'This year's Frankie Kennedy Winter School will take place from Wednesday, 27th December 2006 until Tuesday 2nd January 2007. All the events will take place in Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal. We will be using 2 principal venues during the school, the Dunlewey Lakeside Centre in Dunlewey and Ostan Ghaoth Dobhair in Magheraclogher.
Classes will be provided in the following:- flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bodhran, button accordion, sean nos singing, house dancing and accompaniment (guitar/bouzouki). Classes are not suitable for beginners. Students are encouraged to bring recording devices to the class.
The fee for classes is euro 85. You can book for the classes or book tickets for any of the concerts by contacting the Frankie Kennedy Winter School at: Phone: +353 87 930 9656 or email: beanana@eircom.net or by post to: The Frankie Kennedy Winter School, An Chrannog, Derrybeg, Letterkenny, Co Donegal enclosing payment in full by draft, cheque, postal order or credit card.
Early booking is advisable as class sizes will be restricted and all bookings will be on a first come first served basis.
download booking form here (.doc word document)
Weather: please remember that this is a Winter school so be prepared for the weather, good or bad.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the school in 2004, we published a CD of flute music called An Gaoth Aduaidh/The North Wind, which will be available this year at a special price of €15'
'History
Frankie Kennedy, born in Belfast in 1955, became one of Ireland's best known traditional flute players through his work with the band Altan which he managed and founded with his partner Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. Frankie and Mairead set the seeds for Altan with their ground breaking album Ceol Aduaidh on the Gael Linn label.
Frankie, a naturally gifted teacher and communicator, was part of a robust wave of young Northern flute players who came to the fore in the '70s & 80s. Like his contemporaries, Frankie drew inspiration from the older generation of Ulster musicians and singers.
The Frankie Kennedy Winter School was established in December 1994 following Frankie's untimely death from cancer in September of that year. The school's vision is to continue his huge contribution to Irish traditional music, especially the music and song of Donegal.'
'This year's Frankie Kennedy Winter School will take place from Wednesday, 27th December 2006 until Tuesday 2nd January 2007. All the events will take place in Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal. We will be using 2 principal venues during the school, the Dunlewey Lakeside Centre in Dunlewey and Ostan Ghaoth Dobhair in Magheraclogher.
Classes will be provided in the following:- flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bodhran, button accordion, sean nos singing, house dancing and accompaniment (guitar/bouzouki). Classes are not suitable for beginners. Students are encouraged to bring recording devices to the class.
The fee for classes is euro 85. You can book for the classes or book tickets for any of the concerts by contacting the Frankie Kennedy Winter School at: Phone: +353 87 930 9656 or email: beanana@eircom.net or by post to: The Frankie Kennedy Winter School, An Chrannog, Derrybeg, Letterkenny, Co Donegal enclosing payment in full by draft, cheque, postal order or credit card.
Early booking is advisable as class sizes will be restricted and all bookings will be on a first come first served basis.
download booking form here (.doc word document)
Weather: please remember that this is a Winter school so be prepared for the weather, good or bad.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the school in 2004, we published a CD of flute music called An Gaoth Aduaidh/The North Wind, which will be available this year at a special price of €15'
'History
Frankie Kennedy, born in Belfast in 1955, became one of Ireland's best known traditional flute players through his work with the band Altan which he managed and founded with his partner Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. Frankie and Mairead set the seeds for Altan with their ground breaking album Ceol Aduaidh on the Gael Linn label.
Frankie, a naturally gifted teacher and communicator, was part of a robust wave of young Northern flute players who came to the fore in the '70s & 80s. Like his contemporaries, Frankie drew inspiration from the older generation of Ulster musicians and singers.
The Frankie Kennedy Winter School was established in December 1994 following Frankie's untimely death from cancer in September of that year. The school's vision is to continue his huge contribution to Irish traditional music, especially the music and song of Donegal.'
# Posted on November 23rd 2006 by ecidralla