Saturday, April 12, WORKSHOP Information
On line registration opens on Dec 7, 2025. Your email confirmation will have a QR code you will need at check-in. Please make sure and bring it so we can speed you to your workshop.
April 12 - 9:00 AM Check-in all the workshops!
Click on a “green” class and see more about that class.
Click on a “green” teacher and see more about that teacher.
What Level am I? click here for more info. Especially beginners
Morning workshop (9:30AM - 12 Noon - 2-1/2 hours)
Banjo (Irish Tenor Banjo) (Intermediate/Advanced) - Theresa O’Grady
Bodhrán Int/Adv - Chris Weddle
Concertina - Pádraig Rynne
Do you Hear What I Hear? Surprising ways to use recordings to learn Irish music - Liz Knowles
Fiddle (Advanced) - John McEvoy
Fiddle (Intermediate) - Tara Breen
The Holy Trinity - Coleman, Morrison, Killoran - Cait Finley
Flute (Advanced & Intermediate) - John Wynne
Harp (Airs & Dance Music) - Grainne Hambly
The piping technique of early Irish American Pipers - Will Woodson
Uilleann Pipes (Intermediate Lower) - Cillian Vallely
Uilleann Pipes (Intermediate Upper) - Mick O’Brien
Afternoon Workshops 1:30PM - 3:30PM - 2 hours
Accompaniment - Double Drop D tuning - Jim Murray
Banjo (Beginner/ Intermediate) - Theresa O’Grady
Bodhrán - Chris Weddle
Concertina - Pádraig Rynne
Duets - John Skelton & Kieran O’Hare
Fiddle (Intermediate) - John McEvoy
Fiddle (Advanced) - Tara Breen
Flute (Beginner/Intermediate) - John Wynne
Flute or ? Duets - Kieran O’Hare & John Skelton
Uilleann Pipes (Beginner) - Will Woodson
Uilleann Pipes (Intermediate Lower) - Mick O’Brien
Uilleann Pipes (Intermediate Upper) - Cillian Vallely
Uilleann Pipes (Advanced) - Pádraic Keane
Reeds for Uilleann Pipes - TBA
Cost: $230 (early bird discount is $210 till March 2nd)
$250 at the door
Cost includes a ticket for Saturday night’s concert. Additional tickets are available at a discounted price.
With the costs of visas and air travel skyrocketing, we still must provide for the musicians to make a living. Your attendance and donations are the mainstay of our funding and we value your support.
Click here for information about scholarships
Friday concert tickets are separate. A discount is available to workshop attendees, seniors and students. Seating is limited. Tickets will not be available at the door. Your confirmation is your ticket. You can purchase tickets here.
Thursday Ceili - donation of $10 at door for the band is greatly appreciated
Registration
Please remember to keep your confirm with the QR code to speed through check-in.
If you’d prefer to register by mail, a mail-in registration form is available by Download by clicking here. Fill out and mail to the address at the bottom of the form along with your check payable to St. Louis Tionol.
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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. 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.
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.
INSTRUMENTS:
Instruments are NOT provided.
Music Folk in Webster Groves is a good source for folk music instruments.
Geoff Seitz at Seitz Violins is one of several shops specializing in string instruments.