Maleny Celtic Winter School

Celtic music at the top of the range

 
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When are the workshops/sessions?

Finbars session

The Programme for the Weekend (draft - subject to alteration)

Friday
From 4pm Gathering at Finbar's (our festival headquarters) for drinks.
7 - 9pm Welcome concert featuring the Winter School tutors and other special guests
9pm - midnight Session!!!
 
Saturday
Classes will run in 2 sessions, 10am-12 and 2pm-4pm.
Fiddle (Beginners/Intermediate)
Fiddle (Advanced)
Flute and whistle (Beginners/Intermediate)
Flute and whistle (Advanced)
Guitar Accompaniment (DADGAD tuning)
Bouzouki Accompaniment
Single classes will also be available in:
2 - 4pm Singing Traditional Song
4 - 5pm Ilya Graewert will be taking a one-hour session on care and feeding of the fiddle. This is a free session, open to all.
4 - 5.30pm Hard-shoe dance
5 - 6pm Slow session led by Rachel Davey and Nicole Murray (room next to Finbar's)
Evening Ceilidh at the Maleny Showgrounds
  Saturday night from 6.30 we will be holding our ceilidh at the Maleny Showgrounds Hall. This will be an alcohol-free, family-friendly dance with our own "Australia's Got Talent" megastar, Davydd McDonald calling for the evening. Proceedings will wind up at around 9.30, leaving plenty of session time for those who want to keep going into the early hours. Entry will be just $5 (free for season-ticket holders)
post-Ceilidh - 2am late-night session at Finbar's (subject to license approval)
  The late session at Finbar's on Saturday will be licensed until 2am. To satisfy the authorities, this will be a strictly ticketed event. Entry will be $5 (free for Season ticket holders). You can come and go as you wish during the night, once you've got your wristband, but we will not be selling bands to newcomers after 11pm.
 
Sunday
Classes will again run 10am-12 and 2pm-4pm.
Fiddle (Beginners/Intermediate)
Fiddle (Advanced)
Flute and whistle (Beginners/Intermediate)
Flute and whistle (Advanced)
Guitar Accompaniment (DADGAD tuning)
Bouzouki Accompaniment
2 - 4pm Australian tunes session will run at Flavour's of Maleny Cafe on Maple Street. FREE!
2 - 5pm Celtic harp class with Andy Rigby

Venues for classes are yet to be finalised.