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No Thursday morning classes planned for Autumn Term 2022
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Summer Term
2022 -
Thursday 11.00am -
May - August |
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Date |
Tunes |
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Thursday 5th May |
Boogie Reel with ornamentation, bowing and variation. Controversial
Reel |
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Thursday 12th May |
Boogie Reel, Controversial Reel, Master McDermott - New: Smash the Windows
(jig) |
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Thursday 19th May |
No Class |
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Thursday 26th May |
New: Silver Spire, Refresh: Smash the Windows, Revise: Trip to
Durrow |
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Thursday 2nd June |
Revise Bucks of Oranmore, Silver Spire |
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Thursday 9th June |
Revision of recent tunes |
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Thursday 16th June |
Miss Monaghan, Lad
O'Beirne's Reel |
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Thursday 23rd June |
No Class |
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Thursday 30th June |
Rolling Wave, Silver Spire, Maids of Mount Cisco, Bucks of Oranmore, Lad
O'Beirne's
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Thursday 7th July |
New: Swallows Tail Reel, Revision: Silver Spire, Charlie Mulvihill, Speed
the Plough, Smash the Windows, Henry's Jig
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Thursday 14th July |
New: New Mown Meadow - Revision: Henry's Jig (Wheels of the World), Swallows
Tail Reel |
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Spring Term 2022 -
Thursday 11.00am - January - April |
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Date |
Tunes |
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Thursday 6th January |
Revision: Boys of 45, Doon, Miss McLeod |
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Thursday 13th January |
New Tune: Rainy Day, Revision: Rights of Man |
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Thursday 20th January |
Revision: Lads of Laois, Salamanca |
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Thursday 27th January |
Revision: Salamanca, Rainy Day |
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Thursday 3rd February |
Bowing for polkas, jigs and reels using examples Maggie in the Woods, Out
on the Ocean and Doon
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Thursday 10th February |
New/Revision: Come West Along the Road, Rocky Road to Dublin |
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Thursday 17th February |
Shores of Lough Gowna, Paddy Fahey's Jig |
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Thursday 24th February |
New: Kerfunken Revision: Shores of Lough Gowna, Paddy Fahey's Jig |
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Thursday 3rd March |
Lilting Banshee, Lilting Fisherman |
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Thursday 10th March |
Revised Boys of 45 set, New/Revision Connaughtman's Rambles |
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Thursday 17th March |
Julia Delaney, Henry's Jig |
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Thursday 24th March |
New: Mouse in the Mug. Revision: Killavil Jig, Otter's Holt, Musical
Priest |
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Thursday 31st March |
Silver Spear, Speed the Plough, Charlie Mulvihill's |
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Thursday 7th April |
Gravel Walks |
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Thursday 14th April |
New tunes: Galway Hornpipe, Cronin's Hornpipe. Revision of Congress
Reel |
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Thursday 21st April |
Cup of Tea |
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Thursday 28th April |
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Autumn Term
2021 -Thursday 11am Irish - September - December |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Thursday 2nd September |
Bowing for reels - Roscommon
set |
| Thursday 9th September |
Boys of 45 |
| Thursday 16th September |
Doon |
| Thursday 23rd September |
Miss McLeod |
| Thursday 30th September |
Mountain Road, Cascade Polka,
Ballinahulla Polka |
| Thursday 7th October |
Kitty's Wedding |
| Thursday 14th October |
Bantry Bay |
| Thursday 21st October |
No Class |
| Thursday 28th October |
Steady session -
Roscommon Set, Raheen Set, Old Copperplate Set |
| Thursday 4th November |
Old Copperplate, Trip to
Durrow |
| Thursday 11th November |
Shaskeen, Mountain Road |
| Thursday 18th November |
Revise Boys of 45 set |
| Thursday 25th November |
Bowing for reels - choose some
phrases from recently learned tunes to work on |
| Thursday 2nd December |
Bowing for jigs and slip jigs
- A Fig for a Kiss, House in the Glen |
| Thursday 9th December |
Gravel
Walks |
| Thursday 16th December |
Butterfly |
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Summer Term 2021 -
Thursday 11am Irish -
May - August |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Sunday
2nd May |
Highly
Strung Start the Summer Party 2pm-4pm via zoom from Yew Tree
Cottage. |
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Thursday 6th May |
New Tune: Kid on the Mountain - first 3 parts. Also played Maid
Behind the Bar |
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Thursday 13th May |
Kid on the Mountain revised first 3 parts and add new parts 4 and 5.
