Evening Concert: Téada plays at Beall Hall at University of Oregon, 8 PM, Friday, March 5th, 2010.
Daytime Festival: Saturday, March 6th, 2010, 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM, Sheldon High School (2455 Willakenzie Rd Eugene, OR 97401):
•Téada Workshops: Fiddle, Guitar, Bodhrán, Flute and About Irish Music
•Other Music Workshops: Uillean Pipes (Eliot Grasso), Intro to Tin Whistle (Eliot Grasso), Intro to Irish Music on Fiddle (Jenny Humphrey)
•Closing Performance, 5pm-6pm: Ordinance Celtic Music, a five member music group from Corvallis including fiddler Kathryn Ronnenberg, guitar player Corey Murphy, bag piper (Gaita Galega pipes) Rob Gandara, didgeridooer Todd Johnson and percussionist Joel Hirsch.
•Additional Performers: Sheldon Dublinairs & Sheldon Choir, Murray Irish Dancers, Tonn Nua (Ansel Dow, Alison Helzer, Glen Waddell), Three Fingered Jack, Harp Circle, Eliot Grasso & Glen Waddell, Danielson/Muennich/Naylor/Schwall, Ceili Mhor, and others to be announced
•Dance Workshops: Ceili (Téada playing music, Maldon Meehan dance caller), History & Styles of Irish Dance (Maldon Meehan), Irish Dance Workshop (Geraldine Murray)
•Art Workshops: Basket Weaving (Sheila Tasker), Calligraphy in the Irish Font (Anne Merydith), Drawing Celtic Knots (Anne Merydith)
•Irish Language: Intro, The Next Level, How the Irish Invented Slang (All three by Ger Killeen)
•History Presentations: Easter Rising (Shaul Cohen), Dry Stone Masonry in Ireland (Alan Ash), Genealogy - Tracing Your Ancestors Back to Ireland
•Sports: History and Rules of Hurling, Hurling Match
•Family Activities: Crafts and activities for all ages that helps you learn more about Ireland and Irish culture
•Sessions: Two Irish jam sessions
•Vendors: Irish Festival T-Shirts, Performer's CDs, Celtic Fantasy, Deliberate Innocence Books, Earthly Spirit Design, Bridie's Irish Faire, Pipe Maker's Union, Cloaked in Time, Exquisitely Done By Raychel, Hurling Teams, Oregon Genealogy Society and others to be announced
•Food & Drink: Alpine Catering will sell excellent authentic Irish food in the Cafeteria, Espresso On The Move will sell excellent coffee/latte/espresso/tea/hot chocolate and baked goods in the courtyard.
Contact
contact person:
Peggy Hinsman
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