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.
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Jan Elliott: English Concertina |
English Concertina Arrangements Early Consort Music Playing for Dance |
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Claire Keville: Irish-style Anglo Concertina |
Advanced Irish Anglo Irish Anglo More Irish Anglo |
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Musicianship and Group Learning Old-time Anglo Style 2 English Jigs for Anglos Only |
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Mary MacNamara: Irish-style Anglo Concertina |
Traditional Jigs & Reels Not Jigs & Reels! Traditional Irish Airs |
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Harmony & Improvisation Beginner/Intermediate Hayden Duet Improvisation and Accompaniment on the Hayden Duet |
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Chris Stevens: Irish-style Anglo Concertina |
Beginner Irish Anglo Advanced Beginner Irish Anglo Anglo Ornamentation in the Irish Style |
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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.