Irish/Celtic Week Irish/Celtic Week
Week 3: July 22-27, 2012
Spring, Summer and Fall Augusta classes, as well as our Appalachian Studies program for college students, keep roots traditions alive in music, dance, craft, and folklore.
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Tuition: $450
plus Housing & Meals
Founded in 1982 by Dr. Mick Moloney, Augusta Heritage Center’s Irish/Celtic Week is the oldest week of its kind in the United States. For thirty years, Augusta has consistently attracted the world’s finest instructors to immerse students in the very best of Irish craft, folklore, music and dance.
Irish/Celtic Week Coordinator Daniel Neely continues our tradition of bringing the world’s finest instructors to immerse students in the very best of Irish craft, folklore, music and dance.
Students choose one subject and instructor for an intensive class that meets each morning and afternoon for five days except Friday afternoon. Evening activities include sessions, Ceili & set dances in our beautiful open-air dance pavilion, and world-class concerts on Tuesday & Thursday nights. Students are invited to sign up for an optional evening mini-course. Anyone with a passion for traditional Irish culture will find this year’s week a delightful and engrossing experience!
All classes (except dance and vocals) are intended for those who can already play their instrument to some extent and are ready to start learning Celtic style, technique and repertoire.
Niall’s dance workshop has open-status from An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha, the world governing body of competitive Irish Dance. Students, teachers and adjudicators registered with C.L.R.G. are exempt from any affiliation/association ruling.To register, specify “Irish/Celtic Week,” class name, and instructor.
Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) students may go to www.roadscholar.org to read about program #5218RJ, “Irish Traditions: From Ireland to Appalachia.” Road Scholar students MUST register through the Road Scholar website.
Visit the Irish/Celtic facebook page for an instructor photo album.
Irish/Celtic Week Coordinator: Daniel Neely
Bio & Ceili Band Mini-Course Description
Classes & Instructors
Dance
Mick Mulkerrin - Set Dance
Niall O’Leary* – Step Dance
* Niall’s dance workshop at Augusta Heritage Center’s Irish/Celtic Week has been granted open-status by An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha, the world governing body of competitive Irish Dance. Students from all teachers and adjudicators registered with C.L.R.G. are welcome to attend and are exempt from any affiliation/association/relationship ruling.Fiddle
Dylan Foley - Basic
Patrick Ourceau - Intermediate
Mick Conneely - Advanced
Troy MacGillivray - Cape Breton Fiddle
Flute
Ivan Goff - Approaches to Irish Flute Technique (intermediate/advanced)
Brian Holleran - Basic/Intermediate
Whistle
Joey Abarta - All Levels
Uilleann Pipes
Cillian Vallely - All Levels
Guitar
Dennis Cahill - All Levels
Bio and Class Description
Irish Mandolin
Marla Fibish - All Levels
Tenor Banjo
Pauline Conneely - All Levels
Bodhran
Mairtin de Cogain - All Levels
Bio, Class Description, & Mini-Course Description
Irish Piano
Donna Long - All Levels
Vocals
Brian O’hAirt - Traditional Irish Song & Performance
Jimmy Crowley - Songs from the Irish Ballad Tradition
Staff Musician
Dan Gurney - Bio
Other Classes Available This Week
Calligraphy & Celtic Design - R. P. Hale
Celtic Stonecarving - Eadhmonn Ua Cuinn
Fiddle & Bow Repair - Peter Horn assisted by Bob Allbery
Knifemaking - Herbert Derr
Majolica Pottery I - Brett Kern
(students may take either or both classes)
Rustic Chairmaking - Tom Lynch
Stained Glass II - David Houser assisted by Mary Stewart
(students may take either or both classes)
Optional Evening Mini-Courses ($55)
Ceili Band - Daniel Neely & Brian Holleran
Bios & Mini-Course Description
Ceili Dance - Niall O’Leary
Bio
Irish-Appalachian Fiddle Tunes - Doug Van Gundy
Storytelling - Mairtin de Cogain
Bio & Mini-Course Description
Waltz Clog - Matthew Kupstas assisted by Becky Hill
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