Bill Whelan to teach at Sore Fingers Weekend

John and Moira Wirtz of the UK's Sore Fingers bluegrass/old-time instructional workshops report that old-time music will be represented at this autumn's Sore Fingers Weekend, 27 and 28 October, by Kate Lissauer (fiddle) and our own Bill Whelan of the Rough Deal String Band (banjo) respectively. They add:

Both Bill and Kate have taught at Sore Fingers Week in the past and have proved very popular as they are both excellent teachers.

Kate Lissauer has played in Ireland at several festivals: at Omagh as a solo act, and at Omagh, Dunmore East, and Wexford Hooves & Grooves with the Buffalo Gals. Other courses are given by Mike Pryor and Rex Preston (mandolin), Stuart Williams (guitar), Greg Smith (bluegrass fiddle), Richard Collins (bluegrass banjo), and Gary & Sherryl Payne (singing). An autoharp course, taught by Will Smith, will be run in collaboration with UK Autoharps.

The venue is Kingham Hill School in the Cotswolds. For more info and a booking form, see the Sore Fingers website. Early bookings are appreciated.