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The Fiddle Pro - "The best fiddle microphone I've used" - Ciarán Tourish of Altan


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Damien Dempsey at Manchester Academy

 

Venues in NW England

A selection of music venues that feature trad
Band on the Wall, Swan St, Manchester (closed for refurb)
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Bury Met Arts Centre, Bury, Lancs
The Citadel, St Helens
The Irish Association Club, High Lane, Chorlton, Manchester. 0161 881 5317
The Jolly Angler, Ducie Street, Manchester
The Lowry, Salford Quays
O'Shea's Irish Bar, 80 Princess St, Manchester. 0161 236 3906
Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool
Playhouse 2 Theatre, Shaw, Oldham

Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Manchester

St Kentigern's Social Club, Hart Road, Fallowfield, Manchester. Tel 0161 224 2033 or 07702 371966. Host O'Carolan's branch of Comhaltas Round the Fire sessions on the first Saturday of the month. Music tuition on Thursdays from 7pm. Contact Michelle Farrell 0161 445 2610.
Irish World Heritage Centre, 10 Queens Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Tel 0161 205 4007. Shop selling Irish produce and newspapers. Restaurant open Wed-Sat 7.30-10pm, Sunday lunch 12 noon to 5pm. Function room for hire. Irish Heritage Travel Agents. Sometimes host traditional music concerts that are poorly attended due to zero advertising. Set Dancing on Mondays, Pipe Band Tuesdays, Irish language classes Wednesdays and music tuition Thursdays.
Waterside Arts Centre, Sale Town Centre.

Westhoughton Folk Club, Lancs. BBC Folk Club of the Year Award 2000