Traditional Song Week
Celtic Week
Old-Time Music and Dance Week –Coming Soon
Guitar/Contemporary Folk Week- Coming Soon
Community Gatherings, featuring interviews with various staff members and guest artists, and Singing Sessions are among the many special moments to be experienced this week.
| Traditional Song Week Event Schedule | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 7:15 – 8:00 AM Pavilion |
Gentle Yoga (Fran Ross) |
Gentle Yoga (Fran Ross) |
Gentle Yoga (Fran Ross) |
Gentle Yoga (Fran Ross) |
Gentle Yoga (Fran Ross) |
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| 8:30 – 8:50 AM Pavilion |
Vocal warm-ups (Cara Valenti) |
Vocal warm-ups (Cara Valenti) |
Vocal warm-ups (Cara Valenti) |
Vocal warm-ups (Cara Valenti) |
Vocal warm-ups (Cara Valenti) |
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| 1:15 – 2:15 PM Pavilion Community Gatherings |
Song Migration (Grey, Ritchie, Adams, Goforth, Jordan) |
Claudia, Reggi, Sally & Pat (Schmidt, Harris, Rogers, Wictor) |
The Power of Song (Mulford, Bullock, Cattaneo) |
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| 6:15 – 7:15 PM Pavilion |
Singing Session: Ballads |
Singing Session: Old-Time, Bluegrass, & Classic Country |
Singing Session: Gospel |
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| 7/7:30 PM – | Orientation Pavilion 7 PM |
Staff Concert I 7:30 Chapel |
Staff Concert II 7:30 Chapel |
Student Showcase 7:30 PM Pavilion |
Classes Showcase 7:30 PM Pavilion |
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| Informal Singing Session – Pavilion | ||||||
| Celtic Week Event Schedule | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 4:15 – 5:15 PM | Potluck Sessions, Panel Discussions Schedule Coming Soon |
Potluck Sessions, Panel Discussions Schedule Coming Soon |
Potluck Sessions, Panel Discussions Schedule Coming Soon |
Potluck Sessions, Panel Discussions Schedule Coming Soon |
Potluck Sessions, Panel Discussions Schedule Coming Soon |
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| 6 – 7 PM |
Slow Jams/Song Swaps Schedule Coming Soon |
Slow Jams/Song Swaps Schedule Coming Soon |
Slow Jams/Song Swaps Schedule Coming Soon |
Slow Jams/Song Swaps Schedule Coming Soon |
Slow Jams/Song Swaps Schedule Coming Soon |
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| 7/7:30 PM – | Orientation Pavilion 7 PM |
Staff Concert 1 7:30 Chapel Billy Jackson Eamon O’Leary |
Staff Concert 2 7:30 Chapel Tony McManus Andrew Finn Magill |
Staff Concert 2 7:30 Chapel Seán Gavin Jenna Moynihan |
Ceili Dance 7:30 Bryson |
Student Showcase 7:00 Pavilion |
Concerts
Each week features concerts by the staff of our various programs. This year, concerts will be held in the Campus Chapel, due to a new HVAC system being installed in Kittredge Theatre. Registration fees include admittance to these concerts. You can view the concert schedule & lineups here.
We will also be selling a limited number of tickets to the public for these concerts. They can be purchased online through a link that will soon be posted here: https://swangathering.com/about-us/public-concerts/
Jam Sessions
We have a number of locations for after-hours jamming, including the campus Pavilion, the small pavilion next to Sunderland and a number of tents. Please honor our music curfew of 10:00 PM in and around the residence halls and take your jamming to one of these other locations. Some jam etiquette suggestions: Be inclusive. Ask others, especially the most recent arrivals, to suggest the next tune. Be sensitive to the flow of the jam. During the week you will probably have the opportunity to play every tune you know several times, so feel free not to play every time. Sometimes it’s more fun just to listen, especially if some of the players are world-class.
Non-SG Activities
2025, Past Weeks
Mandolin & Banjo Week/Fiddle Week:
Hayes Griffin will lead a Daily Bluegrass Jam in the last hour before dinner. Non-threatening bluegrass jam for all levels and instruments. Come have fun, channeling your inner Bill Monroe!
Specialty Jams, led by Fiddle Week Instructors, are open to all participants and instruments.
| Fiddle & Mando/Banjo Week Event Schedule | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 4:15 – 5:15 PM | Daily Bluegrass Jam (Griffin) PavilionLuthiers Exhibit Jensen Commons |
Daily Bluegrass Jam (Griffin) PavilionLuthiers Exhibit Jensen Commons |
Daily Bluegrass Jam (Griffin) PavilionLuthiers Exhibit Jensen Commons |
Daily Bluegrass Jam (Griffin) PavilionLuthiers Exhibit Jensen Commons |
Daily Bluegrass Jam (Griffin) PavilionLuthiers Exhibit Jensen Commons |
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| 6 – 7 PM Sunderland Tent |
Bluegrass Jam (Anger) |
Old-time Jam (Wickel) |
Irish Session (Richardson) |
“Our Favourite Songs” -a jam on lesser-called songs (Guigeno) |
Swing/Western Swing Jam (Glassman) |
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| 6 – 7 PM Bryson Tent |
Swing Jam (Price) |
Swing Jam (Ruby) |
Latin Grooves for Standard Fiddle Tunes (Craven) |
Bluegrass Jam (Weinstein) |
All Shades of Blue: Blues Jams (Caswell) |
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| 6 – 7 PM Pavilion |
Irish Session (Magill) |
Old-Time Jam (Weitnauer) |
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| 7/7:30 PM – | Orientation Pavilion 7 PM |
Staff Concert I 7:30 Chapel |
Staff Concert II 7:30 Chapel |
Staff Concert III 7:30 Chapel |
The Old Farmers Ball 7:30 Pavilion |
Student Showcase 7 PM Pavilion |
Throughout the week we will feature several fine luthiers displaying instruments, including violin maker, Joe Thrift and bowmaker David Forbes.
Master Luthier Lynn Dudenbostel will be offering his repair services throughout the week. You can contact him through his website for rates.
During the last hour before supper, there will be a special class time for students on any skill level to form bands. With the guidance of instructors, band members arrange and rehearse with the option of performing at the Student Showcase on Friday evening. (Sign up for band sessions is at the first band meeting time; no advanced registration required.)