Play Tunes
HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS
Great Irish tunes of the 20th Cent.
Jan. 5th- A 4 part class
Led by Alden Robinson
Thru Maine Trad Music School
Tuesdays - 6p-7p EST
Scottish & Cape Breton Class
Jan. 12th- A 6 part class
Led by Katie McNally
Thru Maine Trad Music School
Tuesdays - 7:30-8:30 EST
The Fiddler
in Question
Saturdays - 1/23-4/17
7 different fiddlers, 7 different styles
90 min. virtual workshop
Chestnuts - NE
Repertoire Class
Jan. 6th- A 4 part class
Led by Emily Troll
Thru Maine Trad Music School
Wednesdays - 6p-7p EST
Virtual Open
Mic Night
Every Tuesday
Virtually hosted by Club Passim, here is a great free space to share your music!
Online Irish
Repertoire Class
Jan. 7th- A 4 part class
Led by Owen Marshall
Thru Maine Trad Music School
Tuesdays - 6p-7p EST
Chris Thile
on Songwriting
Jan. 31st - 2p EST
Led by Chris Thile
A masterclass on
making records
Celtic Accompaniment
Jan. 11th- A 5 week class
Led by McKinley James
& Dan Faiella
Tuesdays - 7p - email for details
Ukulele for confident players
Jan. 30th - 10:30a EST
Led by Finlay Allison
Thru Celtic Connections
Virtual Irish
Session
Feb. 4th - 8p-9:30p EST
Led by David Munnelly
& Shane McGowan
Thru Tune Supply
REOCCURRING EVENTS
Mary O's
Virtual Session
Every Thursday -7:30p
Hosted by Tune Supply on YouTube - all are welcome!
Tunes 'n Stuff
led by Audrey Knuth
Mondays 7p-8:30p EST on Zoom
A Virtual Tip Jar is available!
Zoom Contra
Jam Sessions
1st Sun. (7p)/3rd Wed. (9p)
W/ Audrey Knuth & Larry Ungar
Get added to the mailing list!
Northern Sessions
Led by Camp Possum
Wednesdays on YouTube
Ministry of Folk
Sessions
Click above to get the latest on sessions (of multiple genres) offered thru the Ministry of Folk
GFW Sessions
Mutiple offered weekly
Mondays/Wednesdays
Click above for information on times and dates
Online Sessions
Based out of the UK
Open access trad sessions!
Monday (3p-4:30p) - steady pace
Thursday (3p-4:30p) - session
Virtual Behan
Session
Saturdays 5p-7pEST on FB Live
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**Times are in EST
ARCHIVED LESSONS
Eli Gilbert
Banjo YouTube channel
Who's ready to get into some 5-string banjo?! If you said anything from "YAAAAY" to "I mean, maaaaybe?" here is a great online option for some smooth and helpful virtual instruction! Check out Eli Gilbert on YouTube!
Casual Living Room Jams
w April Verch + Cody Walters
These living room jams are going on hiatus, but in the meantime, jump into some previously live-streamed jams with some of the greats - April Verch and Cody Walters!
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Liz Faiella's Specialty Fiddle Workshop - thru MFC
Here's a great opportunity to learn a handful of new tunes with Liz Faiella while learning tips on picking up tunes in Irish sessions, as well as general etiquette when it comes to participating in in-person Irish sessions
Liz & Dan Faiella
thru
As an offering through mandolessons.com, learn a tune (Cold Frosty Morning) with Liz and Dan Faiella! Liz creates Fiddle Tune Kits, which she shares with patrons on her Patreon -- if you're looking for new paths for learning tunes, she might be a great resource for you!
Pascal Gemme-
Trad Quebec Studio
Learn some tunes with Pascal Gemme, the magnificent Quebecois fiddler from Genticorum! You'll find even more lessons on this YouTube channel as well as the
Trad Quebec Studio Patreon!
Tunes with Will Pound
(medium-paced)
Learn a couple of tunes (including a border morris tune!!) from Will Pound!
This video was recorded as part of the Virtually Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2020.
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Nancy Kerr Fiddle Workshop
thru Cambridge Folk Fest
Work on learning tunes by ear, bowing, tone, and much more with Nancy Kerr's Fiddle workshop, as recorded for the virtual Cambridge Folk Festival 2020
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Mari Black - Tune of the Month
-October-
Mari Black creates a video series called "Tune of the Month," where she picks a tune, shares interesting bits about it, and teaches the tune one bit at a time. Check this series out!
The Walls of Liscarrol
w Martin Hayes
YAY MARTIN HAYES for continuing to offer thoughtfully crafted single lessons online.
He makes learning feel manageable and I love pretending like we're actually playing together :D
Learn a Jig with
Martin Hayes
The world-renowned fiddler Martin Hayes, teaches a jig called "Pasty Geary's" in the first of a series of YouTube tune lessons that he uploaded over the summer.
What a great treat!
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