Fiddle Workshop & Concert with Troy MacGillivray & Mari Black

Join us for an amazing afternoon in our Farmhouse living room on June 16 with master Cape Breton Fiddlers Troy MacGillivray and Mari Black. They will teach us tunes and coach on the well known and driving Cape Breton traditional dance music style.

Join these Cape Breton masters!

Workshop / Concert / Soup & Salad / Square Set / House Party

Learn some great tunes along with the plenty of tips and tricks with their clear and gentle coaching on style and ornamentation at an accessible level. The workshop will be followed by a lovely concert, food and festivities, ending up with an old style Cape Breton House Party. What is that? — Stick around and find out!

Dance music has an important role in the world. It brings joy not only to those who play, but also to those who listen or dance. Being a part of this process on any level helps our world become a better place.

Schedule:

2:30 – Arrive and get settled

2:45 – Music workshop session 1

3:30 – Break time/drinks/light snacks

3:45 – Music workshop session 2

4:30 – Jamming / hiking / relaxation

5:00 – Concert

7:00 – Let’s eat! (Soup & Salad etc.)

7:30 – Square Set in the Barn

8:00 – Cape Breton House Party till whenever!

Instructors:

Troy MacGillivray

https://www.troymacgillivray.com/

Mari Black

http://www.mariblack.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRQsJIqZ9aA

Sliding scale:

Workshops & Concert

Friend: $35 – Reduced Rate

Admirer: $55 – Covers expenses

Enthusiast: $90 – Covers expenses & contributes to DAK* scholarship fund

Workshops only

Friend: $20 – Reduced Rate

Admirer: $35 – Covers expenses

Enthusiast: $45 – Covers expenses & contributes to DAK* scholarship fund

Concert only

Friend: $20 – Reduced Rate

Admirer: $30 – Covers expenses

Enthusiast: $40– Covers expenses & contributes to DAK* scholarship fund

*David Allen Kaynor Scholarship Fund

This music series is being organized in honor of David Allen Kaynor, who spent many decades nurturing and inspiring our dance music community, and now it is our turn to carry the torch forward. The scholarship fund will help make music more accessible to those with limited resources.

Learn more about David:

David A. Kaynor: Living Music and Dance

and/or enjoy a live concert recording:

David Kaynor, Becky Ashenden & George Wilson – 2019 LIVE House Concert DVD

Register for Workshops & Concert

Register for Concert Only