Sean Kenan's

Sean Kenan has been an integral part of both teaching and playing of Irish fiddle music in Australia for several decades. He has written two popular books on this subject and publishes the monthly newsletter the Fiddle News. This publication has subscribers from over Australia and each issue contains an interview and tunes from prominent players of all styles. After from moving from Melbourne to Canberra in 1990, he established and performed with the Tinkers, the top traditional band of the day which was made up of highly skilled young musicians. During his stay in the nation's capital, Sean taught many young people to play music and encouraged them to develop a love of Irish Music. He returned to Melbourne in 2003 and now runs the 'Fancy Yourself Fiddling' music school in Carlton, which is dedicated to teaching adults how to play the fiddle. Sean has made several trips to Ireland to study traditional Irish music and he is also a hand shadow theatre performer - Shadowplay. He juggles in his spare time.

"Thanks again for the great workshops, I thought they were absolutely ideal for the intermediate player. Concentration on fiddle technique hits the spot for players like me perfectly" Geoff MacArthur, VIC 2006.

"In all the years I have seen Irish fiddle workshops, many by some of the visiting "greats" from Ireland, I have never seen as thorough a teaching method as yours." Lucia Okumura, President, Hawkesbury National Fiddle Festival NSW 2003.

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