Gaelic Songs of the Sea  –  Òrain Obrach na Mara

A Free Workshop

Learn seafaring work songs in Scottish Gaelic with singer songwriter, Fae Wiedenhoeft and Scottish Gaelic teacher, Geoffrey Sammons!

Sunday, November 4th, 2018
2:00 – 4:00pm

At The Community Room of the
Homestreet Bank, Phinney Ridge Branch
7307 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103

Learn seafaring work songs in Scottish Gaelic with singer songwriter, Fae Wiedenhoeft and Scottish Gaelic teacher, Geoffrey Sammons!

Fae Wiedenhoeft

Fae Wiedenhoeft is an award winning singer songwriter who also owns a small music school called Syren’s Voice. Fae teaches voice, guitar, ukulele, bodhran, and song composition classes in Bothell, WA. She has been a student of Gaelic since 2014. Over the last 18 years, Fae has had the honor to teach and perform throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Her band, SeaStar, brings original and traditional Celtic, Folk, and Americana music to their audiences. www.jetbutterfly.com

Geoffrey Sammons

 

Geoffrey Sammons started learning Scottish Gaelic in 1993 with a native speaker from the Isle of Skye. He completed the Gaelic language distance learning program from Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic medium college on the Isle of Skye. He has been teaching since 2006 for continuing education programs, our local Gaelic society, private lessons, and now for the Atlantic Gaelic Academy. He also teaches classes on the history of the Gaels, the Celts, and travel to Scotland and Ireland.  www.gaelicseattle.com

 

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