Some feedback from Visitors to World Fiddle Day……
What is your name and where do you live?
Keith Engle. York PA, USA
Where did you hear about the World Fiddle Day Celebrations in Scartaglin
I believe I first saw it mentioned on the Patrick O’Keefe Festival Facebook page, and then
Matt Cranitch recommended I go to it.
Did you enjoy your visit and what did you enjoy most?
Absolutely! One of my favorite things is The open recital where a times from a recording are
the focus. It highlights regional and individual variations in the Sliabh Luachra style, and also
let’s me participate ahead of time. Even when I haven’t been able to go to the festival, I’ve
listened and learned a lot of the tunes during the months beforehand. A second thing I really like
is the small size of the sessions counterpointed by the high caliber of musicians
Did you feel welcomed and valued as a first time visitor to the area and did you
take part?
Definitely! I took part in the recital and the Star Above the Garter concert
What improvements would you like to see at the World Fiddle?
Add another day or two! Really that’s just a selfish desire for it to go on longer; I don’t know
whether it’s practical at this point
What is your name and where do you live?
Martin van Hensbergen, Sassenheim, The Netherlands
Where did you hear about the World Fiddle Day Celebrations in Scartaglin
I was told by Matt Cranitch
(the first one, the others I follow from facebook and posters at handed down lectures)
Did you enjoy your visit and what did you enjoy most?
I thoroughly enjoyed it! Highlight for me is taking part in the session with the tunes we all got
a chance to prepare in the upcoming months. Even if one cnanot play everything, it is great to
take part in sharing the tunes at the source!
Did you feel welcomed and valued as a first time visitor to the area and did you
take part?
Yes I feel very welcomed. I think WFD is truly about the music and people sharing that
common love! I also think that the people from the scartaglen heritage centre do a great job on
providing food and tea and coffee throughout the celebrations!
What improvements would you like to see at the World Fiddle?
I have no particular improvement I can think of at the moment. I am a happy camper and
looking forward to the next one 🙂
What is your name and where do you live?
Christoph Wiekart, Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands.
Where did you hear about the World Fiddle Day Celebrations in Scartaglin
From a friend initially and then through Facebook.
Did you enjoy your visit and what did you enjoy most?
Absolutely. The fiddle session and the tunes and background information of that
session.
Did you feel welcomed and valued as a first time visitor to the area and did you
take part?
I still feel humbled by how welcome everybody makes me feel. I amazes me evertytime.
Thanks so much!
What improvements would you like to see at the World Fiddle?
Hard to say. I think if it gets more crowded you run out of space. I made little booklets (pdf)
out of all the fiddle sessions I attended with the tunes and the background stories. Those are
great little pieces of history; it’s tunes combined with handed down inforamtion. You might
consider to put them on a website. You and Paul de Grea did a great job. It would be great if the
younger generation could have access to those documents.
What is your name and where do you live?
Shauna Bradley.
Fiona Bradley (mum)
Rathfarnham, Dub 16.
Where did you hear about the World Fiddle Day Celebrations in Scartaglin
Aidan Connolly and
Tomás Mac Uileagóid
Did you enjoy your visit and what did you enjoy most?
Shauna:
“yes the weekend was great , the sessions, meeting all the people and all the fiddles”
Fiona:
“We had a lovely weekend, very inclusive and full of tradition and love for the music”
Did you feel welcomed and valued as a first time visitor to the area and did you
take part?
Yes very welcome.
I took part in lots of Sessions and all the Fiddles played in one of the concerts at P OKeeffe statue (Shauna)
What improvements would you like to see at the World Fiddle?
None.