Traditional Music, Song & Dance Week
July 12th - 19th, 2009
The Summer Schools programme for 2008 is now complete and we are currently planning for 2009. Dates for 2009 are confirmed and we are working with our tutors to confirm programme details for 2009. The format of each week is likely to be similar in 2009 to the weeks just completed. Although the information below relates mainly to 2008, please treat it as an indicative programme for next year.
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Trad Music week photos
2008 Our principal tutors for this week include Neil Paterson, Pete Coe, Sue Coe, and Phil Brown. We also have a number of visiting musicians for workshops masterclasses including Gillian Frame (fiddle)and Steve Turner (concertina & song).
Neil Paterson will be teaching smallpipes and whistle. Phil Brown, the man behind Big Whistle Music, will be concentrating on whistle. Both Neil and Phil play in Ceilidh Bands and have a great knowledge of the whistle as a group instrument.
Pete & Sue Coe between them offer an unrivalled variety of expertise in traditional music song and dance. During the week you may choose to take Pete or Sue ’s individual classes as your first choice or choose to join in with their group music making and dance activities to complete your own mix of activity. Pete & Sue’s dance sessions are all suitable for all age ranges - with Pete quoting 5 to 85 as his usual range!
Pete Coe will lead workshops for those interested in playing for dancing with a focus mainly on melody instruments. Expect to attend at least two sessions daily to build a ceilidh band repertoire – which will also include some tunes which can also be used for Appalachian and longsword dancing. At other times Pete will be the instrumentalist for Sue Coe's dance classes.
Sue Coe - Appalachian step, Longsword and Ceilidh dance
Session 1 - Longsword
Session 2 - Appalachian step (Dancers will need flat shoes, preferably leather soled, no taps.
Session 3 - Ceilidh dances
Notes on the dances and footwear. Please note that Sue's dance sessions were incorrectly described in the leaflet as ‘clog’. This is not the case – Sue’s percussive step is Appalachian Flatfooting. For this, dancers will need flat shoes, preferably leather soled, no taps.
Longsword may benefit from some further description. It has nothing to do with Scottish sword dancing over crossed swords rather it is a team dance for 5/6/7 or 8 dancers linked by wooden or metal swords approx 1 metre in length. You will love it!
Late afternoon Session
Later in the afternoons there will be a choice of activities including e.g. playing dance tunes etc. or individual tuition.
Registration is on Sunday afternoon. In the evening there will be a 'Welcome Concert' and a chance to get to know your tutors and familiarise yourself with the venue and facilities.
Classes start at 9.15 on Monday morning and finish on Friday just before lunch. There will be a busy programme of evening activities and various social activities throughout the week
Some pictures from the Summer Schools taken by Pete Heywood are available on flickr.com Flickr is a website for photographers. The link will take you to a 'Set' taken by Pete Heywood. You will also find 'sets' of other weeks and other folk related photos of Pete's flickr site. Link to Trad Music & Dance Week 2008 photos on Flickr
This link will take you to some photos from Piping and Trad Music Week 2007. Click here for Piping Week 2007 pictures
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