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1 Songwriting Workshop with Kieran Halpin Fri From 19:00 Welcome, Dinner & Session Sat :00 13:00 & 14:00 17:00 Sun :30 15:00 Sat :30 Concert with Kieran Halpin and Workshop Participants if they want to! Kieran Halpin How do you make a song say what you want it to say? Are your songs lacking that final kick or are they somehow missing that last secret ingredient? Do you want to know how to write for other performers? Do you want to know what it takes to make a professional musician who lives and breathes his music and who also makes a living? This song writing weekend will focus on writing powerful songs that could appeal to a wider audience. Focus will be on rhythm. The rhythm of different languages, the type of language we can use, and how to support that with musical rhythm and a memorable tune. Contact: Joanna Scott Douglas joanna@scott-douglas.de Tel:

2 KIERAN HALPIN THE IRISH ROCK POET If the measure of a songwriter is the number of artists singing their songs then Kieran Halpin must be considered a great modern writer of songs. There can be few writers on the acoustic/folk scene in Europe today who have had more songs covered. Names like Ilse De Lange (All The Answers), Vin Garbutt, Dolores Keane, The Battlefield Band, John Wright, Flossie, Niamh Parsons, Chris Jones and countless more have recorded his songs. In fact his songs can be heard in folk clubs, pubs and festivals all over the world sung by the famous and not so famous. Often the songs are better known than the writer himself! Some have been translated into German, Finnish and Spanish! He has recorded albums in his native Ireland, Scotland, London, Nashville, Oxford and Sydney sees the release of Halpin s CD It s Always It is a solo CD just guitar and vocal the way many prefer to hear Halpin perform. Recorded in Austria by well-known sound recording engineer Franz Kasper it has a freshness and directness sadly lacking in many modern recordings and one of Halpin s most powerful protest songs Ben Parkinson s Friends about a British soldier coming back from Afghanistan horrendously wounded but having the strength and courage to carry the Olympic torch down the streets of his native Doncaster. To date Halpin has released 19 CD s, 2 live DVD s and 3 songbooks with 137 published in all 3!! It is a remarkable achievement for any artist to be so prolific and still maintain such high standards. Halpin s songs cover every conceivable subject from love, loss and celebration, to the more global concerns that face all of us today and is often described as a modern protest song writer. He is never afraid to tackle topics that will provoke opinion and debate. If you are a fan of lyrics then this concert is for you. But whilst his albums are always something to look forward to it is live on stage where Halpin makes his mark. He is at once powerful and passionate, intimate and intense. He has managed to marry his intelligent and thought provoking lyrics with great melodies and

3 has developed over the years into a writer with a unique style. All this is underscored by an incisive wit in his introductions which helps an audience understand where the song comes from and hint at where it might be going. Halpin is equally at home playing to a small folk club audience and a large festival crowd. He is also one of the hardest touring musicians on the scene today with upwards of 160 shows per year all over the world.

4 I would like to register for the song writing workshop with Kieran Halpin for the fee of Accommodation and meals cost or per person depending on the choice of room. (see below). Kieran Halpin speaks fluent English and German. Registration Form: Name: Surname: Intermediate/Advanced: Instruments: Address: Tel: Mobile: Address: Website: Accomodation and Food in Seminarhaus Scott Douglas or in a Holiday Flat in Sandstedt Single Room 30 per night YES / NO Single bed in shared room 20 per night YES / NO Meals (we eat together in Seminarhaus Scott Douglas). Tell us if you have any special nutritional requirements. Friday Evening to Sunday Lunchtime 50 per person Summary: Workshop Fri to Sun with single room and all meals ( ) 280 Workshop Fri to Sun with single bed in a shared room and all meals ( ) 260

5 Payment: In order to guarantee a place for the workshop, please send your booking per or post to us and pay the total sum of the workshop, accommodation and meals as quickly as possible to the following bank account. Places are given in order of placement of booking and payment. Payments to: Account Holder: Joanna Scott Douglas Sparkasse Weser-Elbe : Konto Nr IBAN: DE BIC-/SWIFT-Code: BRLADE21BR Transfer to Seminarhaus Sandstedt: YES / NO It may be possible for us to offer transport (for petrol money) from either Bremen Airport or Bremen Train Station on Friday afternoon and return on Sunday afternoon. Times (See above for Seminar times): Fri. from 16:00 Arrival and settling in to accommodation Fri. 19:00 Welcome and Introduction by Kieran Halpin Fri. 20:00 Dinner: warm evening meal (vegetarian food also available please tell us in advance!) Sat. 09:00 Breakfast: Rolls, cold meats, cheese, eggs, jam, honey, tea, coffee etc. Sat. 13:00 Lunch: Soup, bread Sat. 18:00 Dinner: Dinner: warm evening meal (vegetarian food also available please tell us in advance!) So. 09:30 Breakfast: Rolls, cold meats, cheese, eggs, jam, honey, tea, coffee etc. Sun. 13:00 Lunch: Soup, bread Further questions or comments: Date and Signature: It would be great if you can tell us how you heard about this workshop. Thank you!