Oct 11: The Sligo Style in Irish Music with Brian Conway - Intermediate/Advanced

11am – 1pm

Dusty Strings 3406 Fremont Ave N

Maximum Enrollment: 16

Registration & Refund Deadline: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

This workshop with Brian Conway, All-Ireland Senior Fiddle Champion, is a deep dive into the elements of the Sligo style in Irish music. Brian will teach a jig, hornpipe and reel to the class. Emphasis will be on dissecting the phrasing and bowing, which makes each of these traditional dance tunes sound Irish. For those challenged with playing fast, Brian will discuss technique and practice methods for playing at session tempo.

Skills Needed: The class is recommended for players who are intermediate to advanced players. It is recommended that a student be playing for at least two years before taking this class.

What to Bring: Recording device devices are encouraged and sheet music will be made available at the conclusion of the class.

Teacher: Brian Conway, the 1986 All-Ireland senior fiddle champion, has several recordings to his credit. They include three solo releases, First Through the Gate in 2002, Consider the Source in 2008, and Wallace Avenue in 2025 as well as two trio albums, The Apple in Winter (with Tony DeMarco and Caesar Pacifici) in 1981 and A Tribute to Andy McGann (with Joe Burke and Felix Dolan) in 2000. In addition to being one of the leading Irish traditional fiddlers in the world , Brian is one of the most respected instructors of traditional Irish music alive today. Brian has taught numerous All-Ireland winning students and three of his students have gone on to play fiddle in Riverdance. In 2023 Brian published a music instructional book titled The Brian Conway Fiddle Method which breaks down Brian’s teaching method into an easy to understand instructional book.

*Most classes and workshops are geared towards late-teens and adults. Younger learners will benefit most starting with private lessons.