Ceol Aneas Irish music Festival
Queens Birthday, 1-4 June 2012
Nelson, New Zealand
Festival Events:
- Tutor Concert
- Ceili Dance
- Sessions
All Events are open to the public, details will be posted nearer to the event.
Instrument Classes:
Instrument classes for Irish musicians on flute, fiddle, free reeds, guitar, banjo and tin whistle. Featuring renowned tutors from Ireland and New Zealand.
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Ceol Aneas Irish Music Festival
Queens Birthday, 1-4 June 2012
New Zealands premiere Irish music event, Ceol Aneas (Ke-ol an-ass) is based in Nelson, It is one of Australasia's major Irish music gatherings, attracting, musicians and traditional Irish music lovers from around New Zealand and overseas.
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Irish Music Classes
Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd, Monday 4th June
All classes are taught in the traditional style, by ear, and students are expected to be familiar with playing traditional Irish music and comfortable learning by ear. The classes are not suitable for beginners.
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Sessions
Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings until late
See Venues mapSessions are a place for students and tutors to participate and are held at various venues around central Nelson. There will be some singing sessions and easier graded sessions for intermediate students..
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Ceili
Saturday 2nd June, 8pm to 12pm
Venue to be confirmed.A ceili is social dancing from the Celtic tradition. Tutors & students provide a live band and all dances are taught on the night by experienced dance callers. Fun for all the family and all age groups. No experience needed.
Open to the Public
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Concert
Sunday 3rd June, 8 to 10pm
Venue: The Suter TheatreA chance for our tutors to give us a taste of their wonderful musical skills and creativity. Talented musicians from Ireland, Australia, New Zealand will play some of the finest music the tradition has to offer - Sold out last year!
Ceol Aneas 2012
Tutors
Flute - Conal O'Grada (Ire)
Free Reed / Accordion - Benny McCarthy (Ire)
Fiddle - Louise Phelan (Ire)
Banjo / Mandolin - Cliodhna Costello (Ire)
Guitar - Joe Sanders (Ire)
Whistle - Alex Davidson (NZ)
Concert
Ceili
Sessions
Similar to the traditional Irish music summer schools in Ireland, The Ceol Aneas programme features instrumental tuition, meet the artist workshops, Ceili Dance, a concert featuring all tutors and numerous traditional Irish music ‘sessions' around Nelson, running on into the small hours.
Pictured are a selection of musicians playing in a session at The Honest Lawyer Pub, Nelson at the first of the Ceol Aneas gatherings in 2000. You may recognise some of the players? The flute tutor is Alan Dougherty, and can be seen in the lineup of flute players against the brick wall. Venue map
For lovers of Irish music, those who are not musicians and also those not registered for the weekend tuition, there is still lots to join in with. There will be a Ceili at St John's Church Hall at 7pm on Saturday evening and a concert at The Suter Art Gallery Theatre starting at 7.30pm on Sunday evening. Each of the tutors will be featured in various combinations.
Accommodation in Nelson
If you are coming to Nelson for the weekend, we recommend you consider staying at:
Accents on the Park
Backpackers Lodge and Hotel
Close to where the classes are, Accents on the Park have their own Cellar Bar and Bistro serving backpacker priced meals and locally crafted beer and wine. Sessions in the bar under the backpackers, the tunes can go on all night.
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Trafalgar Lodge
Located at 46 Trafalgar Street, the main street of Nelson, Trafalgar Lodge is a 200 metre walk to the city centre and the Nelson Information Centre. The Intercity Bus Depot is a five minute walk from the Lodge.
46 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, phone 03 548 3980
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