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acousticfest
28 Sep 2007, 19:00
Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, Northwest m19 3ad
Cost : £3
Acoustic Fest special featuring Irish Pipes player Becky
Taylor and singer songwriter Kirk McElhinney
multi-instrumentalist Becky Taylor Becky is one of the few
female exponents of the Uilleann or Irish Pipes in England
today. Well renowned as a solo performer and teacher, Becky
has performed at folk festivals and events in the UK &
Europe for the last 20 years. Her debut album was released
in December 2002 to critical acclaim throughout the folk
scene. This was followed by the publication of her tunebook
in December 2003 which showcased a selection of compositions
from her unique repertoire.
PENNINE
PIPERHOLICS
Pennine Piperholics is a new self help group for players of
all kinds of pipes where we can meet and come clean.... "My
name is Simon and I'm a piperholic!". The meetings are just
for us to get together and talk about pipes for a couple of
hours, but we also swap tunes, investigate each others
pipes, learn about different kinds of pipes, help sort
problems. Occasionally meeting will have themes.
We meet at the Fox and
Goose Inn in Hebden Bridge, HX& 6AZ, where the owner, Simon,
is a keen Uilleann piper currently learning under the
tutelage of Becky Taylor, who along with Simon and local
piper Mark Dixon, is a founder member and a regular
attendee. So far we have had visits from local pipers of
various colours- Uilleann, Small, Border, English and some
strange continental things!!
The meetings are on the
2nd Thursday of the month, and as we are currently on a
short summer break, the next one is on the 13th of
September, when we will be concentrating on reedmaking.
Anyone from NWUP who would
like to attend this or any future meeting will be most
welcome.
Simon
Fox & Goose Inn
Heptonstall Road
Hebden Bridge
HX7 6AZ
01422 842649
07929 259129
foxale@tiscali.co.uk
BIG WHISTLE WEEKEND - Bury
Met 10th-12th May
The Michael McGoldrick
Quartet
Friday 11 May @ 8pm
Part of the Big Whistle Weekend
Tickets: £15; £13 concession
The John McSherry Trio
Saturday 12 May @ 8pm
Part of the Big Whistle Weekend
Tickets: £13; £11 concession;
Also various whistle
workshops see website for details:
www.themet.biz
Roving Tionól
8th-13th July,
Cold Keld, Ravenstonedale, Cumbria
A summer school of Uilleann
Piping in the Cumbrian countryside.
Uilleann Piping Tutor: Dermot Hyde
Reedmaking/Pipe Maintenance: Brian Howard
£425 to include tuition, 5 nights b&b, 5 buffet lunches, 1 three course meal
on Wednesday night, welcoming buffet and farewell barbeque.
Contact
shop@howardmusic.co.uk or phone 0114-296 7272
An Evening with Irish Pipes
player Becky Taylor
10th March - Becky Taylor plus Dave Kosky,
'Flair' and Adam Kelly
M19 Bar
847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW
This special traditional
Irish concert will feature the renowned Irish pipes player
Becky Taylor accompanied by guitarist Dave Kosky
www.beckytaylor.info.
Special guests include the
singer songwriter Adam Kelly and traditional Irish music and
dance group 'Flair' from Young, Gifted & Green.
Guest musicians are welcome
to join in the Irish session after the concert.
Doors 7.30pm, concert starts 8pm
Admission : £5
Telephone: 0161 225 8359
Irish Music on the Move
Friday 2nd March 2007
Venue: The Celtic Club, Birks Road, Cleator Moor, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 817 223
Timetable: Concert with 5-piece Irish traditional group Congress
8.30 – 11 pm.
Open session: 11pm onwards.
Ticket prices: £6
Saturday 3rd March 2007.
Venue: Lazonby Village Hall, Lazonby, nr. Penrith CA10 1AQ
Tel: 01768 887 124
www.lazonbyvillagehall.co.uk
info@lazonbyvillagehall.co.uk
Timetable: Workshops:
Beginners/intermediate whistle &
flute-
Mat Walklate
11 am – 1 pm Beginners/intermediate bodhran-Reed Weir
Beginners/intermediate
fiddle-Andrew Dinan
Advanced bodhran-Reed Weir
1.30-3.30 pm: Advanced fiddle-Andrew Dinan
Sean-nos singing-Rioghnach Connolly
Accompaniment-Seamus Curley (guitar,
mandola), Anthony Haller (double
bass).
Uilleann pipes-Ben Walker
4 – 6 pm Singing-Seamus Curley
Advanced whistle & flute-Mat
Walklate
Workshop fees: For one workshop:
£8
For two workshops: £7 (each)
For three workshops: £6 (each)
6 – 7 pm: Open session in the
village hall bar.
