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Workshops
All workshops take place in the Arts & Culture Centre
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13TH
10:30 am-12:00 pm
- Fiddle and Identity I: Newfoundland Fiddle Styles - Charlie Cook, Christina Smith, Evelyn Osborne (Irwin's Court)
- Bluegrass in Canada - Neil V. Rosenberg, Graham Blair, and Marc Finch (MMAP Gallery)
- Song Roots/Routes - Anita Best, Jim Payne, Marilyn Tucker, Paul Wilson (Irwin's Court)
- Scottish Reels - Mats Melin (MMAP Gallery)
THURSDAY, JULY 14
10:30 am-12:00 pm
- Sámi Vocal Styles I - Frode Fjellheim and Ulla Pirttijärvi (Irwin's Court)
- Argentinian Chacarera Dance - Adriana Cerletti (MMAP Gallery)
- Newfoundland Set Dancing and Music - Jane Rutherford with Christina Smith (MMAP Gallery)
- Native Contemporary Music - Dawn Avery (Irwin's Court)
FRIDAY, JULY 15th
10:30 am-12:00 pm
- South African Zulu Music and Dance - Ikusasa Lethu (MMAP Gallery)
- The Charanga Orchestra and Cuban Music - Jorge Maza with Típica Toronto and Brigido Galvan (Irwin's Court)
- Newfoundland Song Traditions - Pat Byrne, Eleanor Dawson, Ellen Power (MMAP Gallery)
- Sounding Bamboo: Angklung - Paphutsorn Wongratanapitak with Absolutely Thai (Irwin's Court)
SATURDAY, JULY 16TH
3:30 pm-5:00 pm
- Portuguese Fado Demonstration/Performance - Nathalie Pires (Irwin's Court)
- Aboriginal Hip Hop 101 - The Scott Collegiate/IMP Labs Hip Hop Project (MMAP Gallery)
SUNDAY, JULY 17TH
10:30 am-12:00 pm
- Singing the West: Traditional Songs and Songs in the Tradition from the Prairies and British Columbia - E. David and Rosaleen Gregory, John Leeder (Irwin's Court)
- Haudenosaunee Social Dance and Music - Six Nations Women Singers (MMAP Gallery)
- Tuvan Overtone Singing - Tran Quang Hai (Gallery East)
- Taiko Drumming Techniques - Uzume Taiko (Irwin's Court)
- Georgian Polyphony - Zari (Gallery East)
- Arabic Rhythms and Modes -The Traditional Arabic Music Ensemble (Irwin's Court)
- Tango - Adriana Cerletti, Silvia Citro (MMAP Gallery)
- Australian Indigenous Songs. Arts & Culture Centre, Gallery East
MONDAY, JULY 18TH
10:30 am-12:00 pm
- Dance Styles in Chinese Opera - William Lau (MMAP Gallery)
- Sámi Vocal Styles II - Frode Fjellheim and Ulla Pirttijärvi (Gallery East)
- The Music of Matou (Irwin's Court)
- Inuit Vocal Styles - Jennie Williams and Tama Fost (MMAP Gallery)
- Newfoundland Ugly Stick Making - Grenfell Letto, with host Dale Jarvis (Irwin's Court)
TUESDAY, JULY 19TH
10:30am-12:00 pm
- Newfoundland Accordion Styles - Aaron Collis, Art Stoyles and Bob Rutherford, The Sweet Forget-Me-Nots (Irwin's Court)
- Sephardic Song - Judith Cohen (Gallery East)
- Fiddle and Identity II - Colin Quigley, Kelly Russell, Pierre Schryer (MMAP Gallery)
- From Montmagny to St. John's: Accordion Music of Québec and Newfoundland - Raynald Ouellet, Graham Wells (Irwin's Court)
- Percussive Dance - Kristin Harris Walsh, Normand Legault, Mats Melin, Stan Pickett (MMAP Gallery)