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The temperatures are low and falling here on the Texas Gulf Coast, with snow arriving this morning. So, it is time to start thinking about spring wildflowers, dogwoods, and the concertina workshops at the Palestine Old Time Music and Dulcimer Festival! It takes place on March 27-29; here is the main festival site: https://oldpalmusic.com/. There is activity aplenty this year: Gary Coover, Honolulu's finest (and probably only!) concertina player, will be back. He has published a new book of English session tunes recently, and will hold a tune-playing slow session for these great tunes, for both English and Anglo concertinas. He will also teach a workshop on beginning to play in a harmonic style for Anglo. Steve Schulteis, from Iowa, published a new book this year of sacred music for concertina, and will hold two workshops on how to play these tunes in a harmonic style. Jarrett Branch and Dan Worrall just published a new book on the concertina music of William Kimber, one of the leaders of the English Morris dance revival from 125 years ago. They will hold a workshop on his particular way of approaching the Anglo concertina. Jarrett and Dan will also lead an Irish tunes slow session, like last year, for all instruments. We will be joined there by Maria Terres (fiddle) and Amy McFarland (piano). Many of you were there last year and saw their dazzling playing; the festival folks have asked them back this year as headliners. Luck for us, they are both budding concertina players in addition to being wizards on their main instruments, and will be hanging out with us off and on. On Thursday, we concertinas usually get together for initial socializing and an early dinner at the Pint and Barrel pub at 5pm, well before the evening concert at 7. After that evening concert, we may get together for a few tunes, or just blend into the numerous old time sessions. Ditto Friday and Saturday. Lots of fun to be had playing with folks! As always, there are festival concerts each lunchtime and evening, workshops galore on other old time instruments, shape note singing, old time sessions at all hours, and of course, Shep's BBQ. For the workshops, if you confirm your attendance via a PM on this forum site, we will send you pdfs in advance of the workshop music, along with a list of workshop times. Gary will of course also have copies of the above-mentioned new books plus others from the vault of Rollston Press for sale at a festival reduced price. Festival fees are listed on the main festival site (link above). There is no extra fee for the concertina workshops. We look forward to seeing you! Dan Worrall and Gary Coover
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Sydney, Australia, is set to host its first folk festival in over 40 years. It will be a festival like no other and staged across an entire block of the city's CBD - and using various venues from an 1841 church to two pubs. I have been appointed Artistic Director and as a concertina player I'd like to see a few players, especially English Concertina (I'm biased) at the sessions (I'll give special dispensation to the other systems!). The festival will be staged over the weekend 16/17/18 August and, hopefully, it will become an annual event. Don't say you haven't been warned.
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If your New Year's resolution is to play more concertina... ...then join us for the concertina workshops at the Old Pal music festival in Palestine, TX! What: A music festival full of workshops, concerts, jamming, friendship and above all FUN! Who: We are excited to welcome Jody Kruskal back as our instructor this year! Jody specializes in old-time music and will be offering classes both at beginner and advanced levels, making this a great experience for concertinists of all levels. When: The festival will open with a concert on the evening of Thursday, March 22 and run all day Friday-Saturday on the 23rd and 24th. Where: The Museum for East Texas Culture located at 400 Micheaux Street, Palestine TX Workshops, sessions, concerts: Workshops are offered for many old time instruments as well as singing (including Sacred Harp). The concertina workshops will be on Friday and Saturday, and will include: · Beginning the concertina, with Jody Kruskal: two sessions · Intermediate/advanced concertina, with Jody Kruskal: focus on chorded style, two sessions · Master Class, with Jody; one session. · Irish tunes, with Dan Worrall and Erica Braverman. Revisit tunes from Ann Kirrane’s workshop last year, and learn some new tunes from the north Clare repertoire. One session. Sessions, mostly featuring old-time and old-timey music, occur at all hours of day and evening. Musicians with various instruments (including Appalachian and hammered dulcimers, fiddles, banjos, etc.) are very welcoming and the sessions are accessible to all. This has always been the main strength of Old Pal. Concerts occur every day at lunchtime and in the evening. Jody will be one of a myriad performers, in a homey turn of the (last) century former auditorium. Important info: Learn more about Jody and his music at https://www.jodykruskal.com/. Please visit the Old Pal website at http://www.oldpalmusic.com/Home.html to learn more about the festival and this year's performers. Find more information on lodging and activities in Palestine here http://www.visitpalestine.com/. You can also search the concertina.net forums for the word “Palestine” for reports of workshops in previous years. This is our fourteenth year of concertina workshops at this great festival! PLEASE NOTE that there is a charge of $35.00 in addition to the festival admission price for all participants in the concertina workshops. This fee helps our instructors to cover their travel costs. We want to hear from you! To help make this a great festival for everyone, we want your input! Please reply to this post or email danworrall@msn.com or eabraverman@gmail.com with the following information to assist us in meeting your needs or to ask us any questions you may have. 1) Are you planning to attend this year's festival (either definitely or tentatively)? 2) Are you more interested in attending beginner or intermediate/advanced level workshops? If you have questions about which level you should register for, please let us know and we can assist you! 3) Would you be interested in participating in a group masterclass with Jody? Thank you and we hope to see you at Old Pal!
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This festival is held every year in Port Townsend, WA, and brings tradition-bearers from all over the US, and beyond, for a week of workshops, band labs, tutorials, jamming, etc. It's a great festival, including for non-fiddlers. This year, the band RéVeillons from Quebec will be on staff, including David Berthiaume on English concertina. There will also be a concertina tutorial, tutor is Janet Dows on anglo. (Tutorials can emphasize repertoire or technique, depending on who attends.) http://centrum.org/festival-of-american-fiddle-tunes-the-workshop/
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