| 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 |
