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Discussions => News and Events => Topic started by: george garside on March 31, 2019, 01:08:23 PM
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2019. August Bank Holiday Weekend. I will once again be running a series of 5 progressive DG specific workshops. More detail to follow or contact me via personal message on this forum with particular queries. General information and list of stage performers , morris sides etc etc on festival website.
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As in previous years I will be running 5 workshops at Shrewsbury Folk Festival ( Aug bank holiday weekend) . the 5 workshops will be progressive and will be based on 3 very different but not unduly difficult tunes. The first 2 workshops will , all being well, enable participants to get the bare bones of the tunes , the second two workshops will be about bringing the tunes up to a reasonable playing standard and the fifth so called 'masterclass' will enable us to add a bit more 'polish' and discuss ways of so doing. In other words the workshops will be more about developing 'technique' than just playing tunes!
The workshops will be DG but one row players with either of these keys may find some of the stuff useful if they've nothing better to do!
I will not be able to work at absolute beginner level but those who can 'play' two or 3 tunes should be able to benefit. However 'absolute beginners' are more than welcome to come along to soak up ''melodeon stuff'' that will hopefully be useful as they progress.
george
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George, any ideas as to the timing of the workshops?
I'm booked to dance so expect to be 'up town's during the daytime, when I suspect they'll be held....
Q
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I hav.t got an official timetable yet but presumably same as past years
workshop 1 sat 10-11am,
2 '' 11 -12am
3 sun 10 - 11 am
4 '' 11 - 12am
5 mon 11 - 12 am
note the Saturday and sunday workshops do not have a break between them so in a way its two long workshops on sat and sun and a single one on Monday.
george
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Thanks George.
We haven't got our programme yet, but almost certainly won't be around during the lunchtime if other years are anything to go by. I doubt if we'll know till much nearer the date.
Still, at least I know you'll be there....
Cheers...
Q
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Hi George I’m a beginner and am interested in your workshops could you keep me informed please, ie.where they are being held and any music you might be using thanks.
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Hi Pazza. Won't know my venue until the festival programme comes out but for the past few years I have been in the beer tent!. However all events are on one site
I do not provide details of the tunes I will be using ahead of the festival so as not to give anyone an unfair advantage! I do however provide all learning material at the start of the workshops
george
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Thanks George, will the workshops be suitable for beginners?
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whilst the workshops are not designed for absolute beginners they should be ok for anyone that can play a few tunes. They are also well suited to anyone who sees themselves as 'intermediate' improver' or whatever whilst self styled 'advanced players are welcome to chuck in their three peneth and absolute beginners are also very welcome to observe andpossibly join in where they can.
as far as I know they will be held in the beer tent but I won't know the venue for certain until the programme is published.
The format of the workshops is very simple. The first two workshops and maybe part of the third will enable us to get our heads round 3 tunes at least to the stage of playing the right notes in the right order and at the same time! the rest of the time will be spent exploring ways/techniques of adding musicality to the tunes adding techniques that can also be used on other tunes. In other words the emphasis will be on learning to play the melodeon rather than just adding tunes to ones repertoire.
The dots together with button numbers and push pull indicators will be provided at the appropriate point and will not be available in advance (nor will the names of the tunes)
Hopefully it will be enjoyable and not too seriarse
george
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The tunes we will be working on and hopefully getting the hang of in the melodeon workshops will be
one from the basque region (spain/france)
one from north east england
one from Ireland
As far as I am aware there are still a few tickets for the festival .see festival website for full programme of events and ticket availability (and camping facilities)
george
george