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Northeast Concertina Workshop
April 14th, 2012 in Greenfield Massachusetts USA
Group photo
2011 Group Photo

Activities start on Friday evening with an open house to meet, jam, check out wares, and socialize. The main event is Saturday's day-long workshop series, which is followed by a staff concert that evening. A local pub session immediately follows the concert.

The Staff

Jan Elliott:
English Concertina
English Concertina Arrangements
Early Consort Music
Playing for Dance
Claire Keville:
Irish-style Anglo Concertina
Advanced Irish Anglo
Irish Anglo
More Irish Anglo

Jody Kruskal:
English-style Anglo Concertina
Musicianship and Group Learning
Old-time Anglo Style
2 English Jigs for Anglos Only
Mary MacNamara:
Irish-style Anglo Concertina
Traditional Jigs & Reels
Not Jigs & Reels!
Traditional Irish Airs
Aaron Marcus:
Duet Concertina
Harmony & Improvisation
Beginner/Intermediate Hayden Duet
Improvisation and Accompaniment on the Hayden Duet
Chris Stevens:
Irish-style Anglo Concertina
Beginner Irish Anglo
Advanced Beginner Irish Anglo
Anglo Ornamentation in the Irish Style
Jeff Warner:
English Concertina
Song Accompaniment I
Beginning English Concertina
Song Accompaniment II


For more information on the staff, including pictures
 and biographies, please see our
staff page.

For class descriptions and registraton,
 please see the Workshop Registration Form.


Times and Places:
Friday Evening Open House: Everyone is welcome to an evening open house on Friday the 13th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Button Box headquarters in Sunderland Massachusetts. Meet people, try out instruments, tour our repair shop and concertina fabrication facility, maybe have a session or two....

Saturday Classes: Classes will be held at the Four Rivers Charter School in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We meet at 9 a.m. with a general welcome and a chance to meet the staff. The morning workshop runs from 10 to noon and will be followed by a break for lunch. The two afternoon workshops will run from 1:30 to 5:00.

Saturday Evening Concert: The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, a beautiful stone building with great acoustics in the center of Greenfield.

Cost: Pre-registration cost of $120 includes 3 workshops and the evening concert. Saturday onsite registration will be $130, which also includes the concert. Sorry, no reduced registration for partial attendance. Meals and lodging are NOT included. The concert is open to the public at $10.  For additional information including refund and cancellation policies, see the fine print at the end of the registration form.

Registration: To register, please fill out the Workshop Registration Form online, or mail or fax it in.