Where?     St Bride’s Hall off the Malone Road
When?      Thursday Evenings, 7:00pm-8:00pm Starting Thursday, September 9th 2010
Classes?    Tin whistle, fiddle, guitar
Cost?         £6.00 per week (10-week term)

These classes are being organised by The St Brigid’s Traditional Music School with assistance and tutor provision by BTMS.  These classes will join together for our end of term concerts and ceilis.

Please direct all enquiries to:  Micheal McKeever 077 4200 6561

See you there!

We hope you all had a good summer.  We are gearing up for another great year of music and dance classes, workshops and special events.  We had a great turnout at our AGM in June and our new committee is hard at work preparing for this year’s schedule of events.

Enrolment for our music classes will be held on Monday, September 6th, 6-9 pm at the beautifully restored Crescent Arts Centre. Tutors will be on hand to answer queries about instrument hire or class levels.  It is important to enrol on this night! Places cannot be guaranteed after this date.  Classes begin Monday, September 13th and run for 11 weeks with a two-week break over Halloween.  The last day of classes will be December 11th and the End of Term Concert and Ceili will be held that night.

For more information, visit our website at:  www.BelfastTrad.com
or phone us on 07875 094 446

Fees:    Music Classes     £60 (full price) £50 (concession) £130 (family of three or more) per 11 week term

Enrolment is not necessary for the solo step and set dance classes.  Please pay per night at class.

Dance Classes:                £3.00 for solo step each night £4.00 for set (£3.00 members) each night

See you Monday!

Come share your ideas, find out how we work, get involved!

Have time to work on the committee?  Great! We are currently looking for members to help with the running of the Society

Want to help but not sure how?  We have a role for you too, with our new volunteer supporter group.

Come along and show your support for the work we do!

Come to the AGM and get involved.
We are particularly looking for help in the following areas:

Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Secretary
Publicity and Marketing
IT

Or just come along to share your ideas and support the work we do and the music and dance we love.

Wednesday, June 16, 7:45 pm, Crescent Arts Centre

Please help spread the word to any dancers!

This does NOT apply to music classes.

The Society will be taking late enrolments before each class all week, so it isn’t too late! Dance classes officially move from Rosemary Hall on Monday, May 10th.

Cost for the 7-week term is £40 (£35 concession). Cash or cheque payment required on the night to secure a place. The Society does not have the facility to accept credit or debit payments.

See you there!

The Crescent Arts Centre is now up and running in all its renovated glory.  Enrolment for the summer term is Tuesday, May 4th, from 6-9pm at the Crescent, 2-4 University Rd. We are looking forward to our classes in this beautiful space and happy that the music and dance classes will be together again under the same roof.

We are delighted to report that our grant application to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland was successful and our funding is secure for another year.  We would like to thank the Arts Council for their continued support of the Society.

Our AGM will be held Wednesday, June 16th 2010, 7:30 at the Crescent Arts Centre. We encourage everyone to attend and we are always looking for new ideas, new perspectives and new members.

For anyone interested in learning some French dancing,  Society member Vanessa Franchetti will be teaching bourees and other French dances at the Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick on Saturday, May 8th, 2-5pm. For more information contact the Down Arts Centre at: 02844 610 747

If you would like further information on any of the events taking place over the weekend or if you wish to register for the conference or book tickets for the concert, e-mail ccaldwell09@qub.ac.uk or contact the School of Music office.

Schedule of Events:

Registration 11:00am, Music Dept Foyer

Session 1 12:00pm-1:30 McMordie Hall
Eoghan Neff (Cardiff University) “Tommy Potts and the Avant-Garde of Irish Traditional Music”.
Dr Matt Cranitch (University of Limerick)  “‘It’s all in the bowing’: Pádraig O’Keeffe’s Fiddle Manuscripts”.
Katie Boyle (University of Limerick)  “Understanding the music of Neillidh Boyle – A Master of the Art of Fiddle Playing”.

Lunch (1.30 – 2.30pm)
Sandwiches and Tea/Coffee in Music Dept. Foyer

Session 2 (2.30 – 3.30pm) McMordie Hall
Conor Caldwell (Queen’s University Belfast)  “Banished to the Barn – John Doherty and Bonnie Kate”.
Jesse Smith (DKIT) “Realizing the Music of Michael Coleman”.

Recital (3.45 – 4.15pm)
Featuring the conference delegates and other selected guests.

FIDIL CONCERT 8pm HARTY ROOM
Tickets £6 for students (£10 to the general public).

Ireland’s premiere fiddle ensemble FIDIL will perform in the Harty Room at 8pm. FIDIL are the first traditional music act ever to be given a 5 star review by the Irish Times for their most recent album ’3′. This is their first public performance in Northern Ireland and a wonderful opportunity to see a truly world leading musical ensemble in an intimate setting. The band’s music combines the old fiddle repertoire of Donegal with an innovative and unique approach. Two of group are past recipients of the prestigious ‘Gradam Ceoil Young Musician of the Year’ award. See website (http://www.fidilmusic.com/Fidil/Home__Fidil.html)  for more information on the band. This is traditional Irish music as you’ve never heard it before so don’t miss this opportunity to see a wonderful group of musicians on top form.

Check out the link to see FIDIL in action in London recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfN29oxXo_A

CONCERT AFTER-PARTY (10pm – late)

Madden’s Bar will host its weekly Friday night session with conference delegates and performers in attendance from 10pm after the concert.

Saturday 24th April:
Fiddle workshop with Matt Cranitch
10:30-1:00 then 2:00-4:00pm

Fiddle Session in Madden’s Bar (3 – 6pm)
Fiddle players will take over Madden’s Bar for the afternoon for an open session. All welcome for a tune and a nice pint of Madden’s stout!