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Manchester
klezmer course & pub session |
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The klezmer class is taken by noted local clarinetist Ros Hawley. Each week she will take one of the tunes we play regularly in the sessions and study it in more detail. The class is from 13:00 to 14:15. |
The class costs £5. You can contact Ros on 0161-232 1584.
When the class and "slow jam" finishes at 15:00 there will be a free open session until about 17:00. Please contact Steve for details (0161-881 0505).
The pub sessions are informal events where we all get together on Sunday lunchtime to play a few tunes, or you can just come along and listen.
The number of musicians varies between six and sixteen... we usually have some clarinet players, fiddle players, double bass, mandolin, guitars, pianists (there's a real piano in the White Hart and a highj quality electric one in the Hare and Hounds) and whoever else turns up. We have had a trumpet once or twice and it was great (but you probably need a mute!)
The session is in the function room, upstairs.
Show me Hare and Hounds pictures
If you are a newbie and can read a bit there is usually sheet music for most of the tunes kicking about, both in concert and in B flat. Sheet music is available (pdf format) on the repertoire page on this site.
There are MIDI files (of rather dubious quality!) in the repertoire page on this site.
If you have a new tune that you think would go down well please come and play it at the sessions! A good few of the sessioneers can read dots reasonably well, so it's great if you can manage some sheet music for us to have a go at. Bring along a dozen or so copies to pass around, and write chords on them if you can. If you are really advanced, transcriptions from old recordings go down well.
It's OK to bring kids along.
Shudehill is in the rag trade area and there is a goodly number of cheap curry cafes nearby. You can get a great meal for about 4 quid, ideal for pouring lots of beer on top of. These two are marked on the map -
This and That Cafe, 3 Soap Street is famous for it's Nihari - a very rich lamb stew which they sell only on Sundays.
Al Faisal Tandoori, 58 Thomas Street is my own favourite for everything except nihari.
There are loads more for you to try!
The Hare and Hounds sells Holts bitter at only £1.42 a pint (October 2004) and sells tea and coffee and sandwiches.
Shudehill is behind the Arndale Centre and is roughly half way between Piccadilly Gardens and Victoria Station - see the maps for details.
It's very close to Shudehill metro station.
The session is in the function room, upstairs in the Hare and Hounds.
They are busy building things on all the open air spaces in Manchester which used to be car parks., so public transport is worth considering.
The Arndale Centre multi-story car park is about 100m from the pub but you may be lucky and get some on-street parking which is free on Sundays.
Roads in Central Manchester can be a bit chocka on Sundays with the shops being open so public transport is worth considering.
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