Upper Potomac Irish Weekend
October 17-18, 2008

Workshops, classes, sessions and a ceili dance
with a focus on Irish music in historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Tentative Weekend Schedule

Friday October 17
8:00 Concert featuring the Hedge Band
         at Shepherd University's Reynolds Hall.
Saturday October 18
9:00-10:00 Registration at Reynolds Hall
10:00-12:00 : Classes*
12:00-2:00 PM:  Catered Lunch
2:00- 5PM  Instrumental Classes followed by sessions
2:30-5:30 Ceili Class
8:00 -11:00 PM : Ceili with Marilyn Moore Calling
         to the Irish Weekend Open Band
         at the War Memorial Building in Shepherdstown


Tentative Class Sessions:

Morning Classes  10AM-12 Noon
Adv. Beg.-Int. Flute & Whistle (Laura Byrne)
Adv. Beg. Irish Fiddle (Donna Long)
Adv. Beg.-Int. Tenor Banjo/Mandolin (Peter Fitgerald)
Bodhran 2 (int.-adv.) (Myron Bretholz)
Irish Song  (all levels) (Pat Egan)
Sean Nos Step Dance (Shannon Dunne)
Int.-Adv. Repertoire Session (Billy McComiskey)

Afternoon Classes  2-5PM
Int.-Adv. Flute & Whistle (Laura Byrne)
Int.-Adv. Irish Guitar (Pat Egan)
Int.-Adv. Fiddle (Donna Long)
Int-Adv. Tenor Banjo/Mandolin (Peter Fitzgerald)
Adv. Beg.-Int. Repertoire Session (Billy McComiskey)
Intro to Bodhran (Myron Bretholz)
Advanced Step Dance (Shannon Dunne)
Irish Set Dances (Claddagh Sets and more) (Marilyn Moore)

Upper Potomac Irish Weekend    PO Box 1474, Shepherdstown, WV    25443
(304) 263-2531      updf @ earthlink.net     www.irishmusicwknd.info