Fiddle

Fiddle III: Advanced Beginners (Fall 2026) (In Person)

Details

$256 general / $206 members (inclusive of $6 service fee)

Date(s)

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Nov 16, 2026

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Contact

Box office: 888-616-0274
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

info@irishartscenter.org

Location

Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

James Cleveland, Mondays, 7pm—8pm

8 weekly sessions beginning September 21

This class will be held in person in the Library Classroom.

Beginning students—those who have taken Fiddle II or have less than one year’s experience—will continue to learn the technical aspects of fiddle playing while working on common melodies, polkas, and jigs.

Teaching will be by ear, but sheet music will be provided at the end of the term.

Instrument required. For information about instrument rentals and purchases, click here.

Please note: In observation of Indigenous Peoples'/Columbus Day, there will be no class on October 12. The last class of this term will take place on November 16.

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Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; the Covillo Lynch Foundation; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the British Council; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the H.W. Wilson Foundation; the Tara Circle, Inc; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; the Harkness Foundation for Dance; and thousands of generous donors like you.