strathspey@strathspey.org:37488

Steven Epstein

musicians' workshop weekend in Clarion, PA USA

Jan. 9, 2004, 7:58 a.m. (Message 37488)

This is not a workshop for playing for Scottish Country Dancing, but I
thought it might be of interest to other listmembers, since a number
of members are musicians, and the workshop is highly applicable to
developing small dance band playing skills, whatever the genre of
dance.

http://www.simplegiftsmusic.com/cfc/ If this URL does not show up in
the posting, google "simple gifts clarion folk college".

This is an annual weekend for folk musicians and wanna-be folk
musicians held on the campus of a small state university in Clarion,
Pennsylvania, USA, a small town that is far from everywhere, even
everywhere else in Pennsylvania. It is held after the end of the
semester, so participants may stay in the dorms. May 21 - 23, 2004.

Browsing the website will give you a complete picture of the
activities, but to summarize, participants will have the opportunity
to play with many other musicians of all levels in a multitude of
settings, as well as to attend formal workshops dealing with the
various aspects of ensemble playing. It is friendly both towards the
musician who plays by ear as well as the one who must read.

I should reiterate that it is not an SCD connected event; there will
be no SCDancing, but there have been a number of people who have
attended, including me, who play for SCD, as well as a greater number
of people, also including me, who play for ECD and contradancing. It
is a very relaxed, friendly, and yet learning-filled environment.