Fiddle workshop with Maeve Donnelly

Fiddle workshop with Maeve Donnelly

*Please note that instrumental workshops are aimed at intermediate to advanced level players. Beginners are welcome to purchase tickets to attend as observers. Please arrive at the workshop venue 30 minutes before the start time to allow for registration. Tickets may be purchased on the door, but advance booking is recommended as workshops are very popular and places are limited. 

Maeve Donnelly, now living in Co Clare, grew up in East Galway, an area steeped in traditional music. Maeve is highly respected and much sought after as a fiddle teacher at Festivals across Ireland and further afield. She started playing fiddle at the age of six and won her first All-Ireland Fiddle Competition at the age of nine. She has toured extensively and was a member of Moving Cloud. In 2004, Maeve recorded a duet album with Peadar O’Loughlin entitled The Thing Itself. In more recent years, she has released two solo albums. Her latest album, Flame on the Banks was recorded with guitarist Tony McManus.