Frankie Kennedy Winter School
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| Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy | |
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| Location(s) | Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Founded by | Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh |
| Date(s) | December 27 - January 2 |
| Genre(s) | Traditional Irish |
| Website | www.FrankieKennedy.com |
The Frankie Kennedy Winter School (Irish: Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy) is a traditional music winter school held annually since 1994 in memory of the flute player Frankie Kennedy in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal.[1]
Classes are provided in flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bodhrán, button accordion, bouzouki, sean nós singing, house dancing and guitar.
[edit] Performers
It has become tradition that Kennedy's old band Altan headline every year at the festival, but other well-known musicians who have played at the school include:[2]