Played through Raheen Set at 88bpm. Joe Cooley's with bowing and
ornamentation. |
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Thursday 20th May |
Learn Maid Behind the Bar - also played Raheen, Old Copperplate, Wind that
Shakes the Barley |
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Thursday 27th May |
Learn Old Copperplate |
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Thursday 3rd June |
Learn Wind that Shakes the Barley and revision of Old Copperplate. |
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Thursday 10th June |
Musical Priest |
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Thursday 17th June |
Bucks of Oranmore parts 1,2 and 3 |
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Thursday 24th June |
Revise parts 1-3 of Bucks of Oranmore and learn parts 4 and 5. |
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Thursday 1st July |
Bucks of Oranmore - all of it in one go!!
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Thursday 8th July |
Maids of Mount Kisco 1st and 2nd parts
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Thursday 15th July |
Maids of Mount Kisco 3rd part - revise 1st and 2nd parts |
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Thursday 22nd July |
Pipe on the Hob, revised 1st half Boogie Reel |
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Thursday 29th July |
Revise Boogie Reel |
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Thursday 5th August |
Revise Controversial Reel |
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Thursday 12th August |
Revise Master McDermott. New Tune Eavesdropper |
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Thursday 19th August |
New Tune - Frost is all over |
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Thursday 26th August |
Bowing for reels using the first half of Old Copperplate |
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Spring Term 2021 -
Thursday 11am Irish - January - April 2021 |
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Date |
Tunes |
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Thursday 7th January |
Raheen Reel |
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Thursday 14th January |
Trip to Cullenstown |
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Thursday 21st January |
(The) Raheen |
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Thursday 28th January |
Joe Cooley's Reel |
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Thursday 4th February |
Controversial Reel |
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Thursday 11th February |
Master Mc Dermott |
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Thursday 18th February |
Boogie Reel |
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Thursday 25th February |
Play sets of tunes covered recently. Boogie Reel Set, Raheen Set,
Roscommon Set. |
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Thursday 4th March |
Humours of Ballyconnell
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Thursday 11th March |
Flogging Reel
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Thursday 18th March |
Revise Flogging Reel and Humours of Ballyconnell |
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Thursday 25th March |
Revise bowing technique for Humours of Ballyconnell, Flogging Reel |
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Thursday 1st April |
Revise bowing technique for Roscommon, Maude Miller, Sailor on the Rocks |
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Thursday 8th April |
Revise Joe Cooley's Reel with bowing suggestions. Final comfortable
speed for group 65bpm |
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Thursday 15th April |
Revise Trip to Cullenstown with bowing suggestions and play Joe Cooley's
and Roscommon Set starting at 65bpm |
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Thursday 22nd April |
Revise Sailor on the Rock, play the Kesh as a session tune, play Humours
of Ballyconnell Set 65 bpm |
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Thursday 29th April |
New Tune - Morrison's Jig. Revise Flogging Reel - Play Humours of
Ballyconnell and Flogging Reel |
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Autumn Term 2020 -Thursday
11am Irish - September - December |
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Date |
Tunes |
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3rd September - 11.05am-12.30pm |
No Group |
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10th September - 11.05am-12.30pm |
Polkas - how to swing a polka! - and playing Mealagh Valley Polka in D -
listen to the recording on the A-Z index so you are familiar with the
tune. If you know any polkas already we can work on those too to
play in an authentic Cork/Kerry style. |
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17th September - 11.05am-12.30pm |
Aaron's Key - learn this jig by ear - the recording is on the
website |
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24th September - 11.05am-12.30pm |
Blackthorn Stick - continuing the theme of Irish Jigs |
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1st October - 11.05am-12.30pm |
Lark in the Morning - another Irish Jig |
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8th October - 11.05am-12.30pm |
Irish reel - Rakish Paddy |
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15th October |
No group this week |
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22nd October - 11.05am-12.30pm |
Roscommon, Maude Miller, Sailor on the Rocks - Irish Reels |
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29th October |
No Group this week
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Saturday 31st October 2pm-3pm |
Join Maggie Daniel and the Perfect Cure Ceili Band for our Halloween Ceili
- Click here for dances to
be called with instructions and a list of tunes for musicians to join in
too. |
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5th November - 11.05am-12.30pm |
Jig rhythm and bowing - Haunted House
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12th November - zoom 11.30am |
Reels- swing rhythm and bowing - Roscommon, Maude Miller and Sailor on the
Rocks |
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19th November - zoom 11.30am |
Reels - swing rhythm and bowing - Roscommon, Maude Miller and Sailor on the
Rocks |
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26th November - zoom 11.30am |
Roscommon, Maude Miller |
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3rd December - zoom 11am |
Roscommon, Maude Miller |
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10th December - zoom 11am |
Roscommon, Maude Miller, Sailor on the Rocks |
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17th December - zoom 11am |
Roscommon, Maude Miller, Sailor on the Rocks |
| Wednesday
23rd December 1.45pm |
Highly
Strung and Folk Feet Christmas Party 1.45pm - dancing and playing starts
at 2pm - 3pm chatting to finish around 3.15pm - email Jill jillyelliot@gmail.com
for the programme |
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