The Minnesota Irish Music Weekend offers a selection of workshops, lectures, a demonstration and fascinating interviews with the visiting artists. There is something for everyone, musicians and non-musicians alike. Instrument-specific workshops with the visiting artists are available throughout the weekend.

ADULT WORKSHOP PROGRAMMING NOTES

  • All workshops, lectures and interviews are available IN-PERSON and VIRTUALLY.
  • LEVEL: All workshops are geared towards intermediate/advanced students unless otherwise noted.
  • LECTURES and INTERVIEWS are open to all Irish music and history enthusiasts! You don't need to bring an instrument to these.
  • TUNES workshops are a wonderful way to meet our visiting artists and learn about their music. These workshops are open to all classic Irish melody instruments (accordion, concertina, flute, whistle, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, harp etc). Tunes will be taught by ear.
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Adult Workshops By Date

Saturday, June 11
TimeInstructorWorkshop TitleInstrument & Level

9:00am-10:20am

Kathleen ConneelyTin Whistle Tunes & TechniqueWhistle
Sean ClohessyConcertina Tunes & TechniqueConcertina - advanced beginner/intermediate level
John CoyneGreat Session SongsSong - all levels
Eimear ArkinsFiddle Tunes & TechniqueFiddle
Natasha SheehyAccordion Tunes & TechniqueAccordion
10:20am-10:40amBreak  
10:40am-12:00pmKathleen ConneelyWhistle Tunes & Technique cont'dWhistle
John CoyneSongs of Frank HarteSong - all levels
Eimear ArkinsFiddle Tunes & Technique cont'dFiddle
Sky KelseyTop-Down Contemporary Bodhrán StyleBodhrán
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch Break  
1:00pm-2:20pmSean ClohessyFiddle Slow AirsFiddle
Eimear ArkinsTraditional Irish Songs from ClareSong - all levels
Ivan GoffPlaying Flute with Strong Tone & RhythmFlute
Natasha SheehyBanjo Tunes & TechniqueBanjo
Sky KelseyTunes with Sky Kelsey & Brian MillerAll Instruments Welcome
2:20pm-2:40pmBreak  
2:40pm-4:00pmIvan GoffLecture: Iconography of Uilleann PipersLecture - All Are Welcome! 
Sky KelseyRhythm FundamentalsAll Instruments & Bodhrán
7:30pm-9:30pmConcertMinnesota Irish Music Weekend Master Artists Concert 

 

Sunday, June 12

 

TimeInstructorWorkshop TitleInstrument
10:00-10:30amDanielle EnblomSeán Nós Dance Steps with Danielle Enblom (FREE!)
All Are Welcome!

10:40am-12:00pm

 

Kathleen ConneelyVariations in Irish TunesAll Melody Instruments
Sean ClohessyFiddle Phrasing & MusicalityFiddle
John CoyneBouzouki & Guitar AccompanimentBouzouki & Guitar
Eimear ArkinsTraditional Songs in English & IrishSong - all levels
Ivan GoffFlute Tunes & TechniqueFlute
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch Break  
1:00pm-2:20pmKathleen ConneelyInterview by Dáithí SprouleAll are Welcome!
Sean ClohessyFiddle Phrasing & Musicality cont'dFiddle
John CoyneBouzouki & Guitar Accompaniment cont'dGuitar and Bouzouki
Ivan GoffFlute Tunes & Technique cont'dFlute
Natasha SheehyAccordion: Tunes & Technique cont'dAccordion
2:20pm-2:40pmBreak  
2:40pm-4:00pmEimear ArkinsCompositions of Clare FiddlersFiddle
Ivan Goff

Uilleann Pipes Tunes & Technique

Uilleann Pipes
Natasha Sheehy

Slides & Polkas

All Instruments
Sky KelseyBanjo Tunes & TechniqueBanjo
Dáithí Sproule

Lecture: The Poetry of Irish Song

Song and poetry have long been the same thing in Irish Gaelic culture. In this talk, Dáithí Sproule will outline the very special position of the poet and poetry in Irish culture from the earliest times to the present day and illuminate how in the great Irish songs the interaction of beautiful melody, the rich soundscape of complex meter and the very textured nature of the Irish language itself create a powerful magic that continues to enchant.

