FIDDLE
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Saturday, Oct. 25 | 2:00 PM | Room 4, Basement Christ Church Hall
In this fiddle workshop, we'll learn tune by ear and explore the melody, bowing, rhythm, ornamentation; breathing life into the tune. Participants are encouraged to bring a recording device and their questions!
Jenna Moynihan is regarded as one of the best of the new generation of freestyle fiddlers. Versatile and inventive, her fiddling style draws strongly from the Scottish tradition, but is also influenced by American, Irish, and Scandinavian styles. Jenna has performed and taught around the world, including performances at Celtic Connections, Celtic Colours, Scots Fiddle Festival, and Festival Interceltique. She has performed as a soloist with The Boston Pops, and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and CBS Sunday Morning. In addition to her solo work, she performs with Seamus Egan Project, Hanneke Cassel Band, and in a duo with harpist Màiri Chaimbeul. Jenna is also a dedicated teacher and teaches at various camps and courses throughout the year and is an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA.