Hello All!
Now that Summer School season is nearly over, (with the exception of Scoil Acla that ends next week) can we have some written accounts from the participants in the various festivals? (Willie Clancy, Tubbercurry, Drumshanbo, Gaelic Roots, any others I might have missed out...) What were the highlights for you, anything interesting happening, great experiences, not-so-great experiences, general thoughts and observations etc. Or even give a detailed Day 1 to Day "n" report if you feel up to it! I would love to hear from you all!
Willie Clancy was as wonderful as ever and the weather made for a great week too. Excellent classes as usual and there was a beautiful book launched in Miltown this year. "A Touchstone for the Tradition" all about Willie and his peers, and the starting of the summer school. Beautiful photographs by Tony Kearns and Willie week die-hards will likely spot themselves in the fray. Well worth having.
Reports from the Summer Schools!
Reports from the Summer Schools!
Hello All!
Now that Summer School season is nearly over, (with the exception of Scoil Acla that ends next week) can we have some written accounts from the participants in the various festivals? (Willie Clancy, Tubbercurry, Drumshanbo, Gaelic Roots, any others I might have missed out...) What were the highlights for you, anything interesting happening, great experiences, not-so-great experiences, general thoughts and observations etc. Or even give a detailed Day 1 to Day "n" report if you feel up to it! I would love to hear from you all!
Eld
# Posted on August 5th 2003 by Eldarion
Re: Reports from the Summer Schools!
I'm off to the Ashoken Fiddle & Dance camp next week in upstate NY. First time for me. Has anybody done that one?
# Posted on August 6th 2003 by dellaluna
Re: Reports from the Summer Schools!
Willie Clancy was as wonderful as ever and the weather made for a great week too. Excellent classes as usual and there was a beautiful book launched in Miltown this year. "A Touchstone for the Tradition" all about Willie and his peers, and the starting of the summer school. Beautiful photographs by Tony Kearns and Willie week die-hards will likely spot themselves in the fray. Well worth having.
# Posted on August 7th 2003 by I have chickens
Re: Reports from the Summer Schools!
Gaelic Roots was amazing (too much fun!). Here's a recent post:
Too bad this was the last year : (
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/1884
Irish Arts Week in the Catskills was also a total blast!
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/1905
Joyce
# Posted on August 7th 2003 by JMH