| Info on where to find traditional
Irish music sessions, events and tuition in Manchester and
beyond. Everything trad, right here at Ceol Up North. |
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 Michael
McGoldrick appears at Southport Arts Centre on Tues 27 Oct.
Mike, Dezi Donnelly, Ed Boyd and John Joe Kelly will be appearing
at St Kentigern's
Social Club on Sat 14 Nov. The special guests that night will
be Karan
Casey and Gerry
"banjo" O'Connor. Tickets are available on the
door. Download a pdf
poster here. The annual Toss the Feathers reunion is 13
Dec at IWHC. |
 The
5th Leeds Gathering Festival is a ten day celebration of
Irish music and the arts from 6th to 15th November. At
the Racket appear at Otley
Courthouse on Sat 7th Nov. There will be plenty of sessions
and craic featuring Nuala
Kennedy, Des Hurley, Chris O'Malley, comedy with Ed
Byrne, films and more. |
 The
Met, Bury has Karine
Polwart on Thurs 5 November. Blazin'
Fiddles are on Sun 8 Nov. Dervish
are on Fri 29 Jan 2010. Scots band Session
A9 appear on Fri 5 Feb 2010. |
 Liverpool
Irish Festival takes place again from 16 Oct to 1st Nov
2009. Lots of sessions and events around the city.
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 Emma
Sweeney is now giving private fiddle lessons in Manchester.
Contact her on 07907 686429. Emma has been a regular guest of
the Northwest
Uilleann Pipers and has played in many concerts and sessions
including being a finalist in the BBC Young Folk Award. |
 There
is a traditional Irish music session at The Cotton Tree Inn,
Cotton Lane which is near the Christie hospital in Manchester.
It is a weekly Sunday afternoon session with Grace Kelly and
friends and starts between 7 and 8pm. |
 The
Full Set is a great traditional Irish music TV programme
from RTE, now in it's 2nd series. The guests in the 2nd
programme were Mike
McGoldrick and Dezi Donnelly. You can also listen to other
ITM radio programmes from RTE such as The
Late Session and Ceili
House. |
 Warning!
Never mind Swine Flu, how about an outbreak of Uilleann
Pipes, could you be infected? |
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| Back by popular demand! - the Session
Etiquette page. After receiving one email a couple of years
ago, the Dos and Don'ts are back.
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| For Folk Festival listings check out Folk
and Roots or
Froots. |
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The
Jolly Angler session in Manchester is featured on the 