All Are Welcome! 

Adult Workshops By Instrument

Song

Saturday
9:00am - Great Session Songs with John Coyne
10:40am - Songs of Frank Harte with John Coyne
1:00pm - Traditional Irish Songs with Eimear Arkins

Sunday
10:40am - Irish Traditional Songs in English and Irish with Eimear Arkins, or Bouzouki and Guitar Accompaniment with John Coyne
1:00pm - Bouzouki and Guitar Accompaniment cont’d (John Coyne)
2:40pm - The Poetry of Irish Song with Dáithí Sproule

Fiddle

Saturday
9:00am Fiddle Tunes & Technique with Eimear Arkins
10:40am - Fiddle Tunes & Technique cont’d with Eimear Arkins
1:00pm - Fiddle Slow Airs with Sean Clohessy, or Tunes with Sky and Brian Miller
2:40pm - LECTURE: Iconography of Uilleann Pipers with Ivan Goff, or Rhythm Fundamentals (all instruments & bodhrán) with Sky Kelsey

Sunday
10:40am - Fiddle Phrasing & Musicality with Sean Clohessy, or Variations in Irish Tunes (all instruments) with Kathleen Conneely
1:00pm - Fiddle Phrasing & Musicality cont’d with Sean Clohessy
2:40pm - Compositions of Clare Fiddlers with Eimear Arkins, or Slides and Polkas with Natasha Sheehy (all instruments)

Flute & Whistle

Saturday
9:00am - Tin Whistle Tunes & Technique with Kathleen Conneely
10:40am - Tin Whistle Tunes & Technique cont’d with Kathleen Conneely
1:00pm - Playing Flute with Strong Tone & Rhythm with Ivan Goff, or Tunes with Sky and Brian Miller
2:40pm - LECTURE: Iconography of Uilleann Pipers with Ivan Goff, or Rhythm Fundamentals (all instruments & bodhrán) with Sky Kelsey

Sunday
10:40am - Flute Tunes & Techniques with Ivan Goff, or Variations in Irish Tunes (all instruments) with Kathleen
1:00pm - Flute Tunes & Technique cont’d (Goff), or Kathleen Conneely Interview with Dáithí Sproule
2:40pm - Slides and Polkas with Natasha Sheehy (all instruments), or Compositions of Clare Fiddlers with Eimear Arkins

Guitar & Bouzouki

Saturday
2:40pm - Rhythm Fundamentals (all instruments & bodhrán)

Sunday
10:40am - Bouzouki and Guitar Accompaniment with John Coyne
12:00pm - Bouzouki and Guitar Accompaniment cont’d (John Coyne)

Concertina

Saturday
9:00am - Concertina Tunes & Technique with Sean Clohessy

Bodhrán

Saturday
10:40am - Top-down Contemporary Bodhrán Style with Sky Kelsey

Banjo

Saturday
1:00pm - Banjo tunes & Technique with Natasha Sheehy
2:40pm - Rhythm Fundamentals (all instruments & bodhrán) with Sky Kelsey

Sunday
2:40pm - Banjo Tunes & Technique with Sky Kelsey

Uilleann Pipes

Sunday
2:40pm - Uilleann Pipes Tunes & Technique with Ivan Goff

*Pipers, check out this additional workshop on Saturday, June 4th at 3:00pm with Colm Broderick

All Instruments

Saturday
Saturday 1:00pm - Tunes with Sky (and Brian Miller)
Saturday 2:40pm: LECTURE: Iconography of Uilleann Pipers with Ivan Goff, or Rhythm Fundamentals (all instruments & bodhrán) with Sky Kelsey

Sunday
Sunday 10:40am - Variations in Irish Tunes (all instruments) with Kathleen
Sunday 1:00pm - Kathleen Conneely Interview with Dáithí Sproule
Sunday 2:40pm - Slides and Polkas with Natasha Sheehy (all instruments)

Lectures & Interviews (Open to Everyone!)

Saturday
2:40pm: LECTURE: Iconography of Uilleann Pipers with Ivan Goff

Sunday
1:00pm - INTERVIEW: Kathleen Conneely, with Dáithí Sproule
2:40pm - LECTURE: The Poetry of Irish Song with Dáithí Sproule