2009 Group Photo
Activities start on Friday evening with an open house to meet, jam, check out wares, and socialize. The main event is Saturday's day-long workshop series, which is followed by a staff concert that evening. A local pub session immediately follows the concert.
| Rachel Hall: English Concertina |
Concertina Band Waltzes Scandinavian Tunes |
| George Keith: Anglo Concertina |
Irish Concertina, Intermediate Irish Concertina for Beginners The Ins-and-Outs of Playing Concertina in an Irish Session |
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Anglo Concertina
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Um Pa 101 Going Beyond the Um Pa Master's Class |
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Anglo Concertina
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Jacqueline's #1 Irish Concertina, Intermediate Jacqueline's #2 Irish Concertina, Intermediate Jacqueline's Irish Concertina, Advanced |
| John Roberts: Anglo Concertina |
Ritual Dance Song Accompaniment How-To Song Accompaniment Practicum |
| Bob Snope: Technical Workings |
Tricks for Playing by Ear Tackling Minor Repairs: Snope's Guide to Troubleshooting |
| Dave Townsend: English Concertina |
Classics for Concertina Tunes from Cumbria and Yorkshire More Tunes from Cumbria and Yorkshire |
| Bob Webb: Duet Concertina |
Shanties vs. "Sea Songs" Down at the Heartbreak Hotel: Slow Blues for Duet Concertina Thick and Thin Chords: When Too Much is Too Much |
| Dan Worrall: Anglo Concertina |
19th-Century Anglo |
For more information on the staff, including pictures
and biographies, please see our staff page.
For full descriptions of the workshops, please see the Registration Form
Times and Places:
Friday Evening Open House: Everyone is welcome to an evening open house on Friday the 16th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Button Box headquarters
in Sunderland Massachusetts. Meet people, try out instruments, tour our repair shop and concertina fabrication
facility, maybe have a session or two....
Saturday Classes: Classes will be held at the Sunderland Elementary School. We meet at 9 a.m. with a general welcome and a chance to meet the staff. The morning workshop runs from 10 to noon and will be followed by a break for lunch. The two afternoon workshops will run from 1:30 to 5:00.
Saturday Evening Concert: The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse, an historic and cultural edifice in the center of Amherst.
Cost: Pre-registration of $115 includes 3 workshops and the evening concert. Saturday onsite registration is $125, which also includes the concert. Sorry, no reduced registration for partial attendance. Meals and lodging are NOT included. The concert is open to all at $10. For additional information including refund and cancellation policies, see the fine print at the end of the registration form.
Registration: To register, please mail or fax in the Workshop Registration Form
Local Maps and Lodging Suggestions: For event maps and local lodging possiblities, see our Local Maps and Lodgings page.