Workshops

Now in its eighth year, Féile Frank Mc Gann is delighted to announce a spectacular line up of Ireland’s best tutors in traditional music.

Pre-registration can be made by emailing info@feilefrankmcgann.ie, and this is particularly encouraged as each year the workshops are becoming busier and busier.

Venues:
Scoil Muire, Strokestown

Date/Time:
Saturday 9th October 2010

TUTORS

Flute

Conal O’Grada

Highly proficient on both the concert flute and fife, Conal O’Grada began playing traditional music through the local Cork Pipers club. Seamus Creagh and Jackie Daly’s sessions at the Country Club often spilled over into his parents house and the young Conal soon became a regular part of the Cork trad scene.

This is one tutor not to miss.

Fiddle

Dave Sheridan

 

Whistle

Mary Bergin

Mary Bergin was born in 1949 in Shankill, County Dublin, to a fiddle-playing mother and a melodeon-playing father. Her sister is famed harper Antoinette McKenna, and music was always present in the house while she was growing up.

A fortuitous pub meeting with Alec Finn led to introductions to the members of De Danann, just forming at the time. Mary played with the group for a brief stint, before gaining fame from her first solo album, Feadoga Stain. On that album, she was joined by Alec Finn and Johnny McDonagh, both of whom were members of De Danann at the time of recording. Other successful solo recordings followed.

Since the 1990s, Mary has been playing with the baroque and traditional group Dordán, and she still occasionally tours with sister Antoinette and Joe McKenna.

Whistle

Mick Crehan

Button Accordion

Derek Hickey

 

Concertina

Tony O'Connell

 

Bodhrán

Séamus O'Kane

Sean-Nós Dancing

Suzanne Leahy

Lilting

Paul Moran