Workshops Tent
​Schedule 
Saturday  •  August 12, 2023   •  11:00am-6:00pm  

​Town Square Park, Anchorage, Alaska
11:00am-11:20am ☘️ CELTIC KNOTWORK
Instructor: Kirsten Gustafson
Will provide basic information on creating and drafting your own Celtic knotwork, useful in everything from knitting to leatherwork.
  
11:30m-11:50am ☘️ JUGGLING
Instructor: Jim Kerr
Juggling, plate & rope spinning; misc. kinetics

12:00pm-12:20pm ☘️ WHISTLE PLAYING FOR ADULTS
Instructor: Autumn Rhodes​

12:30pm-12:50pm ☘️ DADGAD GUITAR
Instructor: Jimmy Murphy
Learn traditional Irish guitar backing in DADGAD tuning.  * DADGAD tuning * Rhythm backing for jigs, reels and more * Chords and chord scales in DADGAD  * Playing with and without a capo​

1:00pm-1:20pm ☘️ BOOK MAKING IN MEDIEVAL TIMES
Instructor: Anne Freitag

1:30pm-1:50pm ☘️ PLAYING THE BODHRAN
Instructor: Terri McCoy
If you’ve always loved the sound of the Irish drum, this is your chance to get started with the basics you need to start playing. Bring your own drum and tipper (drum stick), or if you don’t have one, a thin (1”) three-ring binder or even a clipboard makes a decent surface to practice on.

2:00pm-2:20pm ☘️ PLAYING THE FIDDLE
Instructor: Mary Schallert
Mary is Director of Alaska City Folk Arts. She has taught many young people how to play folk music, including Irish and has been a member of the Anchorage folk music community since 1977. 

2:30pm-2:50pm ☘️ THUGAMAR FÉIN AN SAMRADH LINN: LEARNING AN ANCIENT SONG IN THE LIVING TRADITION 
Instructor: Tania Opland
In the earliest collected version of this Irish ever-popular language song 230 years ago, it was described as “Probably very ancient.” Come learn a version or two for yourself, along with some of its rich history.

3:00pm-3:20pm ☘️ IRISH SONGS & STORIES: IMMIGRATION AND WORK
Instructor: Philip Price
This workshop looks at the songs and stories of the Irish workforce overseas as they began their lives far from home as new immigrants and exiles. The workshop presenter, Philip Price, is a retired professor and Dublin native.

3:30pm-3:50pm ☘️ HISTORY OF WHISKEY
Instructor: Tom Brooks
Comparing Irish whiskey and Scotch whiskey without imbibing.

4:00pm-4:20pm ☘️ IRISH HISTORY: TOPIC TBA
Instructor: Deirdre Bryan
JOIN US FOR A FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY DAY OF FUN!