If you’ve come to this website, looking for information on our January Alasdair and Natalie workshop, you’re at the right place!

Sadly, we will not be hosting the workshop this coming January. There is no replacement at this time.  Perhaps in future years, the workshop will reappear, but at a different time, and different location, under different management.  We will seriously miss everyone, and everything about the WOW workshop, and hope that it will make a comeback.

Meanwhile, if you’re looking for a workshop, in the PNW, in January or February, check out the Celtic Arts Foundation’s Winter School, located at Seabeck, WA!  It’s a workshop for bagpipe players as well as fiddlers.  Length of the workshop is up to you!  Click on the link for a few details. More information will surface in the next month or so.

Meanwhile, we’re having sessions once a month, with a brief break this summer. Check out our calendar page for more information.  Also, there’s plans to have a “Workshops and more” page on our website… coming soon.

Here’s a peak a some of the folks on hand for the May session at Third Place Books.  We had 14 musicians, including a cellist and a piper. A great time was had by all, with lots of wonderful tunes.

Thanks to our good friend Doug Plummer for the shot below. Speaking of Doug Plummer, he’ll host our June session on June 9th!  We usually don’t have sessions in June, so this is a special opportunity.  

DETAILS on June 9th session:  2- 4:30 pm,  at 6203 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Bring a snack to share, BYOB etc.!  See you there soon.

Come on down to the Commons at Third Place Books, Sunday, May 19th. That’s one week later than usual, as we make time for Mother’s Day on our usual day for gatherings and tunes.

The address is 17171 Bothell Way, #A101, Lake Forest Park, Bothell.

We’ll start at 12:30, but coming early is a great option because of the great food choices offered by the food court vendors in the Commons.  We will play until 2:30.

As the photo above states, we will not play tunes on the stage, but we’ll be close to the stage on the main floor.

All string instruments welcome, as well as other Celtic instruments. Scottish small pipes are encouraged as well, but the management has asked that their louder, bigger cousins, such as border pipes/Highland bagpipes stay home. Thank you for understanding.

Any questions, write to m.thumma@mac.com!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

A few years back: Tunes in the Thorndike room- about 16 present- including two guitarist, a great piano player, and bass player. Many new faces!

April 14th. 2 – 4:30 pm, in the Thorndike Room at the incredible Anderson School/ Mc Menamin’s.  18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011.

Hoping we’ll see old friends and make some new friends! Susan Burke, Brian Crisafulli, Susan Barkan, and Marcia Thumma, Doug Plummer and others will be there- please join us!

Please RSVP to m.thumma@mac.com if you plan to drop by. It will help us set up the room, etc.!

Sorry for the last minute notice.  Due to illnesses, pre-St. Patrick’s day activities, travel, you name it, we are cancelling.

MAKE PLANS to come to McMenamin’s in Bothell next month- April 14th.  See the calendar page for more information!

February’s session will be one week earlier than normal, as in, this weekend!

It’s all happening at Linda Bliss’s home, Sunday the 4th, at 2 pm.  Bring your instrument, as usual, but also feel free to bring a beverage of your choice, and any snacks you might want to share.  We’ll go until 4-4:30.

The address is: 21410 96th Ave., W, Edmonds.

We’re working on session dates and places for the new year.  If you’d like to host a session, write to M.thumma@mac.com.

Hope to see you there!

Be sure to bring layers of clothes, and maybe even an extra blanket (always a good idea just for traveling in the car this time of year.)  May the force be with you as you venture forth!  One more update on Thursday.

SHhhhh!  Don’t tell anyone yet, but, there’s some good news as of this evening! Let’s hope it continues in this direction!  It will be cold, for sure!  😉

You’ve come to the right place!  Any information here regarding weather, and possible impact on the workshop will be right here.  We’ll start with this one. These will always be for Stanwood, so you can figure out what to bring, etc.  Be prepared, either way!

‘Tis the season!  We’re starting off the Holidays with a wonderful session December 3rd, at the the home of Linda Bliss, in Edmonds. Start time is 2 PM.

Linda says we can bring snacks!

If you aren’t on our mailing list, but wish to attend, see our Calendar page for details.

Holiday tunes, all our usual favorites, plus new adventures are all welcome!