QUEBEC NEW TUNES WORKSHOP and JAM SESSION
SATURDAY, March 31st in SW Portland (Hillsdale), 2-:30pm
All Melody Instruments Welcome!
Calling all French-Canadian dance music fans! This two-hour workshop (with a half-hour jam at the end!) will build your Quebecois repertory with irresistibl tunes which are either newly minted or new to the Portland Quebec scene. On the menu:
La moquine: a lively reel from fiddler-singer Claude Méthé, now a session standard in Quebec! Soon to be a session standard on the I-5 corridor from Ashland to Seattle!
Louis Cyr: a great reel from fiddler and singer Jean-Claude Mirandette. A favorite at the Olympia and Seattle jams!
L’air mignonne: a totally charming slow march by singer and fiddler Simon Riopel.
Baptiste à Ned en G: A lovely, lilting 6/8 time jig from Acadian fiddler Claude Austin.
You’ll learn these tunes phrase by phrase, then we’ll dig a little deeper into how to dress them up! Tunes will be taught by ear, sheet music will be available. Recording device recommended and welcome.
Don’t play fiddle? No worries! If you’d just like to learn some tunes and play a melody instrument (mandolin, flute, banjo, accordion, concertina, flute, etc.), can pick up tunes easily by ear or with sheet music (not tablature), and don’t mind sitting through some discussion of bowing, welcome aboard!
Level: If you are comfortable with your instrument and can pick up tunes either from sheet music or by ear without your hair catching fire, this workshop is for you!
WHAT: PDX Quebec New Tunes Workshop Registration
WHEN: Saturday, March 31st, 2-4:30pm
WHERE: At Teri and Ron’s in SW Portland Hillsdale area (details furnished upon registration)
INSTRUMENTS: Fiddle, mandolin, banjo, concertina , flute, and accordion
COST: $25-35 sliding scale
WHAT TO BRING? Please bring yourself, your instrument(s), and a recording device if you have one. if the spirit moves you, please feel free to bring a snack or beverage to to share…
You must pre-register to be part of the fun. It’s easy! Just visit the Classes and Workshops Drop-Down menu!
