We are delighted to welcome back Anne Niepold and Andy Cutting to teach this extended course (please note earlier start and later finish) at Halsway Manor for advanced, and advanced-intermediate level D/G melodeon players. This will be an intensive week of skills-based learning focusing on your development as a musician, discovering new ways to interpret and Read More
Duo Niepold-Cutting brings together two great musicians and friends, Anne Niepold (BE) and Andy Cutting (UK). They'll be showing off their skills with a gig during the Melodeon Study Week at Halsway Manor. Anne Niepold (Belgium) is an extraordinary accordionist and composer. A passionate tutor with almost 20 years experience. Anne holds a masters degree in Read More
We’re delighted to welcome Narthen back to Halsway for a joyous sixth weekend of polyphonic unaccompanied singing in four part harmony, with a tutor to lead each section of the choir. Narthen are Jo Freya, Fi Fraser, Sarah Matthews, and Doug Eunson. The weekend will explore some of the beautiful Yorkshire and Derbyshire carols and Read More
The winter season, whilst often cold, can be thawed by heart-lifting music that includes polyphonic, unaccompanied carols from Yorkshire and beyond, and tunes that make you want to dance. Throw into the mix a few irreverent songs about pheasants and other seasonal fare, and you’ve got a show that’ll thaw your icicles and warm your Read More
This midweek course is a tribute to the inspirational and much-missed dance master Philippe Callens (Antwerp, 21 March 1962 – Esneux, 17 February 2021) and his wide-ranging enthusiasms - from English dance reconstructions through to dances in the New England style and his own stylish English dance choreography. In 1990, Philippe founded the Anglo-American Dance Read More
Banding Together summer weekends provide advanced and fluent English concertina players with the opportunity to join with others of similar proficiency to play as a big concertina band. The music is varied and challenging but help with preparation is provided. The result is an electrifying big band sound! This winter weekend is altogether a more Read More
The British Violin & Bow Makers' Association, formed in 1995, is one of the foremost violin making associations in the world, with about 400 members based both in the UK and abroad. Membership is open to professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts from anywhere in the world. We are delighted to host their visit providing space for Read More
This course is currently sold out. We do sometimes get cancellations - if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please fill in an enquiry form and tick the 'Waiting List' box. Are you looking for an opportunity to take some time away from the December hullabaloo? Then look no further than Read More
This course is currently sold out. We do sometimes get cancellations - if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please fill in an enquiry form and tick the 'Waiting List' box. A festive half-day workshop with artisan florist and flower grower Jan Boddington of Blue Shed Flowers. Jan will share expert Read More
We're slipping a new course under the tree for Christmas 2024! William Lyons and Richard Thomas from The City Musick will be heading to Halsway Manor for the very first time, bringing with them all the joys of the festive season during the Renaissance. We can't promise a Boar's Head bedecked with bay and rosemary, Read More
This course is currently sold out. We do sometimes get cancellations - if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please fill in an enquiry form and tick the 'Waiting List' box. This course, looking at essential technique for fiddlers, is designed to address (or readdress!) the fundamentals of violin playing with Read More
This course is currently sold out. We do sometimes get cancellations - if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please fill in an enquiry form and tick the 'Waiting List' box. This course will run in tandem (and sometimes join up) with Sam Sweeney's Essential Fiddle Technique course and is designed Read More
Have yourself a Very Halsway Christmas! Come and start your Christmas celebrations at Halsway Manor, where we'll be hosting our very first 'Festive Festival' in the run up to the big day. Your host will be Gareth Kiddier, and joining him over the course of the weekend will be three bands who bring with them Read More
Winter Wonderband are Saul Rose on melodeon (Faustus, War Horse, Eliza Carthy) & Maclaine Colston on hammered dulcimer (Pressgang, Eliza Carthy) joined by Beth Porter (SpellSongs, Bookshop Band) on Cello and Jennifer Crook (Cythara, Broken Road) on harp and guitar. With spellbinding vocal harmonies backed by this beautiful combination of instruments, they sing of wintery tales Read More
A Horizon Folk Award nominee, Rosie Hood is known for her powerful, clear vocals and captivating performances combining poetic writing with honest interpretations of traditional English songs. In her ‘Classy’ (MOJO) 4-piece, Rosie is joined by fiddle-player Nicola Beazley, melodeon-player & percussionist Robyn Wallace and fiddle-player Rosie Butler-Hall. The instrumentalists bring dynamic lift and drive, Read More
Multi award-winning contemporary folk artists Jackie Oates and John Spiers meld together their shared love of English traditional folk tunes and songs with their fine voices and expertly played acoustic instruments. Audiences can look forward to a fresh, uplifting and poignant evening. Their festive concerts are a beautiful and heart-warming antidote to the materiality that Read More
Celebrate the New Year in style – folk style that is! See out the Old Year and bring in the New with dancing, singing, music and games in the glorious setting of Halsway Manor. With good food, good music and a packed programme of activities for musicians and dancers, plus with workshops and evening dances. Read More
Join us for the GreenMatthews Midwinter Getaway - a relaxing weekend of fun and festivities in the sumptuous surroundings of Halsway Manor with hosts Chris Green and Sophie Matthews. GreenMatthews are well-known for their touring Christmas shows such as A Brief History of Christmas, A Christmas Carol and Midwinter Revels. This weekend holiday is an opportunity Read More
"Taking their cue from ancient troubadour tradition, GreenMatthews are 21st-century wandering players – touring their self-created shows extensively throughout the UK and Europe. Although their music and tales are rooted in the past, the performance and humour is entirely of the 21st century, immediate and accessible to modern audiences. This concert sees GreenMatthews playing through their Read More