| Teachers This is only a partial list of some of the teachers in the Denver metro area. As we find more teachers willing to have their info out on the Web, we'll keep adding! | Jessie Burns When she's off tour with Gaelic Storm, Jessie gives fun Celtic fiddle lessons for players of all ages and abilities in the Boulder area. Also teaches improvisational Folk Fiddling, Old-time and Bluegrass. | 303-817-9673
jessieburns@yahoo.com | | Deb Carstensen Teaches beginning as well as advanced fiddlers, Irish and Scottish fiddling. Also teaches fiddling for classical players. | 303.797.9312
fiddlenurs@aol.com | | Star Edwards Celtic harp, nylon & wirestrung. Irish, Scottish, classical, folk, blues, jazz and new age, and improv. | star@starharp.com
www.starharp.com | Pat Japenga Beginning and Intermediate Irish flute | 303.459.0857
pjapenga@boulder.net | | Ron Jones Irish Fiddle and Guitar | rcopejones@att.net | | Eric Olson Uilleann (Irish) pipes, teaches all ages, trad. Irish, contact Swallow Hill | 303.777.1003
www.swallowhill.com/ | | Cáit Reed Through her school, the Gold Ring School of Celtic Music, Cáit plays and teaches traditional Celtic music on fiddle, transverse flute, tin whistle, mandolin, tenor banjo, bodhrán (Irish drum), back-up guitar and cittern as well as back-up accompaniment and arrangement. |
www.caitreed.com | | Loretta Thompson Singer, fiddler and entertainer in Scottish, Irish, Western and Old-Time Country, Nostalgic, Ragtime, and Rock & Roll, orchestra and string quartets. Public school orchestra director and piano teacher. Private lessons on 5-string banjo, guitar, and fiddle. Scottish and Irish fiddling styles to players who are already intermediate players. Scottish fiddling style workshop for orchestra players. | LTMusic@aol.com
| | Swallow Hill Music Association Swallow Hill has grown to become the second largest folk and acoustic music organization in the United States. Swallow Hill serves as a regional resource for the presentation, teaching, preservation, and encouragement of folk music and dance. | Teacher roster varies from season to season
303.777.1003
www.swallowhill.com/ |
Sessions Session info changes rapidly -- please contact each session before attending. | Sunday | 12:30 - 2:30
tune learning session (slow to middling-ish speed)
Cafe Luna
Longmont | | 2:30 – 5:30
Quinn’s
Colorado Springs | evenings. fast session
Scruffy Murphy's
Downtown Denver
Tim Murphy, session leader | evenings, fast session
Conor O’Neill’s
Boulder (map)
Michael Reshetnick, co-session leader | | Monday | evenings, fast session
Fadó
Downtown Denver | | Thursday | 7:30 – 10:00 at
Poor Richard’s
Colorado Springs | evenings, slow/intermediate session
Carroll's Corner Pub
3620 S. Federal Blvd.
Denver evenings, all levels session
Cheshire Cat
Arvada |
Dancing & Dancing Schools Irish Set Dancing Currently, the Colorado Irish Set Dancers are on hiatus. Do visit their website for lots of information and links, though. Irish Stepdancing There are eight fine Irish stepdancing schools in the Denver metro area: Céilí Dances (sponsored by CFOOTMAD) are an excellent introduction to Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic social dancing. But if you're already familiar with ceili dancing, it's still a great time! Colorado Scottish Dance Directories |
