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Posted By: sian, west wales
04-Apr-05 - 06:06 AM
Thread Name: Snowdon Fiddle Festival 2005
Subject: Snowdon Fiddle Festival 2005
This year's festival takes place Fri 24 & Sat 25 June, again based in the Nantperis Church, and Vaynol Arms, Nantperis. Kick-off is at 8pm on the Friday at the Vaynol Arms with a Noson Lawen (open folk session). On Saturday there's

10 a.m., climbing trip for kids
10.30, fiddle harmony workshop (experienced) with Joe Scurfield and beginners fiddle with Idris Morris Jones
1.00 p.m., beginners crwth workshop with Cass Meurig and Silla Ilves, and a Fiddle Doctor session with Nial Cain
1.30 p.m., storytelling for children, with Catherine Aran
2.00 p.m., Estonian tunes workshop (any instrument) with Sille Ilves, and a clogging workshop with Carol Loughlin
4.00 p.m., more storytelling for kids
7.00 p.m., Concert with Joe Scurfield, SILD, Snowdon Fiddle Club and Y Didrefnwyr

More info available from nialcain@tinyworld.co.uk

This is the second festival and I had extremely good reports from 2004. I'm thinking of taking one of the goddettes (female god-children) and camping. I think she'd really enjoy it...

siân