Festival Workshops 2018
Acoustic Roots Festival - Workshops
FIDDLE SONGWRITING
Hosted by: Acoustic Roots Festival and Two Rivers Wildlife Park
Venue: Acoustic Roots Festival, on the grounds of Two Rivers Wildlife Park located
on the banks of Cape Breton's picturesque Mira River - just 28 km outside of Sydney at 4581 Grand Mira North Road, Huntingtion, NS.
Fiddle workshops will be held on the mornings of September 1st at following times: 9 - 10 am beginners, 10 - 11 am intermediate/advanced
Songwriters workshop will be held September 2nd beginning at 9 am
Workshop Registration:
Please fill-out a registration form found HERE and email to tworivers@seasidehighspeed.com or fax to Two Rivers Wildlife Park at (902)727-3153.
Payment options include credit card over the phone, PayPal, or mail cheque to:
Two Rivers Wildlife Park
4581 Grand Mira North Road
Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia
PO BOX 6270 B1K 3T8
Fiddle Workshop Sept 1st
Instructor
Colin Grant
Hard-driving but clean, lively and passionate, traditional yet original; Colin Grant’s fiddle playing has stepped to the forefront of the East Coast traditional music scene. Although most at home with traditional Cape Breton fiddle music, his versatility as both a lead and side musician has given him experiences in a variety of traditional styles, in addition to folk, rock and country genres. Besides having received an ECMA nomination for Roots / Traditional Solo Album of the Year for his self-titled debut album, Grant has preformed with contemporary Celtic instrumental group Sprag Session and is a former member of the band Còig. Colin has performed at festivals in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Tasmania. He maintains a busy recording and performance schedule .
The year 2014 brought exciting new collaborations with composers Scott Macmillan and Mary Ann Kennedy (UK) for ‘Aiseag’ (The Ferryboat) project, one of twenty commissions for the first UK-wide 2014 New Music Biennial Celebrations. Other highlights have included the release of Còig’s debut album and in 2016 Colin and Scott Macmillan release their new CD " GOOD2GO"
Beginners :
For players with no experience to those with a few tunes in their repertoire and who learn by ear easily and want instruction on advanced techniques
Intermediate/ Advanced :
For fiddle players with basic competency of the fiddle, including techniques. Also a good observer's workshop for players of other instruments interested.
Songwriters Workshop Sept 2nd
An introduction to song forms, melodies, the interaction and use of rhythm, harmony and lyric writing.
Instructors
Jason MacDonald
Jason has released three full length CDs of original material since 2002.Jason has performed at several festivals during his music career such as, the Milwaukee Irish Festival, Celtic Colours International Festival, Maritime Acoustic Festival and Acoustic Roots Festival to name a few. Jason has been recognized for his song writing by receiving Top Honours in the Indie International Songwriters Contest plus an Independent Singer-Songwriter Assoc. nomination. Jason has showcased at Nova Scotia Music Week, the East Coast Music Awards and the Canadian Country Music Awards.
Ryan Roberts
Ryan Roberts is an award-winning songwriter from Eastern Canada. He lived in Music City USA for several years and toured full time with the Grammy Nominated Bluegrass band Special Consensus. What sets him apart is his songs have made been recorded in the styles of bluegrass, country, jazz, and R&B, Hip Hop and EDM. He is an accomplished instrumentalist and producer and is currently working on a new album due to be released in the new year.