Saturday, April 25 - Workshop Information
Registration op;ens Dec. 7, 2025
NEW SCHEDULE - Now 3 sessions -
1) 9:30 am to 11:00 am
2) 11:15 am to 12:30 pm
3) 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Lunch will be from 12:30 to 2:00
Sandwich orders must be received by April 12
There will be a lunch time session for anyone not getting their fill of tunes.
Cost: $195 - Ends March 8
$220 (after March 8)
$250 onsite or online after April 24.
Includes Saturday Concert Ticket
Additional Satursday tickets available at a discount
Scholarship Information
STEPS TO REGISTER
Look at available workshops in the links below - choose one from each period (or none)
2. Please Read The Following:
On the registration page you must select the Tionól Registration option to see the list of workshops
You may select “none” as a workshop option to proceed to the next period.
You must opt-in or opt-out of Purchase Protection. We strongly encourage opting in to protect you and us.
If 12 years of age or under, we must receive a letter of recommendation from their teacher in order to accept their registration.
To get your QR code (we need that to scan at check-in) you’ll need to sign the waiver.
Please remember to keep your confirm with the QR code to speed through check-in.
A note on what you get:
Irish music is a lot more than learning tunes from a book or a CD. Its about community, a celebration of Joy, and remembrance of sorrow and a harsh history. Its about passed-on and accepted values. Its welcoming and inclusive. In a nicely flowing session it speaks a true prayer of joy and praise. It is time consuming and addictive. It is a love affair. It unifying. Its not confined to being Irish, but maybe to a mindset. Its not a secret. It is fun governed by goodwill. (excerpted from Tommy Peoples’ fiddle tutor - “From Time To Time” see full text).
We try hard to bring in the best musicians we can and provide space for everyone to gather, share music and the craic. Our registration fee only partially covers the costs. If you enjoy the event or portions of the event, then please help us continue with a donation.
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YOUNG MUSICIANS
Young musicians are welcome to join the classes as long as they are seriously interested in the music and able to attend an adult oriented class.
If 12 or under, their teacher must submit a letter of recommendation in order for us to accept their registration.
The sessions are a particularly important part of the weekend and young attendees are encouraged to join in. They may feel they don't have an adequate repertoire but there's much more going on that's an important aspect of the music.
Disruptive or unruly behavior will necessitate removal from the class with no refund.
Guidelines: Are you Advanced, Intermediate and Beginner?
NOTE to ALL: Many of our beginner classes are in the afternoon. One reason for this is that the afternoon session is shorter which will, hopefully, allow you to concentrate and take in what seems like a firehose dose of information. A LOT of what traditional Irish music is about, however, involves a huge amount of listening and absorbing not only the music but also the culture. Time in a workshop, even if over your head ability wise, is not wasted. So if you’re wondering what to do for a morning class, attend one of the more advanced classes and soak in as much as you can. You never know when some nugget will come back to you.
Advanced Instrument: Appropriate for advanced musicians, and those that feel somewhere between intermediate and advanced. Have a goodly repertoire and can play at reasonable speed. Looking for technique, stylizations and variations, and direct improvement in problem areas of playing traditional Irish music as well as more advanced/complicated tunes.
Intermediate Instrument: For those who’ve been playing for a while and have a good few tunes or for someone experienced in other types of music who wants broader knowledge of traditional Irish music; or feel the need for more instruction/support in critical areas such as embellishing a tune.
Beginner Instrument: Little or no experience with the instrument and or a limited repertoire.