7 – 7.45 pm: Performance by:
Matt Fahey –
vocal, guitar
Tony Trundle –
fiddle, vocal
With Mat
Walklate and special
guests.
8 – 9 pm: Ceili with live band and caller, Ralph Smethurst.
9.15 – 10.30 pm: Performance by Congress:
Seamus Curley – vocal,
guitar, mandola.
Mat Walklate – flute,
harmonica, whistle,
uilleann pipes, vocal.
Andrew Dinan – fiddle.
Anthony Haller – double
bass.
Reed Weir – bodhran.
10.30 – 11.30: Open session in the village hall bar.
Tickets for evening concerts and ceili (all-inclusive) £10
Family tickets £30.
Sunday 4th March 2007.
Venue: Lazonby Village Hall.
1.30 – 3 pm: Concert by Congress
3.15 – 4.30 pm: Open session in the village hall bar.
Charity Concert on Friday 12th
January
The concert is in aid of the Loreto street children and orphans
of Calcutta and feature Mike McGoldrick and many other local
musicians. Venue:
St
Kentigern's 36
Wilbraham Road - Fallowfield - Manchester M14 7DW - Tel: 0161
224 2033 Tickets £10. 8.30pm start
NWUP Tionól on 2nd
December with Brian McNamara and Mikie Smyth.
NWUP is very pleased to be able to bring these two outstanding
pipers to Manchester. Workshops in Uilleann Pipes, whistle and
reed making. Evening concert at St Catherine's. For more details
click here:
http://www.nwup.org/December_Tionol.htm
Email
enquiries@nwup.org for more information.
9th September -
Tionól with Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó
Raghallaigh on 7th October.
There will be a Tionól and
concert featuring Mick
O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó
Raghallaigh in Manchester on the 7th October. The concert will
be at St Catherine' Social Club, Didsbury, Manchester. The venue
for the workshops is currently being organised. More information
will be available soon. If you wish to be put on our information
mailing list please email here:
enquiries@nwup.org
1st September - Jarlath Henderson & Gearóid Mac
Lochlainn are playing in Liverpool in The Arts Centre on
21st October. A return visit to the Liverpool Irish
Festival for the West Belfast poet and young Irish musician in a
ground-breaking blend of music and verse that was one of the
highlights of last year’s Festival.
More information here:
Liverpool Irish Festival
20th July
- Wildwood Workshops
- Tickets only £35 inclusive
Residential Weekend - Friday 11 –
Sunday 13 August 2006 for Uilleann Pipes, Guitar, Banjo &
Fiddle. Kendal, Cumbria, in Stunning Remote Location
It is with great pleasure we can
offer our first weekend workshop, with renowned piper BECKY
TAYLOR. This is an opportunity for all levels of players to
explore their instruments, develop their technique, learn some
new tunes and also to increase confidence to join sessions. With
great teachers, in a beautiful location and high-quality local
food, we hope this will be a weekend of expression and
excitement - a chance to learn and develop with respected and
approachable musicians.
Contact
Claire on 0785 222 9605 or write: : PO Box 137, Kendal,
Cumbria, LA8 0DB
16th July
- Andy Faden goes Pro
Andy Faden has been in touch
to say he is going full time as a pipe maker. His email address
is:
andyfaden@yahoo.co.uk
30th April - GIG
Mike McGoldrick, Sharon
Shannon, Dezi Donnelly and Jim Murray are performing at St
Kentigern's Social Club, Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester
on Friday 12 May. Tickets are £10 on the door, none in
advance so get there early. Doors open at 8pm.
19th March - New NPU
website now up
The long awaited, improved NPU
website is now available with lots of resources particularly for
members.
Click here to visit:
NPU Website
27th Feb
- Photos of 2006 Tionól posted
Click here to see photos from
the 2006 NWUP Tionol.
If you have any digital photos
from the day that you would like to see added please email them
to the website (website@nwup.org).
Also if there are any photos of you that you would like removed
please get in touch.
8th February
- Michael McGoldrick wins Radio 2 - Folk Musician of the Year
From the BBC Website:
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR - MICHAEL
McGOLDRICK
Manchester-born of Irish parents, Michael is a world-class
flutist and uilleann piper whose work is a cutting-edge fusion
of traditional and modern influences. Previously a member of
Toss The Feathers, Flook and Lúnasa, he currently plays with
supergroup Capercaillie as well as touring his own band and
playing in inspired collaborations with Dezi Donnelly and
others.
16th
January - Michael McGoldrick to play at NWUP Tionól Concert
Mike has agreed to play support for Tiarnan at the Tionól
Concert. Emma Sweeney will also be playing, along with a few
others.
