JERRY O'REILLY IRISH TRADITIONAL SONG WORKSHOP
http://www.jerryoreilly.net/
Saturday 29th. November 2014
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £30. Booking form available here.
The Elephant & Castle,
White Hill,
Lewes
BN7 2DJ
Jerry is a commanding, spellbinding singer steeped in Irish traditions. He has a deep & wide knowledge of the songs beginning with singers in many generations of his own family. He, along with some others, runs the foremost traditional singing club in Ireland, An G�il�n, and is an expert Irish set dancer & teacher.
The workshop will cover vocal decoration, song selection, Irish broadsides & Irish language songs which have been translated into English. Teaching will be by ear and will include listening to recordings of some of the singers that have inspired Jerry over the years.
JERRY O'REILLY PERFORMS AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB IN THE EVENING
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £7; advance tickets available from address at end of the booking form)
Provisional Timetable
| 10.45 | Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments are not included) |
| 11.00 | Ornamentation and decoration in Irish traditional singing. |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Irish language songs that have been successfully translated into singable English versions. |
| 15.00 | Tea/coffee break |
| 15.15 | Songs from the Irish Broadsheet singing tradition. |
| 16.45 | Finish |
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited.
Maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance if requested.
Valmai Goodyear,
20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES,
East Sussex
BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: Valmai Goodyear
Website: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/