Just a reminder that the 2005 Florida Tionol is steaming its way toward us. The dates are February 4th,5th and 6th at the Florida School of Massage in Gainesville. This event will be a tremendous way to escape the cold grip of winter and spend it warmer climes playing great tunes with great company.
The admission fee is $85, but that will change to $100 after January 1st, therefore early registration is a good idea. Registration forms and more details are available at:
just follow the links once you enter the site. There are hotels very close to the Florida School of Massage, and we will be posting that information soon.
As things become finalized, I will be adding that information to this posting. But, please visit the above link to the Florida Uilleann Piper’s Resource Guide frequently to check for any changes that may come up.
awsome. I saw Paddy and Laura Risk here in Tallahassee a year ago. Paddy and I are about the same age. I am amazed at his musical talent, especially for such a young guy. Can’t wait to meet him and perhaps ask a few questions.
Just to let you know, the Superbowl is being held in Jacksonville the weekend of the Florida Tionol, as a result, rooms are beginning to book up in Gainesville. Now would be a good time to make a reservation.
An update, JOHN SKELTON will be the flute instructor for our Tionol. He is a mighty fellow whose playing is nothing short of stellar…on a variety of instruments.
We’d like to announce that the flute instructor for the Florida Tionol
will be a returning guest, John Skelton. John has graciously agreed to
teach novice to advanced lessons with all you lovely wooden floutists!
All those who attended last year know what an excellent instructor he
was, and this year he will be concentrating on flute instruction
ONLY… Kieran will be teaching the whistle classes!
Our early registration fee of $85 is a permanent fixture for all Flute
registrant due to the late annoucement of your instructor (i.e. you can
pay $85 after January 1 as well, flute players). All other participants
in the tionol will be asked to pay $100 after January 1, SO PLEASE
REGISTER EARLY!!! We need your support and need to know you will be
there at this tionol! Its going to be a great time with a fantastic
line-up of instructors, sessions, concert, and dinner!
When I lived in Florida, there were no good flute workshops, so I move to Boston, where they immediately cancel Gaelic Roots forever, and of course NOW there’s something interesting to attend in Florida. Sheesh :roll:
On a serious note, John Skelton is a fabulous player and funny as hell to boot, if you’re in the area, definately attend his thing, you won’t be sorry.
A message from one of the originizers of the 2005 Florida Tionol…
Hi there tooters, squeezers, bangers, bowers, and strummers!
You are being contacted because you’ve registered (or nearly
registered) for the Florida Tionol! The event is less than two weeks
away, and we’d like you to know a few details about what’s going on.
The concert venue has been finalized. Our wonderful instructors for the
workshop will be performing on Saturday Feb 5 from 7:30 to 9:30 at
Durty Nelly’s Pub in downtown Gainesville (208 W University Ave). After
9:30, Harry O’Donohue will be performing (Irish vocals) until closing.
A session may or may not be happening at the pub… stay tuned.
Also, we are trying not to invest too much money in things like
T-shirts, so we have a request to ask of all participants who might
like a T-shirt: Bring your own plain T-shirt (white is suggested), and
we will Iron-On our lovely design for you for a very very small price.
I’ll have a few T-shirts already made for purchase, but not too many…
so bring your own T-shirt and I’ll whip out my hot iron at various
times during the weekend. It may sound tacky, but these things really
look great (you can’t tell they’re Ironed-On).
Additionally, this year we will be selling our Uilleann Piping Desk
Calendar (it’ll run from February 2005 through January 2006). We will
be taking orders (so bring checkbook) at the Tionol, and I should have
them into the mail to you by the following week or week and a half. You
can take a close look at a sample at the Tionol… ALL proceeds go
toward the 2005 Florida Tionol. $12 each.
Please encourage all of your Irish Musician Friends to attend this
years Tionol - with 9 instructors (and one bodhran maker), it is the
biggest one we’ve had yet. With all the hurricanes squeezing
pocket-books and all those Superbowlers stealing our hotel rooms… our
turnout is a little light… the added benefit to you is a small class
size!
Just a few more notes about the Tionol. We’re excited to announce that
we are having ceili dancing on Friday night at the School of Massage
for those who are interested! At around 5:30 Virginia Boone and Piper
Hatcher of the Inisheer Irish Dance Company will be teaching and
reviewing the dances. After the dinner, you are welcome to either
session with others or join in the ceili dancing (two separate events).
The dances planned are the Walls of Limerick, The Haymakers jig, The
Fairy Reel (tentative) and The Seige of Ennis.
So here’s Friday night schedule:
5:30 PM Ceili dance instruction
7 PM Dinner
9ish - sessioning / more ceili dancing (two separate rooms)
Please check out our website for last minute details, directions, times
and interesting notes (i.e. I’ve fixed it!!!). You can take a look at
the T-shirt design and calendar cover now.
We hope you all arrive safely and soundly with no bad weather delays…
the weather forecast calls for temps in the upper 60s next weekend, but
checkout www.weather.com for updates through the week.
