Join us in this second summer school of Irish music and dance in Oslo!

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Music and dance tuition, ceili, concerts, sessions, and loads of fun.

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10 to 13 August, at Sentralen, Oslo

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Check out our FAQ page if you have any questions, or contact us on: feile.oslo.summer.school@gmail.com

 

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Lessons

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In 2023, we teach fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, whistle, harp, folk/ trad guitar, songs in Irish, sean nós dance, modern step dance, and a ceili introduction. Kevin Burke will also hold a class open to all instruments. Read more about our teachers here.

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New of 2023! We're introducing separate classes for children in fiddle, bodhrán, and sean nós dance. These classes are for free, and will take place from Thursday to Saturday, and the participants will perform a piece together at Saturday's concert. Do you know any children who would want to join? Get in touch with us here!

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The lessons for adults will take place from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 August, finishing with an end-of-school recital on Sunday afternoon.

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Fiddle with Kevin Burke 14.00–15.30

Learn Irish tunes, bowing technique, and ornamentation. 

 

Open class (all instruments) with Kevin Burke 15.45–17.15

Learn Irish tunes. Open to all instruments.

 

Uilleann pipes with Barry Kerr 10.00–11.30

Learn Irish tunes, technique, and ornamentation.

 

Flute with Barry Kerr 11.45–13.15

Learn Irish tunes, technique, and ornamentation.

 

Sean nós dance with Siobhan Butler 10.00–11.30

Old style Irish percussive dance. Bring comfortable shoes with a hard sole.

 

Modern Irish dance, Technique, with Zara Curtis 11.45–13.15

Soft and hard shoe technique. From primary level

 

Modern Irish dance, Show, with Zara Curtis 14.00–15.30

Irish show choreography. From primary level

 

Bodhrán with Brendan Monaghan 11.45–13.15

Learn Irish rhythms and bodhrán technique.

 

Whistle with Brendan Monaghan 14.00–15.30

Learn Irish tunes, technique, and ornamentation.

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Harp with Marie Nivel 10.00–11.30

Learn beautiful tunes and basic technique. Open to beginners and improvers. No need to have your own harp.

 

Folk/ trad guitar with Brendan Monaghan 10.00–11.30

Folk song and trad tune backing

 

Singing in Irish with Aoife ní Fhearraigh 14.00–15.30

Learn traditional Irish language songs, pronunciation and ornamentation.

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Registration

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You register by buying a ticket to a class.

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You can choose up to 4 classes per day, and you get 20% off on 2 classes, and 30% off on 3 classes, 35% off on 4 classes. The discount will be deducted at check out. Please note that there are parallel sessions, and it’s your responsibility to check that the classes you want to join do not overlap.

See the schedule.

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Adults will receive 1,5 hours of tuition per class per day, and you can choose to sign up for the whole weekend (4,5 hours) or just Saturday and Sunday (3 hours). It is also possible to buy a day pass.

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