There will be a beginning/ intermediate whistle workshop held at the Pipers Club Tionol on Sunday, February 20th. The main instructor will be Michael McGowan of Co. Mayo, who comes highly recommended by local musicians. The location will be in the North Oakland/ South Berkeley area near the Claremont hotel. (When you register you will be sent a map).
The fee will be $30 for the day, which will include an invitation to other Tionol activities such as the Friday and Saturday night parties (in the same area), and the proceeds will benefit the SF Pipers Club. Michael Burke will also be in attendance with whistles available for purchase.
We are trying to keep the class to a small size, so pre-register to reserve your space! See the website below for registration information.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
Justine
P.S. There will also be a flute workshop on Saturday the 19th, instructor still TBD.
I don’t know if they always end up getting to the recitals, it sort of depends on how things go, but the idea is for some of the attendees to get up and play a tune or two for everyone. Sort of an “open mike” for the musicians. So anyone who wants to play can get up and do so…
Looking forward to seeing you there; should be a great time.
Justine, what are some of the other activities going on? Like sessions and things of that nature? Do I have to pay to attend those? I know I could use a lesson or two or three but I don’t think it would be nice for me (or for the teacher) to hop in a class with beginners/novices. So basically I’m asking if I can attend the sessions, party’s, recitals and things of that nature without being registered?
Depends if you are nice to me. In the past, the sessions/ parties have been open, so I would think that would be the same this year. Again, we are trying to keep things small, though, so don’t bring a big crowd along.
Keep an eye out for the info on the flute workshop, as we’re still not sure what level it will be or who will be teaching, so you might actually benefit from it depending on who it is.
Jack, arent you supposed to be in Ireland right now? Lucky you, I’m sure you’ll have a good time! I wish I could show up in California for that week-end, it’s just so freakin’ far away.
Hey, I hear you have a birthday coming up. Hang in there…it’s a tough one but you get through it.
If I survive my birthday, I’ll tell you all about it Have a good time at your Tionol, and be sure to teach Jack some tunes other than polkas, he’s got enough polkas already!
It’s official, by the way. The Friday night party is welcome to all, and should be a killer session.
Excellent. And I was also thinking that there are a lot of good restaurants down the street from the Claremont Hotel and we could all go out to lunch after the whistle workshop.
Tony
In the past, the sessions/ parties have been open, so I would think that would be the same this year. Again, we are trying to keep things small, though, so don’t bring a big crowd along.