Anyone interested in Music and in particular, anyone interested in writing songs.
This is very much a hands-on workshop aimed at a general, but interested audience. In the past, many participants were students or younger groups.
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What participants have said about our Words and Music Workshops
"Really illuminating" C.B., France
"Fills a much need gap in the music scene" P.C. Composer, Ireland
"Cool. This was my first year but I'm coming back. Really helpful" J.G. Scholarship student from Japan, 2001
Words and Music Workshop July 2004:
Conor Mahony
Directors:
Sonny Condell (well-known musician, song-writer and performer) together with Conor Mahony ( Irish musician and song-writer) with Emil Cic (musicologist, composer from Croatia).
Come to this Music Workshop to explore the connection between words and music with strong audience participation and with question and answer session with professional Musician, Sonny Condell about the problems and opportunities of song-writng.
About Sonny Condell
Sonny has been an integral part of the Irish music scene since the early `70s, Sonny Condell is probably best known for his innovative collaborations with Leo O'Kelly in Tir na nOg, and with Philip King in Scullion. Both bands are widely acknowledged as having had a huge influence on the overall direction of Irish music his primary focus now is on his solo work Sonny Condell's songs are melodic and thoughtful, often with a breeze of jazz or a rhythmic hint of tradiitional music.
Condell has always been an individual artist, his gentle other worldly manner reflected in his songs of warmth and charm. Irish Times
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Admission: €30.00
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