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Workshops and Groups
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March 14:
Liz Carroll - Irish Fiddle Workshop
March 14:
John Doyle - Guitar Workshop
Contact
Sharon Goldwasser
for more information or to register. Seats
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The Auld Dubliner Session is focused on playing Irish
(and some Scottish) style playing and reserves the first
hour of play for slower playing and easier tunes. (See the
Tunes link for some tunes in
play.) No instruction is offered since some basic
proficiency with your instrument is expected. This
page details some ways you can learn a new instrument or
advance your Irish and Celtic style playing with local
teachers and group instruction.
Teachers in
Southern Arizona:
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There are informal group learning opportunities sponsored by
Tucson Friends of Traditional Music
(aka TFTM)
such as the TFTM Slow Jam hosted by
Mike Elam and the
Rincon
Market Jam hosted by Dave Firestine. Both jams play
a mix of Irish, Scottish, contradance, Quebecois and old-timey
tunes using a variety of styles. See the TFTM Calendar for
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Camps offer intensive 3-6 day instruction in
music and dance.
Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp,
the
Friday Harbor
Irish Music Camp,
Zoukfest,
and others have all been enjoyed and
are highly recommended by folks from the Tucson area |
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Teachers |
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William Don Carlos:
Pipes
William W. Don Carlos
www.wdoncarlos.com
is a singer, fiddler, and piper. He is a member of "Trim the
Velvet" and "Highland Shamrock"
www.highlandshamrock.com
with Chris McGrory. He serves as Pipe Major of the Seven Pipers
Scottish Society
www.sevenpipers.org.
He teaches the
Highland Bagpipes. He can be reached for more information
about public performance or private lessons fiddler @wdoncarlos.com
or 520-907-4460.
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Chris McGrory:
Dance
"Christopher first came to Tucson in 2003 as a musician
playing the accordion for the local Irish dancing competition,
Féile Rince Tucson. He returned the following summer, and at
that time he decided to make Tucson his home. In January 2005 he
opened Tír Conaill Irish
Dance Academy. with the philosophy of promoting Irish
culture through excellence in Irish dance, having great fun all
the while!"
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Sharon Goldwasser:
Fiddle
Sharon Goldwasser has studied and played Irish fiddle since
1994. She currently performs with Round the House. Limited
spaces are available for new students, and students should
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Darren McGuire:
Dance
The
Maguire Academy of Irish Dance
Darren Maguire relocated to Tucson in the summer of 2006 to
open the Maguire Academy of Irish Dance after ‘hanging up’ his
Riverdance shoes.. Having danced with the world-renowned show
for ten years, Maguire performed on many the world’s most
notable stages, including Radio City Music Hall, The Kremlin and
the Great Hall of the People. Darren is an accredited TCRGthe
certification required to teach competitive Irish dance under
the rules of the Dublin, Ireland-based Irish Dancing
Commission. |
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Jennifer Sordyl:
Fiddle
details coming soon |
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