Has anybody got any experience of this festival? Am thinking of going (tenor 4 string) and attending the workshops, however, the website doesn't really explain what kind of workshops, where they are or on what days there on?! Anybody with prior experience care to pitch in?? Looks like a good line-up for the concerts!!
If I remember correctly, the workshops are on at the weekend, both Saturday and Sunday. The line up this year for tenor banjo ones is Gerry O'Connor, Enda Scahill (who do intermediate- advanced level workshops), Paul Meehan (don't know what level he'd be teaching as he wasn't there the year I went) and Tom Cussen (who did a beginners level workshop and also covers stuff like basic maintenance of your banjo etc.
In addition to other workshops about Irish tenor banjo there will be two workshops about unique fingerstyle tenor banjo (frailing, bluegrass, Travis picking etc.) at Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival in Longford, Ireland in September 26-27, 2009.
Look at http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=157944
The Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
The Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
Has anybody got any experience of this festival? Am thinking of going (tenor 4 string) and attending the workshops, however, the website doesn't really explain what kind of workshops, where they are or on what days there on?! Anybody with prior experience care to pitch in?? Looks like a good line-up for the concerts!!
# Posted on September 8th 2009 by Willy Heelan
Re: The Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
If I remember correctly, the workshops are on at the weekend, both Saturday and Sunday. The line up this year for tenor banjo ones is Gerry O'Connor, Enda Scahill (who do intermediate- advanced level workshops), Paul Meehan (don't know what level he'd be teaching as he wasn't there the year I went) and Tom Cussen (who did a beginners level workshop and also covers stuff like basic maintenance of your banjo etc.
# Posted on September 8th 2009 by triplet upstairs
Re: The Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
Thanks for the info Triplet!
# Posted on September 9th 2009 by Willy Heelan
Re: The Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
In addition to other workshops about Irish tenor banjo there will be two workshops about unique fingerstyle tenor banjo (frailing, bluegrass, Travis picking etc.) at Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival in Longford, Ireland in September 26-27, 2009.
Look at
http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=157944
See you there.
Mirek
http://www.mirekpatek.com
# Posted on September 16th 2009 by Mirek Patek