The daytime festivities of the Eugene Irish Festival include many talks and workshops, as well as great food, music and crafts:
Featured Workshops and Performances (list subject to change, check out eugeneirishfest.org):
- Irish Sea Shanties- singing workshop with Shay Black
- Irish Chorus Songs – singing workshop with Michael Black
- Songs from Dublin- singing workshop with Martin Black
- Irish Whistle Workshop – taught by Gerry Carthy
- Guitar Workshop -taught by Dave Cory
- Uilleann Pipe Workshop – taught by Eliot Grasso
- Irish Fiddle Workshop – taught by Dan Compton, from Portland
- Irish Percussion Workshop – bodhran, bones & spoons, taught byVash
- Irish Language Workshop – taught by Gerry Carthy
- Irish Calligraphy Workshop- taught by Anne Merydith
- Learn to Draw Celtic Knots – taught by Anne Merydith
- Patrick Kavanagh, One of Ireland’s Finest2 0th Century Authors – presented by Mark Quigley, UO professor whospecializes in Irish literature
- Arts and Culture of the Aran Islands and West of Ireland – presented by Diane Dugaw, UO professor who specializes in folklore of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
- Irish Stone Masonry – presented by Alan Ash, an expert atstone masonry and rebuilt a 1700s authentic Irishhouse shipped over from Ireland to Virginia.
- Irish Story Telling – told for people of all ages by YvonneYoung
- Gerry Carthy -will perform Irish music with several instruments
- Circled By Hounds- Matthew Hayward-McDonald, Kathryn Claire, Sarah Dee and Vash
- Tonn Nua – a local group of teenage musicians who play Irish music
- Eliot Grasso and Dave Cory – will perform Irish music together
- Traditional Irish Step Dancing – Murray Irish Dancers from Portland
- Sheldon Choir and The Dublinairs – will sing Irish songs
- Ceili Mor – a performance by a Celtic music class from the UofO
Other Activities (list subject to change, check out eugeneirishfest.org):
- Irish Ceili Dance
- Family Activities
- Irish Food
- Vendors
Tickets: $8 adults; $6 students and seniors; children 5 years old or younger, free. Tickets will be sold at the event, or you can pay in advance fortickets and pick them up at the Will-call table.
Remember — mark your calendars now for the Eugene Irish Cultural Festival, held March 7-8, 2008. See you there!
