be held from 10am to 5pm  in Sligo I.T. from the 4th to the 9th August which will include classes in Sean Nos dancing,  traditonal singing english and irish, tin whistle, flute, fiddle, bodhran, mixed instruments( accordion, banjo and concertina).
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4th August  - 9th August 2008

PROGRAMME OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL

Classes in Irish Traditional music, Sean Nos Singing, Sean Nos Dance = Institute of Technology - Ballinode - Enniskillen Road (N16 Route)

TO ENROLL: Apply for enrolment from to carmelgunning@hotmail.com and ph 00353 71 91 62008

TIMES OF DAILY CLASSES:
10am - 12md - Tin Whistle (Beginners/intermediate and mixed instruments (piano accordion, button accordion, banjo, mandolin or any other instruments)
12.30 - 2.30pm = Tin Whistle (advanced) and fiddle
3.00 - 5.00pm = Flute and Traditional singing
3.00 - 5.00pm = (Workshop in Sean Nos dance - Thursday 7th Aug.)
10.00am - 5pm = (All day set dancing class - Saturday 9th Aug in Sligo City Hotel, Quay Street (beside the City Hall)

SUMMER SCHOOL TUTORS

Tin Whistle (all levels): - Carmel Gunning
Flute-----------------------------------------Skip Healy
Fiddle----------------------------------------Ronan Regan
Mixed Instruments-----------------------P J Hernon
Traditional Singing----------------------Seamus O Dubhthaigh
(English and Irish)-----------------------Carmel Gunning
Sean Nos Dance (Workshop)--------Ronan Regan
Set Dancing--------------------------------MIldred Beirne
Bodhran-------------------------------------Seamus O Kane

EVENING ENTERTAINMENT = CLARION HOTEL, CLARION ROAD, SLIGO TOWN (ENNISKILLEN ROAD - (N16 ROUTE)

Includes music recitals in all instruments, Irish music sessions, traditional singers night, tutors concert and farewell Ceili Mor will take place in the Clarion Hotel, Clarion Road, Sligo Town (Enniskillen Road - (N16 Route)

Monday NIght - 8.30 pm - flute and fiddle recital (mini concert)
Tuesday Night - 8.30pm - Tin whistle and mixed instruments recital + Irish music session
Wed Night - 8.30pm - Traditional singing session (all singers welcome to join in)
Thursday Night - 8.30pm - Tutors Concert + Students and guests
Saturday Night - 10pm - Ceili Mor with the very popular swallows Tail Ceili Band. (Everyone Welcome)

Queen Maeve Summer School Committe would like to give a warm welcome to the legendary flute maker and educator - Skip Healy - who will be guest tutor at the Summer School.



 

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