If anyone is living near or planning to visit Atlanta, Georgia you might be interested in signing up for the feile cheoil on Saturday Feb. 4th. It's a first time event for us and we're hoping for lots of participants and music.
Online registration opened yesterday. Feel free to post any questions to me.
Cheers,
Katherine
Registration is now open for the Atlanta Irish Music Competition!
www.atlantairishmusic.com
All ages can compete in any two of the following instrument categories:
Fiddle
Flute
Whistle
Uilleann Pipes
Concertina
Bodhrán
Plucked Strings: banjo, mandolin, guitar, bouzouki, harp
Miscellaneous instruments: button accordion, piano accordion, piano, melodeon, cello, viola
Song: Irish or English
Age Categories: Child (7-11yrs), Junior (12-15), Novice (16-18), Adult (19+)
Competition adjudicators include: Marie Reilly of New York City, former fiddler for the world renowned band Cherish the Ladies and Riverdance; Seamus MacConaonaigh of County Galway, Ireland, a highly acclaimed flute and whistle player; and Albert Alfonso, the irrepressible Celtic-Cuban bodhrán maker and expert of Augusta Heritage Week.
Following the competition on Saturday, the judges will perform an evening concert at the Red Light Café in Midtown Atlanta opening with fabulous young Irish band Oisre and headlining Marie Reilly and Friends.
For more information, competition rules, hotel accommodations, directions and online registration visit our website: www.AtlantaIrishMusic.com.
Atlanta Competition registration now open
Atlanta Competition registration now open
Hey guys,
If anyone is living near or planning to visit Atlanta, Georgia you might be interested in signing up for the feile cheoil on Saturday Feb. 4th. It's a first time event for us and we're hoping for lots of participants and music.
Online registration opened yesterday. Feel free to post any questions to me.
Cheers,
Katherine
Registration is now open for the Atlanta Irish Music Competition!
www.atlantairishmusic.com
All ages can compete in any two of the following instrument categories:
Fiddle
Flute
Whistle
Uilleann Pipes
Concertina
Bodhrán
Plucked Strings: banjo, mandolin, guitar, bouzouki, harp
Miscellaneous instruments: button accordion, piano accordion, piano, melodeon, cello, viola
Song: Irish or English
Age Categories: Child (7-11yrs), Junior (12-15), Novice (16-18), Adult (19+)
Competition adjudicators include: Marie Reilly of New York City, former fiddler for the world renowned band Cherish the Ladies and Riverdance; Seamus MacConaonaigh of County Galway, Ireland, a highly acclaimed flute and whistle player; and Albert Alfonso, the irrepressible Celtic-Cuban bodhrán maker and expert of Augusta Heritage Week.
Following the competition on Saturday, the judges will perform an evening concert at the Red Light Café in Midtown Atlanta opening with fabulous young Irish band Oisre and headlining Marie Reilly and Friends.
For more information, competition rules, hotel accommodations, directions and online registration visit our website: www.AtlantaIrishMusic.com.
# Posted on December 2nd 2005 by fiddle_around