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check before venturing out. |
| NW Uilleann Pipers |
| Monthly Uilleann Pipers meetings in Manchester
at St Catherine’s Social Club, School Lane, Didsbury,
Manchester, starting at 7.30pm on Wednesdays. All are welcome.
Check the NWUP
website for more details. |
| General Music Tuition
in Manchester |
| For private/individual whistle lessons contact
Grace Kelly, based in Fallowfield, Manchester on 07779 419212 |
| For private/individual lessons on banjo (tenor
& 5-string), mandolin or guitar contact
Jonny Hulme, based in Levenshulme, Manchester on 07982 121069.
Jonny teaches trad and country/bluegrass. |
| Bodhran lessons are available from Cormac Byrne
and fiddle lessons from Anna
Esslemont. Contact Anna for more info. They are both based
in Withington, Manchester (M20) and are members of the band
Uiscedwr |
| Music classes at St
Wilfrid's branch of Comhaltas on Thursday evenings at the
Irish
World Heritage Centre, Cheetham Hill, Manchester at 7.30pm.
Contact Eileen Singleton, secretary 01204 694959 or e-mail secretary@stwilfridscce.co.uk |
| The Tara O'Carolan branch of Comhaltas have weekly
music classes on most instruments every Thursday at 7.30pm at
St Kentigern's,
Hart Road, Fallowfield, Manchester. |
| 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. Tuition
given on most instruments. Contact Sarah Williams on 07947 552544
or Maureen Martin on 0161 866 9604. |
| Tony Trundle (fiddle) has moved to Kinvara, Co
Galway and is therefore unavailable for fiddle lessons. |
| Set Dancing in Manchester |
| Childrens classes every Tuesday evening 7-8.30pm
at the English Martyrs Parish Centre, Alexandra Road South.
Contact Amanda 0790 437479. |
| Thursday at the 104 Club, Mauldeth Road, Withington,
8.30-11pm. Contact Eamon 0161 448 8675. |
| Thursday at St
Kentigern's Social Club, Hart Rd, Fallowfield is Ceili/Sets/Old
Time dancing. 8-9pm (beginners), 9-11pm (everyone). |
The
Sean Dempsey Set Dance Club classes at the following locations:
Monday: Irish World Heritage Centre, Cheetham Hill, 9-11pm
Tuesday: St
Kentigern's Social Club, Hart Rd, Fallowfield, 7-8.45pm
(beginners) and 9-11pm (all levels).
Wednesday: St Mary's, Elbow St, Levenshulme, 8.30-10.30pm.
Thursday: St
Kentigern's Social Club, Hart Rd, Fallowfield, 8-11pm
Contact Barbara Ahern
0161 740 4675 |
| Leeds |
In Leeds the Irish
Arts Foundation hold weekly classes in all instruments
as well as concerts, sessions and other events. |
| Comhaltas |
Ashton-in-Makerfield
branch of Comhaltas contact Julie Nicholas on 01744 638805. |
| Bolton contact numbers 01204 794036, 01204 308500.
E-mail j.macmanus@virgin.net
For set dancing in Bolton contact Tony on 01204 5730344 or Elaine
on 01942 792248. |
Bradford Comhaltas contact Ann White at amwhite@bradford.ac.uk
or Marie Dillon on 01274 419443 or e-mail runai@bradfordcomhaltas.com |
| Bury Set and ceili dancing contact Elaine on 01942
792248 or 0161 761 6151. |
| Leeds contact Jody Moran 07870 636767 or Tricia
Clarke-McKay 0113 2495759. MichaelT@harvardeng.com
or Paul Dixon 01924 382 335. |
| Preston contact Mike Kelly 01253 725580 e-mail
preston@comhaltas.net
or visit Preston
Comhaltas Website. |
| 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. |
| For piano accordion tuition check out the teachers
directory on the accordion yellow pages. |
| 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
Trad Music and Piping at the RSAMD |
| Willie
Clancy Summer School July in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare. |
Meitheal
Trad Summer School July, Limerick
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