30th December - NPU Tionól dates announced
The 39th NPU Tionól will be held in Dublin from Friday 26th
May to Sunday 28th May 2006.
10th December - NWUP Tionól now organised for
Saturday 25th
February at Manchester Town Hall with a concert at St.
Catherine's in the evening.
More details to follow. Put it in your diary now!!!
14th November - NWUP
get grant for Practice Set Loan Scheme
We have just been told that out grant application to
Voluntary Action Manchester to fund a Practice Set Loan Scheme
has been successful. This should allow us to buy 3 practice
sets, the NPU tuition videos, a collection of classic recording
and some MP3 recording equipment. The terms of the grant mean
the project has to be Manchester based. If you know anyone in
Manchester who is interested in learning the Uilleann Pipes get
in touch. We will be advertising the scheme around Manchester
once we have purchased the sets (which can take a while in
itself).
This Community Chest grant is part funded by the European
Regional Development Fund, the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and
the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.
Dave Williams Weekend
There will be a weekend of sessions, workshops and concerts
based around The Herschel Arms and West Wing Arts Centre in
Slough.
On Saturday 29th October the will be session(s) in the
Herschel Arms to warm up for the main event on Sunday 30th
October when there will be workshops in the afternoon and a
concert in the evening.
The concert will feature Paddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan,
Michael McGoldrick, Mise, Jarlath Henderson, Armargh Pipers Club
and many more.
Please visit the website
www.davewilliamsweekend.com for more
details. This will be updated soon with details of the workshop
schedule and concert.
Tickets are priced at £20 for a day pass which includes
workshops and the concert. Concert tickets will be priced at £12
or £10 for concessions.
Tickets are available from The Herschel Arms in person or by
post.
Please send a cheque payable to T. King to Dave Williams Weekend
Tickets, The Herschel Arms, 22 Park Street, Slough, SL1 1PS.
28th July 2005 - SWAUP Tionol Announced
Here are the details of the South Western Pipers’ 2005 Tionol
which is to be held on the 11th - 13th November 2005. For piping
tuition, we are delighted to be able to welcome back Brian
McNamara who proved to be a wonderful teacher and a great guy at
the
2004 Tionol. Brian’s playing is a delight to listen to, and his
teaching skills ensure that everybody goes home with something
new to practise and think about. For the reedmaking classes, we
very much hope to be able to welcome back our resident reed
guru, Alan Burton.
The venue will be the Bossiney House Hotel which is located in
Tintagel, North Cornwall, near to King Arthur’s castle. The
hotel is very comfortable and we will have the whole hotel to
ourselves for the weekend. There will be both single and shared
rooms on offer. The hotels website can be viewed at:
Bossiney House Hotel
It is estimated that the total cost for the weekend, including
all meals, board and tuition will be close to £150 (there will
be a small supplement for single rooms). The final cost will be
influenced by numbers attending the weekend.
For further details, please contact Edwin Spring (contact
details at
www.swaup.org) or alternatively post a message on the SWAUP
message board.
11 th
July 2005 - Reed Making Tool Kit
A reed making tool kit (thanks Ben) is now
available for loan between monthly meetings, this
includes Allan Moller's video, (the NPU Reed making DVD is
ordered but has not yet arrived). If you are interested
get in touch.
20th June 2005
World Record Attempt
A piper is required for a world record attempt
at the largest number of different instruments to play together.
This is part of a school arts festival and will be verified by
the Guinness Book of Records. It will happen on the 6th July at
Chorlton High School and the current time estimate is 1pm. If
anyone is interested contact NWUP.
25th May 2005
Items at Dave
Williams' Workshop
Does anyone have any items of any description
that they sent to the late Dave Williams for repair etc?
If so could you please contact Rose Williams at: 132 Tattershall
Rd, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 9LR or phone: 07799644965. Claims
need to be made before 30th June 2005
23rd May 2005
Online discussion forum added to the NWUP
website.
From the Homepage click the NWUP FORUM link on
the right. Register with the forum and start a discussion or
answer a question. Read the welcome posting first. FAQ
section should explain most things.
6th May 2005
Lost Flute
A flute was lost at Girvan Folk Festival over the Bank
Holiday weekend. It was in a soft black canvas case about
30cm(l)X10cm(d)X20cm(w). If you know anyone returning from the
festival or know musicians living around Scotland, please
mention it to them. If anyone has any information please contact
Tom Leedale on 01274 872 906 or 07752 606 386.
Description is as follows:
Black wooden flute
5 keys
Crack on back of 2nd joint running up to the B flat key
Crack on 3rd joint running up to the F sharp hole
Bottom 2 holes have key housings but no keys fitted
Crack on rear of 3rd joint
Keys not polished, fairly tarnished
Has a stamp on the body, may say 'Hargreaves'
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