The Arran Concertina event is a relaxed and informal gathering of concertina players of all abilities, and anyone else who is concertina-tolerant. Other instrumentalists and non-players are welcome. It takes place on the picturesque Isle of Arran, off the southwest coast of Scotland.
The main feature of the programme is that there is no programme! Themes and groups will depend entirely on the wishes and abilities of those taking part. This may or may not include “workshops” on Arran-related tunes, song accompaniment, playing for dance, choice of material, particular styles of music or basic harmony/theory/instrument maintenance. A popular feature in previous years has been the concertina band, for all systems and all abilities.For those interested in this I will send out music files (dots and soundfiles) in advance.
Participants arrive on the Friday afternoon to check into the lodge at 5pm. In the evening there will be a relaxed jam session/singaround at our bunkhouse base, and the programme for the weekend will be finalised. Saturday and Sunday are devoted to informal workshops on themes and subjects suggested and led by the participants. The weekend is rounded off with a trip to a local open folk session on Sunday evening. Check-out time is 10am on the Monday morning.
Due to constraints of space in the dining room the maximum number of participants is 20, so please book early to avoid disappointment
PM me for full details if you're interested.
 

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Noel Hill's Irish Concertina School held in Ballyvaughan, Co Clare

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