I just checked the 2008 Augusta web page, and noticed that they list Liam Kelly as the teacher for the Advanced class during Irish week. John Skelton will teach intermediate.
Last year, everyone was in one large class. I guess that prompted the two classes.
Anyone know what Kelly’s like as a teacher?
Hope they let Kelly know to bring his own towels & sheets!
What is the web address, please?
Oops - nevermind - I found it
http://www.augustaheritage.com/irish.html
Personally, I’m planning on the Timber Flute Festival - it’s more focussed on our instrument…
Pat
Jeez,I’d love to be in America to attend this festival !! …
I’ve not heard a real lot of John Skeltons playing,but I’m a big fan of Liam Kelly and have Dervish Cd’s and DVD’s…I’d imagine that he’d be a good teacher, as he comes across as being a nice bloke in Dervish films…
There are some top names teaching the other instruments as well…
Its moments like these that I wish I was rich !!..sigh…
Skelton is a terrific musician, a nice fellow,
and a swell teacher.
I’m with Pat Plunkett. For those interested in choosing between Augusta Heritage (AH) and Timber Flute Festival (TFF), both in the summer in Elkins West Virginia. I live close by and can go to both. I went for 2 days at the Timber Flute Festival and had to leave. But I was there long enough to get the flavor. They are two completely different experiences:
AH is Irish, not Celtic, not wooden flute per sa, no Scottish, no Cape Brittan, no bagpipes other than Irish. They did have a mini-class give by Paul Oorts on Continental Tunes. A wonderful class. There are plenty of threads on this forum to tell about AH.
TFF is about wooden flutes. Silver flute players came and were provided wooden flutes to try for the week. It is also fun to try flutes by different makers from around the world. In general, it is wooden flutes being accompanied by other instruments in all genera, starting with pre-Baroque through the masters thence 20th century stuff; all in parallel with Celtic a la Grey Larson. Many of the students and teachers were from the music departments of universities. They also had American music evolved from these roots and Native American flutes. Did you ever play a flute made out of a stick as crooked as a dog’s hind leg and made using only hand tools–and plays beautifully?
AH has a long tradition and you have no input about what goes on.
TFF is small and new and students as well as teachers have an input on what is taught and when. Colin St. Martin, Grey Larsen, and Wendell Dobbs were excellent players and teachers (Goggle them).
Nelson
I believe I will. 
Nelson, you’re the best. 
Well, I just went to the Augusta website, and Liam Kelly’s name has been replaced with TBA. I guess that maybe there are some scheduling issues.
Somebody probably told him about the General Ptomaine’s chicken on Thursday nights.