Ceol Aneas 2007: NZ ITM School
May 2nd, 2007 by Shardul
New Zealand’s Irish Traditional Irish Music Workshops
Ceol Aneas (music of the south) invite you to a weekend of Irish Traditional Music Workshops being held in Nelson, New Zealand, from June 1 to 4, 2007. We are delighted to offer a spectacular line up of special guests for this years event, which will be the eighth annual weekend of music organised by the Celtic Flute School of New Zealand. The intention with these workshops is to provide tuition in Irish traditional music in an informal environment and to give participants an experience similar to that found at the summer music schools in Ireland such as Miltown Malbay, Tubbercurry and Drumshambo.
This year Ceol Aneas have the legendary Kevin Burke of ‘Bothy band’, ‘Patrick Street’ and ‘Nightnoise’ fame, Jon Sanders also from Ireland and Fred and Claire from the Australian group ‘Tulca Mor’, plus a host of well known New Zealand tutors. Here’s the lineup:
Kevin Burke — Fiddle
Fred Graham — Fiddle
Jon Sanders — Guitar
Claire Fitzpatrick — Free Reed
Brendyn Montgomery — Flute
Alex Davidson — Flute
Pat Higgins — Whistle
Kath McDonald — Set Dancing
For more details regarding registration and classes, please visit the Ceol Aneas website or contact: Brendyn Montgomery.
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