INSTRUMENT CLASSES & WORKSHOPS LOCATIONS:

 

• FIDDLE CLASSES will be held at St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Spanish Point.

Assembly at Monday 9am at St. Joseph's.

 

• WHISTLE AND FLUTE CLASSES will be held in National School, Mullagh Road and private houses, Miltown Malbay. 

Assembly at Monday 9am at the National School.

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• CONCERTINA CLASSES will be held in National School, Mullagh Road and private houses, Miltown Malbay. 

Assembly at Monday 9am at the Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.

 

• BANJO CLASSES will be held in Mullagh Village, in the Sports Centre and various venues.

Assembly at Monday 9am at the Sports Centre, Mullagh.

 

• BUTTON ACCORDION (B/C, C#/D) & MELODEON CLASSES will be held at the Quilty Tavern, Quilty National School and GAA Clubhouse, Quilty.

Assembly at Monday 9am at the Quilty Tavern.

 

• PIPING CLASSES and PIPERS WORKSHOP will be held in The Limerick & Clare Education Centre, Ballard Road, and in private houses. Piping classes will be pre-registered. Students can pre-register online at www.pipers.ie or e-mail: info@pipers.ie. Na Piobairí Uilleann, 15 Henrietta St., Dublin 1. Tel. 01-873 0093.

Assembly at Monday 9am at the West Clare Resource Centre.

 

• HARMONICA CLASSES will be held at Church of Ireland Community Centre, Spanish Point.

Assembly at Monday 9am at the Church of Ireland Community 

Centre.

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• HARP CLASSES will be held at the GAA Clubhouse, Bog Road, and private houses, Flag Road. 

Assembly at Monday 9am at the Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.

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• DANCE CLASSES

 - Armagh Set, Boyne Set, Paris Set, Piper's Set, Televara Set with Brooks Academy, Community Centre, Miltown Malbay.

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- Mazourka Set (Clare),  Caragh Lake Set (Kerry), Rinkinstown Set (Louth)  Caledonian  Set(Clare), Clare Orange and Green Set with Noel Devery, Armada Hotel, Spanish Point.

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- Beginners Steps for Sets and some Clare Sets with Bernie Mhic Gabhann and John Murphy, Golf Club, Spanish Point.

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- Merchant Set, Corsican Set, Shramore Set, Ballyvourney Jig Set, Labasheeda Set with Martin Hughes, St. Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point.

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- Conamara Sean-Nós Dancing with Mairéad Casey and Mick Mulkerrin, Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds, Miltown Malbay.

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- Old-Style Traditional Step Dances. A unique heritage of dances learned from Dan Furey & James Keane (West Clare), Céline Tubridy (Donegal), Margaret Wray (Derry), and Paddy Bán Ó Broin

with Maureen O'Reilly, St. Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point.​

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• TRADITIONAL SINGING WORKSHOPS at St. Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point. These workshops will examine the Irish and English language song traditions and traditional singers will demonstrate aspects of these traditions. Conducted by Brian Mullen and Ciarán Ó Gealbháin. In addition there will afternoon singing workshops on  7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th July, 4.00pm - 6.00pm, at the National School, Mullagh Rd, Miltown Malbay. Conducted by Máire Ni Chéileachair and Jerry O'Reilly. These are confined to students attending the Singing and Dúchas an Cheoil morning courses.

 

• DÚCHAS AN CHEOIL/SCOPE OF IRISH MUSIC at St. Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point. A week long introduction to the Irish traditional music heritage. Conducted by Paddy Glackin and Cathal Goan. This course is accredited by the University of Limerick through the Blas Summer School. See www.blas.ie

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• CONVERSATIONAL IRISH (beginners, intermediate, advanced) Classes: 2pm - 3pm Mon 7th to Fri 11th July, National School, Mullagh Road, Miltown Malbay. Confined to students who are registered for the week's programme.

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• READ MUSIC THE TRAD WAY at St. Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point, from 10:00am-2:30pm, Monday 7th to Friday 11th July.