manx celtic music and dance

When: Sat, 09 Nov 2024

Time: 10.30am - 3pm

As part of the Cooish Manx language festival, Culture Vannin present a range of free Scottish and Manx song & music workshops with Joy Dunlop, Ruth Keggin and Ron Jappy:

Gaelic Song workshops - Peel Methodist Church on Atholl Street, Peel

[Aimed at adults, but ages 11+ welcome with an accompanying adult. No booking necessary!] 

10.30am – 11.30am: Manx Gaelic traditional song workshop

With Ruth Keggin Gell. Suitable for absolute beginners.

11.45am – 12.45pm: Scottish Gaelic traditional song workshop

With Joy Dunlop. Suitable for absolute beginners.

1.30pm – 3pm: Manx and Scottish Gaelic Choral workshop

Learn easy part-songs, with Joy Dunlop and Ruth Keggin Gell.

Everyone is very welcome – you don’t have to have spoken or sung in Manx or Scottish Gaelic before! 

More information is here: Cooish 2024.

 

Instrumental workshops - Thie dy Vea Retreat, Tynwald Road in Peel

[Aimed at adults of proficient ability on their instrument/s, but ages 14+ welcome with an accompanying adult. Booking required!] 

10.30am - 11.45am: Scottish traditional tunes for adult instrumentalists 

Aimed at musicians who are fairly proficient on their instrument, come and learn a Scottish tune or two from multi-instrumentalist Ron Jappy. Ron will teach by ear, but musical notation can be available if you would prefer to see the dots! Let us know your preference.
Free - Limited places so please sign up in advance: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N3PVWSB

12.00 - 1.15pm Trad guitar accompaniment skills with Ron Jappy 

Ron is one of Scotland’s prominent go to guitarists for traditional and folk music. Learn some top tips for accompanying traditional music and song on the guitar. 

Free - Limited places so please sign up in advance: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N3PVWSB

More info on the Cooish