Workshops with Holly Tannen

     I will be happy to work with you to create a workshop designed for your folk club, school, or festival. If there is a specific topic you would like me to address, I often can research it if you give me two to three months advance notice.

• Magic and Divination
  • Elements of Magic
  • The Wheel of the Year: Creating Seasonal Rituals
  • Introduction to Tarot
  
  
• Alchemy of the Word: the Poetry of Arthur Rimbaud
  with handouts in French & English. No knowledge of French required.
  
  
• Creating & Performing Your Own Songs
  
  
• Performance Skills
  
  
• Traditional Songs
  • Anglo-American Ballads and Ballad Styles
  • Songs of Scotland's Travelling People
  • Seasonal and Ceremonial Songs
    • The Wheel of the Year
    • May Customs and Songs
    • Harvest Customs and Songs
    • Midwinter Customs and Songs
  
  
• Mountain Dulcimer
  • Beginning Dulcimer
  • Playing in Three or More Keys Without Re-tuning
  • Song Accompaniment
  • Fiddle Tune Accompaniment
  
  
• Silly Songs
  • Silly Song Swap
  • Songs of Sacrilege
  • Erotic and Bawdy Songs
  • Songs of Bad Attitude and Whining
  
  
• Academic Workshops
  • Introduction to Folklore
  • Scotland's Travelling People
    illustrated with slides, tapes, and songs
  • What's So Funny? Analyzing Jokes and Humor
  • Goddesses and Matriarchies: Evaluating the Evidence
  • Contemporary Magic and Neo-pagan Religion
  
  
• Women's Workshops
  • Women's Songs and Chants
  • Heroines and Tricksters in Traditional Ballads