09Aug

13Aug

The first Bath Folk festival Irish summer school will be held this summer in Bath.

This will be an opportunity for those that haven’t played Irish music before to get started and those that already play to further their understanding and Skill.

The following intstruments will be taught across the week long course: Fiddle, Wooden Flute, DADGAD Guitar, Celtic Harp, Traditonal Irish singing

As the classes are centred on learning tunes by ear, they are aimed at musicians who have at least a little musical experience. Musicians will be expected to be able to at least be able to have a basic grasp of their instruments. They should be able to make a sound on their instruments and know their basic scales (and chords in DADGAD for guitar) so that the tutors won’t be using up all their time on this. Other than this no other requirements are necessary.

The classes will be divided into different difficulty levels so there will be a provision for musicians that aren’t too confident and musicians with little or no experience of traditional Irish music will be welcome.

Musicians do not need to be able to read music to participate in the classes but will need their own instruments and it’s advised that they also bring a recording device, a pen and paper to get the most out of the classes.

All ages are welcome and the classes will be mixed ages (Adults and Children). Generally this seems to work better at summer schools in Ireland as the different age groups also learn a lot from each other. It is considered a very important part of the tradition in Ireland that all the Generations play together. Older musicians and Younger musicians are generally treated with an equal level of respect.

All of our tutors have been selected, not only for their skill on each instrument but also for their communication and teaching skills.

To Book a place send a cheque (£130 for Adults and £90 for under 18s) made payable to Dragonfly Music to the following address:

67 Kelston view, Bath BA2 1NP

Please incude the following details (this information is confidential and will never be shared with third parties under any circumstances):

name
contact address
email address
contact phone number

The exact venue for each class will be decided as we get closer to the event.

Anyone interested in learning any instruments not listed here then please email info@inu-music.com If there is enough interest then we will set up other classes in other instruments!

Any absolute beginners that may wish to learn an instrument should contact the festival by emailing info@inu-music.com If there is enough interest then we may be able organise some beginner’s classes on selected instruments.

For all further information go to the official webite or myspace

09 Aug - 13 Aug | £90.00