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FRIDAY 16th OCTOBER, BAL fr om 8pm, with The Panards’ Band, Steve & Yannick, Metheglin (Mytholmroyd Community Centre).
SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER, WORKSHOPS: All wor kshops in Hebden Bridge. Reception at Salem Resource Centre.
See codes for venues:
S : Salem Resource Centre, Central St, HX7 6HB
MC :Methodist Church, HX7 8EE
MCC: Mytholmroyd Community Centre
10
11.30
1. Beginners/Improvers
French Bal Basics
The essential steps and
moves to join in the
evening bal.
Mike & Heidi
New venue!! MCC
2. Breton dances
5. Breton melodeon
6. Rhythm for Strings
Solenn Boennec MC
mandola and all strings.
Learn some beautiful
Looking at 3 Breton
Looking at 3 Breton dances:
Explore various
tunes for French dancing. dances: an dro, laridé 8- an dro, laridé 8-temps and
approaches to rhythm for
temps and gavotte des
gavotte des Montagnes.
aspects of French dance
Montagnes.
repertoire.
Jacques Guillamet, Yann
Steve Turner
MC
Mike Gulston &
Goin,
Christian
Halloche
S
Annaig Guillamet
S
Mark Prescott (DSF)
S
Café
LUNCHTIME WITH SESSION in the Methodist Church
7. Danses du Poitou
Includes a selection from
Rond de Barbatre, Ronde
avant deux, Polaie,
Marchoise de Magné, Bal
Limousine and Ronde de
Chantecorps.
Peter Clifton
8. Breton beginners and
improvers
9. Bagpipe Part 1
10. Hurdy Gurdy
Playing French tunes
For G pipes
Essential Fest-Noz dances Beginners/intermediate,
with others
A perfect introduction to
Beginners/intermediate.
technique and
Breton dance.
variations on some French
Clare Hines
S
tunes.
Café
Solenn
Boennec
MC
Pete
Coleman
MC
MCC
13. Mazurka,
un, deux, trois….
15.30
17.00
4. Breton Violin
For DADGAD guitar,
A selection of dances
including Suite Aven
(Gavotte, Bal, Jabadao).
11.3013.30
13.30
15.00
3. Piano Accordion
14. Breton dances
Basics, then going on to
More wonderful Bretonsome simple variations.
dances including the more
The emphasis will be on
challenging Suite Fisel.
getting the feel of the dance Mais avec Solenn, tout est
rather than learning new
possible!
figures.
Mike & Heidi
MCC
Solenn Boennec MC
15. Bagpipe Part 2
See above
Pete Coleman
MC
16. Meet the Sonneurs
FREE
Come and discover the
biniou and bombarde. A
chance to talk to the musicians and learn about the
these 2 emblematic Breton
instruments.
Frères Dayou S
11. Ensemble part 1
12. Singing for dancing
Suitable for all ages, abilities,
any instrument. Create imagiEasy call and response
native arrangements using
songs in French for Breton
harmonies and riffs, textures
dancing and
and dynamics, that are interestmaximum
ing and fun to play, dance and
enjoyment.
listen to….....
Paul James
S
17. Ensemble part 2
………..You need to be of a
standard where you can play a
simple folk tune through at the
right tempo, either by ear or by
reading music.
Paul James
S
Yannick Minvielle
S
18. Breton slow session
Jacques and Annaig will
lead this slow session for
all instruments.
Jacques & Annaig
Guillamet
S
Café
SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER, BAL & FEST-NOZ: fr om 8pm, with Deux Sans Frontières, C’hwibanez and more
(Mytholmroyd Community Centre)
SUNDAY 18th OCTOBER, DANCE & MUSIC SESSION: 11am-3pm (Mytholmr oyd Community Centr e).
Please bring something to share for buffet lunch
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