I have been thinking about coming over to the USA for some time to do some workshops.
The question is ,where and when?.
I’d like to spend some time with beginers and intermediates as these are the majority of players.
To find a centeral location that is easy for anyone interested is important,so ,any ideas?.
Phil.
I’d imagine that you could do some reseach into what areas have more sessions than others. You could check with whistle retailers to see if there are any areas that order more than others. They say Philadelphia is a nice place…
- Steve from Philadelphia
The Salt Lake City area is FULL of folks who’d love to do a workshop…(plus, having just hosted the Olympics, we’re feeling very internationally friendly right now)…
Susan
Just a few thoughts, East Coast is jam packed with people, and you’d have your choice of major cities to try: Boston, Hartford, Providence, NYC, Baltimore, Washington.
Chicago is as central as they get, with a nice population.
West Coast has a few concentrations of people from Seattle down to San Francisco and LA.
You may want to contact the Ceoltas (sp?) organizations to see what they could line up. Summer is always a good time, and there are fairs and such.
Wherever you decide, remember to let us all know here!
I suggest Dublin, Ohio around August.
Like the first weekend of August.
Dublin, Ohio is very close to Columbus and that is when the Dublin Irish Festival is going on.
On 2002-03-22 08:51, steve wrote:
. . .They say Philadelphia is a nice place…
- Steve from Philadelphia
I second that.
- Mark from Delaware (a 45 minute drive to Philadelphia
In just a few hours I’ve had so many responses.
So I’ll be looking at a trip in May if possible and maybe in August as well.
I need to contact some of the retailers and wholesaler to see about venues.
If anyone has any ideas about venues that would be a big help.
This will be a trip long overdue.
Thanks for all the emails
Phil.
Have you considered Nashville, TN or Austin, TX? IMHO these are probably two of the best cities with a large concentration of acoustic/folk musicians and the surrounding industry. Although Nashville is primarily associated with country music, there is a lot of music and musicians of all types there. For example, I’m going to Nashville this Saturday to see Altan. I expect to see a good crowd there, too!
[ This Message was edited by: Bartleby on 2002-03-22 13:02 ]
Don’t forget about Canada!!! East coast to be specific! Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is just full of musicians!
Debbie
On 2002-03-22 08:24, Phil Hardy wrote:
I have been thinking about coming over to the USA for some time to do some workshops.
The question is ,where and when?.
I’d like to spend some time with beginers and intermediates as these are the majority of players.
To find a centeral location that is easy for anyone interested is important,so ,any ideas?.
Phil.
consider yourself to have a home away from home here in Deadwood!
Come to Canada (toronto area!!)
And bring cheap whistles!!!
I would especially like it if you came to Fergus/Elora/Guelph area. They are very scottish…
Nico
St. Louis, no doubt about it.
I would like to put in my vote for Minneapolis/St. Paul. There is a wonderful Irish festival here in August (last year the 10-11) which included such bands as Gaelic Storm and Eileen Ivers. Heck, Minneapolis’ top pub Kieran’s is even on Tommy Makem’s favorite pub list. There is a great folk music culture here and I think it would be worth your while.
Seth
P.S. the URL for our Irish fair if anyone is interested http://www.irishfair.com/
On 2002-03-22 15:16, NicoMoreno wrote:
Come to Canada (toronto area!!)
And bring cheap whistles!!!I would especially like it if you came to Fergus/Elora/Guelph area. They are very scottish…
Nico
And as long as you’re there you can drop down to London. Just a hop, skip and a jump. Actually, there’s a lot of music in this general area. Toronto is undoubtedly the hub but it’s all over.
Steve
You could come to Buffalo, a nice central location for Rochester, Toronto, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Erie, some Ohio locations…depending on how far they want to travel!
Phil,
Put Salt Lake City on your list! We’d love to have you and I’m sure you’d draw a crowd.
Brian
DENVER, lots of whistler’s here and Swallow Hill http://www.swallowhill.com/ is the perfect venue for teaching and concerts. Denver is central for musicians from wyoming,utah, nebraska, kansas and northern texas and new mexico.
Phil:
Let me second the Philadelphia suggestion.
The Philadelphia Ceili Group has a day-long Irish music festival in August – you could probably arrange to give a couple of workshops plus have a stall to sell whistles. This year’s festival is Saturday, September 14. The Group’s homepage has more info: http://www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org/
The Group also does regular events, so you could always consider doing one of those.
Cheers!
Judith Redding
Whidbey Island, Nothing ever happens here
You could start a trend
Dan
The third weekend in August is Milwaukee Irish Fest! The largest Irish Festival in the country and a heck of a good time.
Chicago is a great place too. There’s the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and also the Irish American Heritage Center that could be possible venues…
Beth (1 hour from Milwaukee and 1 1/2 hours from Chicago)