![]() Martin, who plays in a subtle, lyrical style evocative of County Clare and East Galway, is on the faculty of the Indian Hill Music School in Littleton, Mass., is the former director of the Wellesley College Fiddleheads ensemble, and taught in the Boston College Irish Studies program for 13 years. The concert, which will take place in Harvard Square’s Club Passim beginning at 8 p.m., offers a glimpse of the teacher-student partnership and its role in passing along Irish music from generation to generation. 12 BCMFest Celtic Music Monday, Martin will be joined by guitarist Matt Heaton, with special appearances by stepdancer Kieran Jordan and four of Martin’s current protégés, Natalya Kay Trudeau, Fiona Henry, Ciara McGillivray, and Gabriella Barham. Now, as a fiddle teacher herself, Martin seeks to give her students the same kind of guidance from which she benefited: mentoring that not only helps one learn to play the instrument, but also to develop an appreciation for the Irish music tradition.Īt the Dec. Teachable moments-As a fiddle student, Laurel Martin learned from one of the best teachers around – 10-time All-Ireland champion Seamus Connolly. A column of news and updates of the Boston Celtic Music Fest (BCMFest), which celebrates the Boston area’s rich heritage of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton music and dance with a grassroots, musician-run winter music festival and other events during the year.
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