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Donna Hébert & Max Cohen

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:06:47 +0000

WORKSHOPS:

Sunday, Jan 22

1:30-3pm — For ages 7 to 12, all instruments welcome. Melody instruments will work with Donna and rhythm instruments will work with Max.

3:30-5pm — For adults, all instruments welcome. Melody instruments will work with Donna and rhythm instruments will work with Max.

Location: Folk School of Chattanooga, 250 Forest [...]

Andy Irvine in Concert – Feb 25

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:09:28 +0000

We are sorry to announce that the Andy Irvine concert in Chattanooga has been canceled.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 7pm

@ the Camp House, 1427 Williams St., Chattanooga TN 37408

with opening act, Pay the Reckoning

Tickets: $20

(Ticket purchase will be processed through PayPal, and your name will be placed on a [...]

Ukulele Drive

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:58:53 +0000

Over the past few months, and thanks to a grant from Allied Arts, two instructors from the Folk School of Chattanooga, Ed Huey and Christie Burns, have had the pleasure of working with students in the after-school Arts Academy at the St. Andrews Center. These 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students have prepared a holiday [...]

O’Connor Violin Method

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:43:30 +0000

In November, 2011, several of the instructors at the Folk School of Chattanooga participated in a 15-hour teacher training seminar in the O’Connor Method. We are now listed on Mark O’Connor’s state-by-state roster of certified teachers, and we have been using this innovative teaching method with our students with great joy and success!

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Cillian Vallely: Uilleann Piper in Concert

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:59:41 +0000

Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the Folk School of Chattanooga

Cillian Vallely, uilleann pipes, and Ryan McGiver, guitar

7pm

$15

Seating is limited, so advance tickets are recommended!

Starting at age 7, Cillian Vallely learned the whistle and uilleann pipes from his parents Brian and Eithne at the Armagh Pipers Club, a [...]

Competition Results

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:50:18 +0000

We had a great time last Sunday with all of our luthiers and musicians; We’d like to thank both groups of people for coming out and making our Second Annual Gathering a huge success.

The music was really great this year, and the judges had some hard decisions to make. The results of the contests [...]

U-Pick-It Ticket

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:02:20 +0000

The Folk School’s U-Pick-It Ticket makes a great gift, or just use it for yourself. The ticket gives you $40 or $160 worth of credit,which can be used for group classes, private lessons, or other special events at the Folk School. Ticket holders will have their cards punched whenever they attend Folk School classes [...]

Ukulele 1

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:32:14 +0000

Thursdays at 7:30pm, starting January 12

Instructor: Chris Casbarro

This class will build the basic skills for playing the uke from the ground up. No experience necessary! We’ll talk about tuning, strumming, basic chords, and even learn a couple of songs! Just bring yourself, a uke, and a brain that’s ready to learn! Chord charts [...]

RiverRocks Traditional Music Gathering & Competition

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:33:22 +0000

Join us Sunday, Oct. 9 for a day filled with music, hands-on learning, competition, and cash prizes. The 2011 RiverRocks Traditional Music Gathering and Competition is an opportunity to perform, listen, and learn about traditional music at the Tennessee Aquarium plaza.

Competitions for: guitar, mandolin, old-time fiddle, bluegrass fiddle, old-time banjo, [...]