Whistle - Graham Lindsey Using the D whistle, the workshop will cover basic fingering, breathing and blowing technique, scales and scale exercises, and work on a couple of simple tunes to get you started. Participants will also get a demonstration on playing the Irish flute (bring one if you have...

Fiddle (intermediate and advanced) – Anna Ludlow Anna Ludlow has been playing and teaching the fiddle for over 20 years. She has taught all ages and levels at many workshops, schools and universities. Her Celtfest workshop will be focusing on bowing techniques, ornamentation, ear-training and set-building. The goal is to...

Swedish Tunes 101! What's the difference between a polska, slängpolska and a hambo? Sten and Andreas will briefly demonstrate those music styles and more from numerous musically exotic parts of Sweden, showing there are many more styles than jigs and reels at Almonte Celtfest this year! Participants will also learn...

We'll be starting from the ground up (literally) learning the fundamentals of keeping time with the foot, tipper (stick) hand technique and incorporating the left (tone) hand. We'll explore modern bodhráns and playing styles and how they got this way. As well, we'll cover the basics of "pedaling" with the...

Workshop will/can include; DADGAD - chord shapes; Chord progressions in Standard or DADGAD; Basic strumming patterns for accompaniment; Hornpipes/Marches, Jigs, Reels, Slip Jigs; Flatpicking melody - jigs to begin; Music theory i.e. keys/chord progressions. Joe Campbell-McArdle is a guitarist, banjo player, mandolin player & singer and has been an active...