July 2-4, 2021

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Almonte Celtfest
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Celtic College 2019 *Stay tuned for 2020 workshops*

Location

The Celtic College takes place at the Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge Street from 10:00am to 11:30am.

Les ateliers celtique se deroule a l’ancienne hotel de ville, 14, rue Bridge de 10 h 00 a 11 h 30.

Instructors

Silverfura

Swedish Tunes 101!

$25

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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...

Joe Campbell-McArdle

Accompaniment on Guitar for Irish Traditional Music

$25

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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...

Graham Lindsey

Whistle

$25

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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...

Alistair Dennett

Bodhrán (Beginner/Intermediate)

$25

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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...

Anna Ludlow

Fiddle (intermediate and advanced)

$25

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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...

Register for the Celtic College

    For descriptions of the individual workshops (to be sure the classess suit your level of skill and instrument), please refer to the Celtic College Classes page.
  • If you have any questions about the classes, please let us know and we will respond at our earliest convenience.
  • Price: $ 25.00 CAD
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  • About
    • Contact the Festival
    • Activities
    • Danny O’Connell Memorial Award
    • Liam the Leprechaun
  • Lineup
  • Donations
  • Celtic College
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Directions
    • Food & Lodging
    • Camping at Celtfest
    • FAQ
  • Get Involved
    • Sponsorship and Support
    • Celtfest Gives Back
    • Vendors
    • Volunteers
    • Buskers
    • Artist Application
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