Come and join us for our traditional music session, hosted this month by Brooklyn-based fiddler and singer Liz Hanley.

Liz Hanley is a Brooklyn based singer and fiddle player across many genres.

Growing up in Boston, Hanley learned traditional fiddle tunes from family and friends. She attended the New England Conservatory Preparatory school where she studied with Blanka Bednarz and Eric Rosenblith. Hanley graduated from NYU with a BM in violin performance. There she studied with NYC Ballet concertmaster Arturo Delmoni and folk musician/ethnomusicologist Dr. Mick Moloney. She has toured globally with Mick Moloney and the Green Fields of America, as well as prog folk rock ensemble Frogbelly and Symphony chamber rock band Emanuel and the Fear and folk duo The Murphy Beds.

Hanley spent many years living between Brooklyn, NY and Sheffield, England, immersed in the both city’s rich folk music scenes and collecting songs and tunes. Today she can be found mostly playing around NYC in the Irish traditional seisiún scene.

All are welcome, donations appreciated.

Join us before the session for a workshop with world-renowned singer and fiddle player Liz Hanley.

Arranging a Song in a Session:

In this workshop, we will talk about ways to come up with arrangements on the fly in a session setting. We’ll talk about harmony, dynamics, how to keep it simple and have a good time, what a singer can do in advance to help their experience and others in the session, what other instrumentalists and singers can do or not do to support the song and the singer. We’ll apply these ideas and collaborate together.

All are welcome, no pre-registration required. $10 suggested donation.

This is a guitar focused backing workshop. Patrick will explore the intricacies of playing in Drop D with an emphasis on chord shapes as well as right hand rhythmic patterns to help improve your backing. He will walk through how he approaches chordal decisions while backing tunes and provide interactive examples.

$10 suggested donation, no advanced registration required.

This workshop is open to all instruments, but fiddle focused. David will provide a deep level of instruction on tunes and detailed ornamentation work in both the right and left hand. Workshop will be accessible to all level players.

$10 suggested donation, no advanced registration required.