PRESS RELEASE:
The Transylvania Community Arts Council is pleased to present a class entitled Irish Song Workshop offered by Aoife Clancy. This class will be held on Thursday’s March 3, 10, 24 and 31 from 2:00 pm till 3:30 pm. The cost for the workshop is $20 per student, per class.
About the class: This class is comprised of songs from traditional Irish origin. The instructor Aoife Clancy, teaches songs that were passed down to her from her father and grandparents. Students will receive song sheets to keep during the workshop as well as the background and origin of the songs. Students will also learn a vocal technique to certain unaccompanied songs that helps with ornamentation and pacing of songs. For some of the material, the instructor will accompany herself with the guitar and Irish drum, called a Bodhràn.
The instructor for the class is Aoife Clancy. Clancy grew up in Ireland in a musical background. Her father, Bobby Clancy, was a member of the legendary Clancy Brothers and taught her old ballads and traditional songs from an early age. She has been performing professionally for over 30 years. She accompanies herself on guitar and an Irish drum called a Bodhràn. She has focused as lead vocalist with a group called Cherish the Ladies and has taught workshops since the early 1990s throughout the United States. She has also featured with the Boston Pops as a soloist and has nine recordings, three solo and six with Cherish the Ladies.
To reserve your spot for this class, call 828.884.2787. The class will be held at the TC Arts Council located at 349 S. Caldwell Street in Brevard, NC. To learn more, visit www.tcarts.org. The TC Arts Council is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit arts organization promoting all arts in Transylvania County and WNC.
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