Irish
Fiddle Holidays
for Adults
Irish fiddle lessons and courses for complete beginners and Level 1 and
2 intermediates
Kerry
Fiddles specialise in fiddle virgins.
Even
if you have never played any musical instrument before, by the end
of the week you’ll be playing your first tune on the fiddle! Morning
classes are a hoot, there’s no music theory, no pressure and no
rush. Afternoons are free to explore the most beautiful part of
Ireland.
For
Intermediates, it’s a chance to devote a week to your music, to
getting new tunes, improving technique and learning how to teach
yourself.
We do our
best learning when we’re relaxed, so don’t expect a studious music
course. Though we aim to motivate, lay solid foundations and teach
effective practice, our main concern is that you have fun.
Morning
classes are held at our house, in a spacious music room with great acoustics
and mountain views! Though it feels spectacularly remote, we are only
4 miles from Kenmare.
Afternoons
are free for you to do what you want. There are loads of ideas
on our 'Free Time' page and all are within easy driving distance of
Kenmare
Most
evenings will be spent at sessions in and around Kenmare. If there
are any gigs on in the Kerry/Cork area we’ll try and get to those too. If
you’re up to playing sessions, you’ll be very welcome to join us for
tunes on Monday and Tuesday nights in Crowley’s bar.
Any
of you familiar with Bristol Fiddles will know about our Weekend Workshops
with Kevin Burke, Tommy Peoples, Brendan McGlinchey, Paul O'Shaughnessy,
Ciaran Boyle, Pete Challoner, Des Hurley, Bernard and Gerard KilBride,
Joe Scurfield and Henry Sears.
We're
planning to put similar workshops on in Kenmare. Send
us your e-mail
address if you'd like advance notice.
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"If you
tap your feet at the same time as playing it can be classed as
exercise."
" You become desirable and seem interesting."
" You have legal access to a long sharp pointy thing."
" You're almost always guaranteed a seat in a crowded pub."
"You get to show
off and entertain at the same time."
"You get bought drinks
by people who want nothing more, than for you to carry on doing
what you wanted to do in the first place."
"If there is a fight in the bar you hardly
ever get hit."
"When playing festivals you get to wear an
`Artists' badge and use the clean toilets."
(a
million good reasons
to learn the Irish Fiddle - from 'The Irish Session - a survival
guide'
by Gill Newlyn)
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