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Details of classes, workshops and private
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Northwest Uilleann
Pipers
 Monthly
Uilleann Pipers' meetings in Manchester at St Catherine’s
Social Club, School Lane, Didsbury, starting at 7.30pm on
Wednesdays. All are welcome. Check the NWUP
website for more details.
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Private Music Tuition
in Manchester
 For
tuition on piano accordion or fiddle contact Frances
O'Rourke at Ceol Up North (yahoo email address at the
foot of this page). Based in Whalley Range, Manchester. Interesting
article on how to play the accordion.
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lessons on 2-row button accordion contact Debbie Garvey, based
in Stretford, Manchester on 07908 534337.
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 For
tuition on banjo (tenor & 5-string), mandolin or guitar
contact Jonny Hulme,
based in Levenshulme, Manchester on 07982 121069. Jonny teaches
trad, folk, country and bluegrass. |
 For
whistle and fiddle lessons contact Grace Kelly, based in Fallowfield,
Manchester on 07779 419212 |
Classes
Music classes at St Wilfrid's branch of Comhaltas
on Thursday evenings at the Irish
World Heritage Centre, Cheetham Hill, Manchester at 7.30pm.
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| The Tara O'Carolan
branch of Comhaltas
have weekly music classes on Wednesdays from 6.30pm at St
John's Social Club, Chequers Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. |
| There is set dancing
at the Irish
World Heritage Centre and also the Sean
Dempsey Set Dance Club run classes all over Manchester.
Check their website for details or contact Barbara Ahern on
0161 740 4675. |
The Preston
branch of Comhaltas hold regular sessions.
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In Leeds the Irish
Arts Foundation hold weekly classes in all instruments
as well as concerts, sessions and other events.
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Stockport Accordion
Club
SAC meets every Wednesday at Woodley
Methodist Church, Chapel St, Woodley, Stockport (J25 M60,
follow the Bredbury signs, and then turn left at the traffic
lights just after McDonalds. Woodley Methodist Church is on
the left coming from the M60, not far after the Wagon &
Horses pub and opposite a road named Smithy Green. Musical
Directors: Peter Whiteley (SAC Band, 7pm to 8.30pm) and Brian
Jenkins (SAC Orchestra, 9pm to 10.30pm) New members always
welcome. For details and info on the club, telephone or email
Rob Howard on
0161 480 8858. |
Further Afield
Hands
On Music Weekends - tuition in concertinas, strings, melodeons,
accordions, winds. Workshops take place in Witney near Oxford. |
Folk
& Trad Music Degree at University of Newcastle. |
Scottish
Music BA at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. |
Music
Courses at Sabhal
Mòr Ostaig on the Isle of Skye |
Willie
Clancy Summer School July every year in Miltown Malbay,
Co Clare. |
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