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Féile Oslo 2024

tor. 15. aug.

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Popsenteret

Summer School of Irish Music and Dance

Féile Oslo 2024
Féile Oslo 2024

Time & Location

15. aug. 2024, 19:00 – 18. aug. 2024, 18:00

Popsenteret, Trondheimsveien 2, 0560 Oslo, Norway

About the event

Join us for the third summer school of Irish music and dance in Oslo!

Music and dance tuition, ceili, concert, sessions, and loads of fun.

In  2024, we teach fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, whistle, harp,  folk/trad guitar, songs in Irish, sean nós dance, modern step dance, and  ceili introduction. There will also be a grúpa ceoil (trad band), and  choir classes.

You  will receive 1,5 hours of tuition per class per day, and you can choose  to sign up for the whole weekend (4,5 hours) or just Saturday and  Sunday (3 hours). It is also possible to buy a day pass. Exceptions: The  dance show, grúpa ceoil and choir are not open for day passes. We also  ask that you contact us beforehand if you wish to join these classes on  Saturday and Sunday only.

Under 25? We offer a certain number of free places. Please send us an email if you're interested!

Contact us on feile.oslo.summer.school@gmail.com if you have any questions

Prices:

Tuition whole weekend 16.08.–18.08.

        1 class for 3 days NOK 1 950        2 classes for 3 days NOK 3 120        3 classes for 3 days NOK 4 095        4 classes for 3 days NOK 5 070

Tuition Saturday and Sunday 17.08. – 18.08.

        1 class for 2 days NOK 1 320        2 classes for 2 days NOK 2 112        3 classes for 2 days NOK 2 772        4 classes for 2 days NOK 3 432

Day pass

       1 class for 1 day NOK 760       2 classes for 1 days NOK 1 216       3 classes for 1 days NOK 1 596       4 classes for 1 days NOK 1 976

You sign up by buying a ticket to a class:

You  can choose up to 4 classes per day, and you get 20% off on 2 classes,  30% off on 3 classes, and 35% off on 4 classes. The discount will be  deducted at check out. Please note that there are parallel sessions, and  it’s your responsibility to check that the classes you want to join do  not overlap. See the overview of the lessons below.

Classes:

Uilleann pipes with Oisín McCann 10.00–11.30 Learn Irish tunes, technique, and ornamentation.

Harp with Marie Nivel 10.00–11.30 Learn  beautiful tunes and basic technique. Open to beginners and improvers.  No need to have your own harp. Do you already play the harp? Contact us  for possibilities of tuition on a higher level.

Sean nós dance with Ranóg Townsend 10.00–11.30 Old style Irish percussive dance. Bring comfortable shoes with a hard sole.

Folk/ trad guitar with Gerard Thompson 10.00–11.30 Folk song and trad tune backing

Flute with Oisín McCann 11.45–13.15 Learn Irish tunes, technique, and ornamentation.

Bodhrán with Fergal O’Brien 11.45–13.15 Learn Irish rhythms and bodhrán technique.

Modern Irish dance, Show, with Breandán de Gallaí 11.45–13.15 Irish show choreography. From primary level. To be performed at the closing of the Féile

Fiddle with Gerry O’Connor 14.00–15.30 Learn Irish tunes, bowing technique, and ornamentation.

Whistle with Brendan Monaghan 14.00–15.30 Learn Irish tunes, technique, and ornamentation.

Singing in Irish with Aoife Ní Fhearraigh 14.00–15.30 Learn traditional Irish language songs, pronunciation, and ornamentation.

Modern Irish dance, Technique, with Breandán de Gallaí 14.00–15.30 Soft and hard shoe technique. From primary level

Grúpa Ceoil with Brendan Monaghan 15.45–17.15 Play Irish tunes as a band and perform at the closing of the Féile. Open to all instruments

Choir with Cecilie Stensrud 15.45–17.15 Join the Féile choir and perform at the closing ceremony.

Photo: Elisa Moen

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