Brendan Taaffe: shape-note singing workshops in Ireland, 13-22 Nov. 2010
Thanks to William Duddy of the Belfast and District Set Dancing and Traditional Music Society for the news that the Society is bringing multi-instrumentalist, singer, and dancer Brendan Taaffe (USA; left) up to Belfast on Saturday 20 November during his Irish tour.
Brendan will be running a shape-note and Appalachian singing workshop during the day (10.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m.) and performing a concert in the evening (from 7.30 p.m.) - all in the newly refurbished Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast. Tickets can be booked online from the Centre. For further info, contact William Duddy (tel. 028 90701313; mob. 07803799387; e-mail).
Here's the full schedule for the Brendan Taaffe tour as it appears at present on his website. Some of the workshops are specified as being for American harmony singing, and it's likely that all of them will be.
Sat. 13th: Hollywood, Co. Wicklow - singing workshop at Ballymore Hall, 12.30-5.00 p.m.; singing session at Phil Murphy's pub at night. Contact Phil Callery by e-mail for more details.
Sun. 14th: CREATE, 10/11 Earl St. South, Dublin - singing workshop at Create (in the Liberties, off Meath St.), 11.00 a.m.-4.00 p.m.
Wed. 17th: The Pavilion, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare - singing workshop, 7.30-9.30 p.m. €10
Sat. 20th: Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast - singing workshop, 10.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Solo concert, 7.30 p.m.
Mon. 22nd: Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh - singing workshop, 7:30 p.m.
Labels: Harmony, Singing, Visiting players, Workshops
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