Scoil Acla Summer School 2013 Achill Island Co.Mayo

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The annual Scoil Acla summer school takes place on Achill Island, Co. Mayo from the July 27th - Aug 3rd. Scoil Acla is Irelands oldest summer school, originally founded in 1910 and relaunched in 1985.

Scoil Acla follows the usual format of daily music classes which run from Monday to Saturday on the following instruments, accordion, banjo, flute, concertina, fiddle, harp, tin whistle, uileann pipes and bodhrán with beginners, intermediate and advanced students being catered for on all instruments. Other workshops available are creative writing, basket weaving, dancing, sean nós dancing,sean nós singing and a course on Gaeilg’ Acla, the Achill dialect of Irish. Through out the week we have recitals, poetry readings, creative writing readings, indoor and outdoor concerts, sessions,competitions, walks, talks and much more.

Scoil Acla invites a musician in residence each year to attend the summer school previous musicians in residence include John E Lavelle, Joe Burke and Ann Conroy Burke, Liam O’Connor, John Carty, Mary Bergin, Laoise Kelly, Catherine McEvoy, Michael O’Raghallaigh, Mick O’Brien,Treasa Ní Cheannabhain and Brenndán Ó Beaglaoich many of whom have joined our well known tutors list. (Check out our website to see who we have)

Why not join us on Irelands largest island for a summer school of music, culture, history agus gaeilge.

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