# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Contra Musician Workshop w/ Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 03:30 pm – Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: PATMAD PRESENTS
Contra Musician Workshop with Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon
Creating a Contra Set: tunes, transitions, chords, textures, and more!

December 20, 3:30-5:30 PM
Before the 3rd Saturday Dance!

$10-25+, sliding scale/NOTAFLOF

Join us at Summit Presbyterian Church (6757 Greene St, Philadelphia, PA 19119) prior to the 3rd Saturday Dance for a contra musician workshop led by Alex Fortier and Oliver Scanlon!

Prepare for the exploration of what one can do with a fiddle tune! Oliver and Alex will guide you through learning a couple of easy and delightful contra tunes. But creating music for contra dancing doesn't end there! With their years of experience playing for dances and teaching folk music, they will delve into the chordal options, tune transitions, rhythmic details, and textures that give contra music its magic.

The workshop is open to all instruments and will be taught to an intermediate to advanced level depending on the participants present.

No pre-registration required; pay at the door (cash, check, credit card). Please email music@patmad.org with questions.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bala-cynwyd/contra-musician-workshop-w-alex-fortier-and-oliver-scanlon/200029341946612
- **Event Categories**: workshops, music, entertainment, business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bala Cynwyd
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Summit Presbyterian Church
- **lat**: 40.04585
- **long**: -75.1944199
- **full address**: Summit Presbyterian Church, 6757 Greene St, Philadelphia, PA 19119-3508, United States, Bala Cynwyd

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Contra Musician Workshop w/ Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon being held?
  - **A:** Contra Musician Workshop w/ Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon takes place on Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 03:30 pm to Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm at Summit Presbyterian Church, 6757 Greene St, Philadelphia, PA 19119-3508, United States, Bala Cynwyd.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Contra Musician Workshop w/ Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon?
  - **A:** Contra Musician Workshop w/ Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon is organized by Mt. Airy Contra Dance.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Contra Musician Workshop w/ Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bala Cynwyd, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Contra Musician Workshop w/ Alex Fortier & Oliver Scanlon sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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