Another US option is Lark In The Morning camp, first week of August, in the woods outside Mendocino, California. _http://larkcamp.com/_ (http://larkcamp.com/) . A bit expensive for the week, and not strictly focused on the gurdy, but there is a hard-core French trad contingent in "Camp 2 French Camp" where central France trad is going on in one form or another most of the day every day. Our own Penny Cloud (of this list) teaches French trad repertoire 2 hours a day, and probably could be persuaded to give some personal gurdy instruction on the side, which would be very worthwhile, as she is a fine player and teacher. And it's a nice scene...French trad session every afternoon under the redwoods for 2-3 hours with wine and cheeses and gurdies and bagpipes and diatonics, including a handful of very experienced players. Just another option to consider. It's a shame Lark doesn't happen closer to Chants des Vielles, or you could combine them on one trip. Mitch [email protected] writes:
Augusto - In the absence of OTW this year, maybe you should consider flying to France instead of US/Canada. I don't know how much more expensive the airfare is, but if you want intensive HG instruction, it's hard to beat France in summer, summer heat notwithstanding. I particularly suggest the Fete les Volcaniques near Riom in early July. Scroll down the following page for the Stage d'Ete brochure _http://brayauds.free.fr/infos-rdv.php_ (http://brayauds.free.fr/infos-rdv.php) (it's in four separate PDF files). About 6 hours a day of instruction for several days, plus a great community of musicians in a great setting, and wonderful dances every night. We haven't been to Chants des Vielles for a few years. It was great fun, mostly because we love Quebecois music and trad Quebecois musicians, and there were some nice performances involving gurdy, but not much instruction. And it only lasts a weekend. That may have changed in the intervening years. Maybe others on the list who've been more recently can comment about CDV. Mitch Gordon [email protected] writes: Hi David I sent you and Mel a private message about that event and the one near Montreal... Seriously, it won't have a more extensive HG track (as you mentioned before)? I was kinda planning maybe not attending the festival in Montreal (Chant des Vielles), but it would make little sense for me to go all the way from Brazil just for "diddly bow" and all... Maybe I'll reconsider going to Montreal after all, but is anyone else here planning on going there as well? Please take a look at the message I just sent you guys. Augusto On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:10 AM, David Gillett <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Sally (and all), The Gathering in September is an al fresco (big word for outdoor) event held at Greenwood Furnace State Park, about 20 miles north of Huntingdon, PA. Everyone brings a tent (there is space for RVs) and workshops are divided fifty/fifty between indoor space and outdoor pavilions. Dining is outdoors (excellent catering!) and there are good toilet/shower facilities available. There won't be any HG workshops (this year, anyway) other than "Hurdy Gurdy, Diddly-Bow and other weird instruments" (oh, the insult!) to introduce ourselves to the Great Unwashed. It's a fun event with plenty of cover for wet weather (even if I did nearly did float off in an overnight rainstorm, but that was my own fault) and a great chance to play with a huge mix of other instruments - I've never seen so many piano accordions in one place at one time! Put it on your calendar! David On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 6:41 AM, Sally Stewart <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: > Is the second week in Sept at the same place? I was very sorry to have missed it last weekend. > > Sally > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 31, 2011, at 4:39 PM, David Gillett <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Here's some of what 9 players were doing this last weekend. >> >> _https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuZU49Nk5MM&feature=player_detailpage_ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuZU49Nk5MM&feature=player_detailpage) >> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttu0H2LWDLU&feature=player_detailpage_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttu0H2LWDLU&feature=player_detailpage) >> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjQSZShLNs&feature=player_detailpage_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjQSZShLNs&feature=player_detailpage) >> >> It was a very successful and enjoyable weekend, introducing the hurdy >> gurdy and playing music with 140 other people. We're going to be >> doing it all over again the second week of September, and then every >> year from now on, Memorial Day weekend and second weekend in >> September. Mark it on your calendars! >> >> David >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >> For more options, visit this group at >> _http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy_ (http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy) >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at _http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm_ (http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm) . To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > For more options, visit this group at > _http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy_ (http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy) > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at _http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm_ (http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm) . To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) For more options, visit this group at _http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy_ (http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy) The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at _http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm_ (http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm) . To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at _http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy_ (http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy) The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at _http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm_ (http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm) . To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at _http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy_ (http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy) The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at _http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm_ (http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm) . To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
