Oct 19: Irish Session Basics with John Whelan

Saturday, October 19

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Dusty Strings, 3406 Fremont Ave N

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Registration & Refund Deadline: Wednesday, October 16

Building confidence while learning and playing is essential to your musical journey. This workshop will help build your confidence by focusing on learning new tunes, improving phrasing, concentration, and listening skills, as well as setting realistic goals for playing in an Irish session. You’ll leave feeling inspired, better equipped for your next session, and ready to go out and play!

Skills Needed: For advanced beginners and up.

What to Bring: All session instruments welcome.

Teacher: John has received the “Musician of the Year” award from the Irish Music Association — twice. He has recorded more than 15 CDs and spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard World Music Charts. He has also appeared on more than 30 albums with other artists, including National Geographic: Ireland. He is celebrated for his duo performances with Grammy Award-winning fiddle player Eileen Ivers, appearing together on stage during the first years of Riverdance, and also for forming the John Whelan Band, which the Cincinnati Enquirer described as playing “music that stretched the boundaries of traditional Celtic.”