LEARNING SESSIONS

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Learning Sessions

You've been listening to Irish music for awhile, bought a tin whistle, flute, drum, fiddle or guitar but never really got started - well now is the time!

An open Learning Session is held at the Irish Center on the 4th Friday of the month. You get a chance to play along with the tunes at a slower tempo in a very relaxed atmosphere.

Details of session:

The tune will be announced along with the key; each tune will be played 3 times at a slower tempo to allow you to hear the melody and play along. New tunes will be added as we go along.

The room Will be open about 7:00 pm and the session will start at 7:30 pm and end at 9:00 pm. Please have your instrument in-tune and ready to play at 7:30.

Session Leader: Kristen Erwin and Tim Hill

List of Tunes:

Hornpipes: Harvest Home, The Boys of Blue Hill, Chief O'Neill's Favorite, Off to California

Reels: Wind the Shakes the Barley, Dunmore Lasses, Drowsy Maggie, Peerler's Jacket

Jigs: Connaughtman's Rambles, My Darling Asleep, The Ketch Jig, Munster Buttermilk, Butcher's March

Polkas: Kerry Polka, Britches Full of Stitches

Misc. Tunes: Varsovienne, Battle of Aughrim

Click on this link to see pdf files of music for learning session:

Download learningsessiontunes.pdf

Download PCGtunes2.pdf

Download pcg_tune_learning_circle31.pdf

Requested Donation: $3.00, Philadelphia Ceili Group Member - Free

Coming in 2008 - Monthly Slow Session. This session will run for about 45 minutes before regular Friday night session. Check out the PCG calendar in 2008 for dates. for more info contact Kirsten Erwin at swampkat@martnet.com