Music Sessions Starting in September

The MerryFolk Band, Durham City Uke Group & Merry Ukes!

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Ian McKone is a musician from North East England interested in everything from folk and early music to pop and rock.

Ian performs solo and as part of English folk duo The Ran Tanners. He also runs community music projects as a freelancer and for The Glasshouse International Music Centre.

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A song from County Durham written by the Pitman's Poet, Tommy Armstrong.

Join The MerryFolk Band!

 I'm looking for singers, guitarists, fiddles, flutes and everything in between. We'll focus on music from England, Ireland, Scotland and America. No auditions. A friendly and welcoming community folk band.

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MerryUkes Absolute Beginner Ukulele Group!

Experience neither required nor desired!

I've been running uke groups for 15 years and have taught hundreds of people to play. Come and discover this joyful instrument!

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Durham City Uke Group

Running since 2011, a welcoming group of uke players playing an eclectic mix of songs with enjoyment and good humour.

This is a good group for players with a grasp of basic chords and strumming patterns who'd like to learn on the way. 

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The Ran Tannners

The Ran Tanners are a pair of roving miscreants who (when not doing hard labour in chokey or dodging the pressgang), present the  traditional music of Georgian and Victorian England using Fiddles, Bagpipes and Squeezeboxes. They are equally at home giving concerts to Crowned Heads or entertaining in Low Dives. They have been asked back by Beamish Museum and English Heritage on many occasions and have promised not to steal the silver.

www.therantanners.com