We’re having a couple musicians down from the Maritimes as part of a “Celtic” Celebration up here in Maine. For pipers we’ll be having Ellen MacPhee of PEI. It’s only a one day Workshop, but it should be a pretty small class. Not a lot of smallpipers around here. We’ll be playing a lot music and having a great time when we’re not workshopping. Ellen came down back in October and it was a real blast.
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The First [maybe annual?] Blue Hill Celtic Celebration !!!
April 5th thru 7th, Thursday eve, Friday eve, all-day Saturday and Saturday eve, BHCS. Organized by the Blue Hill Ceilidh Group and Bob McCormick.
Thursday Step Dancing - Ellen MacPhee - Step Dance + Small Pipes Instructor & Performer - PEI
5:30 - 7:30p : Cape Breton Step Dancing class $20
Friday the party begins - Come one, come all! - free concert starting at 6:30p in the BHCS gym. All of the Instructors for the Saturday Workshops will perform; plus some of our finest local musicians and dancers.
Saturday Workshops & Instructors:
Ward MacDonald - Master Fiddler from PEI
9a - 4p : fiddle class $50
Jeff Matheson - well-known Keyboard and Guitar Musician from New Brunswick
9a - 11:30a : keyboards class $25
1 - 2:30p : celtic guitar $25
Ellen MacPhee - Small Pipes & Step Dancing Instructor & Performer - PEI
9a - 4p : small pipes class $50
Gary Mitchell - Country Guitar Player and Teacher - Blue Hill ME
9a - 4p : beginner country guitar $50
Bob McCormick - Cape Breton Step Dance Instructor - Blue Hill ME
1 - 3p : step dancing class $20 (this is the free makeup class for those takiing Bob’s Spring Series)
Chris Brinn - Piano Accordion Player with BallyKelty Band and Instructor - Searsport ME
9a - 4p : Irish style piano accordion class $50
Helena Melone - Flamenco Dancer and Instructor - Blue Hill ME
9 - 11a : Flamenco dance class $20
11a - 1p : Flamenco dance class $20
Saturday Night Grand Finale Concert + Dancing
$10 adults, $3 children - free to Saturday Workshop participants
6:30 - 7:30p Live Concert : Ward MacDonald / fiddle, Jeff Matheson / keyboard + guitar, and Ellen MacPhee / small pipes
7:30 - 8:15p Music + Dancing : Cape Breton Square Sets
8:15 - 10p Contra Dance : called by Christy Fowler, music by Oakum Bay String Band
Pipers (or anyone) can contact me Nate Banton at elbowmusic@yahoo.com. We can occomodate a few pipers (or fiddlers or guitarist, or pianists) with a spare bed and a fold out couch if anyone is interested. Tell your fiddle friends too.
Nate Banton