Please find below a list of venues offering folk related workshops and courses, drop us a note if you want your events included or know of any not listed...

Music for all Learner Folk Session, Lancashire
The 2nd Annual Mellor Brook Fiddle Day - 14th March, Lancashire
Traditional Music Summer School - Music at the edge of the Peaks August 9th-14th 2009
Lancashire Folk Workshops, Lancashire
Folk Music Workshops at The Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, Kent
Come and Join the Band, Ipswich, Suffolk
Lewes Arms Folk Club Workshops 2009 - Sussex
FiddleOn & Folk Music Weekend 2009 - Worcestershire
Easter School Residential - Dorset
Tuition and Workshops across Yorkshire
Workshops at Cecil Sharp House - Camden, London

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Music for all Learner Folk Session
Meet on Mondays of school term 6-8pm at St Joseph's club, School lane, Brinscall, Nr Chorley, Lancashire.
We welcome any age, any ability, any instrument. contact Sorrel Harty 01254 831112 mob 07960 654226.
The sessions are organised by 'music for all'

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The 2nd Annual Mellor Brook Fiddle Day at Mellor Brook Community Centre, Whalley Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 7PR
A day of workshops culminating in a concert featuring Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller, winners of BBC Radio 2's Young Folk Award in December 2007. Concert begins at 8pm with a short set from the village fiddle group, The Palatine Fiddlers

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Traditional Music Summer School 2009
Music at the edge of the Peaks August 9th-14th 2009

The summer school will be held in a conference centre at the borders of Sheffield and the national Peak District park. Rooms are single en-suite (limited number of twin rooms)
Al-A-Carte catering.
Numbers per class are limited so it is a first come first served basis. £100 non-refundable deposit by end of January 2009. Click here for the programme/details.

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Folk Music Workshops at The Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, Kent (7.45pm till 9.45pm)
Meet every Wednesday at the mjc 7.45pm to 9.45pm. Any instrument and experience welcome. For more information call 01322 225567

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Come and Join the Band

7.30pm every 2nd Thursday of the month at the Suffolk Punch Public House, Ipswich Suffolk has a long history of traditional music and Suffolk Folk are aiming to keep it that way! They are now running a monthly workshop aimed at bridging the gap between playing at home and in public sessions. It will also give participants the experience of playing together as a band.

Suffolk Folk will be holding "Come And Join The Band" workshop in the upstairs room at the Suffolk Punch on Norwich Road, Ipswich every second Thursday of the month from 7.30.p.m. until 9ish. They are designed to attract all age groups from youngsters upwards and all acoustic instruments able to play in the keys of D and G.

The music workshop, in a private room, (but with access to drinks from the Bar below!) are designed to help people become more confident playing traditional music socially, and are aimed at Beginners and Improvers. The tunes will be played at a reasonable pace so everyone can join in. They'll also cover playing as a band, helping with arrangements, harmonies/counter melodies and other dark mysteries.

The workshop will be run by Suffolk Folk's Maggie Moore and Stan Bloor who play together in the folk band Pluck 'n' Squeeze. The cost is £2 and Suffolk Folk members get a 25% discount! For more details drop us an email: info@suffolkfolk.co.uk

www.suffolkfolk.co.uk/workshops.html for details.

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"At Stones Barn singer Maddy Prior has developed a centre of creative expression and excellence, within the heart of the rugged Scottish Borderland. The underfloor heated barn provides a welcoming base to encourage and tempt you to explore and develop your chosen area, whilst enjoying expert tuition, excellent company and good home cooked food."
See here for details of forthcoming courses.

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Forthcoming workshops in 2009 - Lewes Arms - Sussex

1st. March	Brian Peters	Ballad forum
28th. March	Tom McConville	Fiddle
25th. April	Craig Morgan Robson	Way through the Woods
26th. April	Craig Morgan Robson
6th. June	Kerr /Fagan /Harbron	Fiddle /Bouzouki /Concertina
7th. June	Kerr Fagan /Harbron	Vocal harmony/Winter MS tunes
18th. July	Bonnie Shaljean	Harp
12th. Sept	Tommy Peoples	Fiddle
19th. Sept	Jeff Warner	Song accompaniment
10th. Oct	Tim Edey	Melodeon
14th. Nov	Vicki Swan	Smallpipes
21st. Nov	Tom & Barbara Brown	Ballad forum
5th. Dec	Billy Teare	Storytelling
5th. Dec	Kathleen O'Sullivan	Irish song

http://www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/LAFC/workshps.html for details.

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FiddleOn & Folk Music Weekend 2009

2 places sponsored by FiddleOn Magazine are up for grabs ! Please see course details for more information ...
Start: 27 February 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
End: 01 March 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
With Sarah Allen | Cormac Byrne | Anna Esslemont | Karen Tweed | Tim Edey

A fantastic new folk weekend at Farncombe Estate supported by Fiddle On magazine. 

 

http://www.farncombeestate.co.uk/ for details...

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Date: 16/04/2009
Venue: Chantmarle, Dorset

Four full days singing and instrumental workshops with a variety of instrumental and singing options plus a host of other folk activities. Listed are prices up to 31st December - prices after 31st Dec will increase by £20.

See http://www.folksw.org.uk/brad/folksouthwest/events.cfm

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Regular Weekly or Monthly EFDSS Classes and Workshops at Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London
See http://www.efdss.org for details..

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For a listing of workshops in Lancashire see
http://www.lancashirefolk.co.uk/Workshops.htm

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