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Damien Dempsey at Manchester Academy |
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Irish Traditional Music Sessions
| This is an up-to-date list of sessions
in the NW. However, please check with venues before venturing
out. For up-to-date sessions in the Leeds area, check
Irish Arts website. |
| MONDAY |
 Lloyds
Hotel, 617 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21
9AN. 0161 862 6990. |
| The Slubbers Arms, Birkby, Huddersfield. |
| The Harp, Lincoln Green, Leeds. Irish
Folk. |
| TUESDAY |
| The White Lion, Heptonstall, Lancs. |
 The
Gregson Centre, 33 Moorgate, Lancaster, LA1 3PY. |
| The Skyrack, Headingley, Leeds. 1st
Tuesday of the month. |
| The Red Lion, Otley, W Yorks. 1st &
3rd Tuesday of the month. |
 Seven
Arts Centre, Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Organised
by the Irish
Arts Foundation. Last Tuesday of the month.
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| WEDNESDAY |
| The
Union, Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester. With Grace
Kelly. |
| THURSDAY |
| The Jolly Angler, 47 Ducie Street,
Manchester, M1 2JW. 0161 236 5307. |
| European music session at the Gregson
Centre, Moor Lane, Lancaster. |
| The Lamb Inn, Oxenhope. |
| The Railway, Calverly Lane, Horsforth,
Leeds. Alternate Thursdays. |
| The Pointer, Sheepscar, Leeds. Every
second Thursday. |
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| FRIDAY |
 Comhaltas
session on the last Friday of the month (except May and August)
at St
Michael's Irish Centre, Boundary Lane/West Derby Road, Liverpool.
Contact 0151 922 3503 or 0151 526 5118. |
| Comhaltas
session on the first Friday of the month at the Haslingden Irish
Democratic Club. Tel 01706 218475 or 01706 214787. |
| SATURDAY |
 The
Jolly Angler, 47 Ducie Street, behind Piccadilly Station, Manchester
City Centre. 0161 236 5307. |
| Comhaltas
session on 1st Saturday of the month in the Games Room at The
Irish Centre, York Road, Leeds. |
| The Cock and Bottle, Barkerend Rd,
Bradford 12:30pm - 5:30pm. |
| SUNDAY |
The Magnet Inn, 51 Wellington Road
North, Stockport, SK4 1JH. From 7pm onwards. With Grace Kelly
and friends.
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Preston
Comhaltas session is on the 2nd Sunday of the month at
4 pm (to 7 pm) in The Unicorn, North Road, Preston. Contact:
01253 725580.
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| Session Rules
- apply to most but not all sessions listed on this page! |
Musicians respectfully request that
patrons refrain from accompanying the music by:
1) Singing
2) Humming
3) Grunting
4) Farting
Shakey eggs and other non-traditional percussive instruments
may only be played in the session on production of a nuisance
licence which can be purchased at a cost of £100 per
night from musicians. Breach of these rules will result in
a report being sent to Ofsesh, The official body for inspecting
sessions. Ofsesh have launced their new Bodhran, Spoons &
Banjo Equality Scheme (BSBES). The scheme demonstrates Ofsesh's
on-going commitment to valuing differences and diversity in
today's session. The scheme illustrates Ofsesh's aims to promote
equality and eliminate discrimination, foster good relations
and promote equality of opportunity for those who have been
deluded into thinking they are playing a musical instrument,
when they are in fact, not. More on the scheme to follow.
Read about The Spoons Murder, also
More on Session Etiquette.... |
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