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Take One Tune
with Mat Walklate and Matt Fahey
Big Whistle Festival favourite Mat Walklate takes one tune and provides a detailed look into forming it into a performance level piece. Mat will be
accompanied by Matt Fahey on guitar to provide a fuller experience of arranging a tune.
The taught content of this workshop will be directly transferable into the 'Studio Experience' workshop.
Low or High D Whistle required.
A Big Whistle Festival event.
Getting Better?
With Terry Walsh
Can you play a few tunes on the whistle already? Can you play a number of
scales and do you think you are ready for a further challenge? If so, you
are probably either at Beginner level or Beginner +.
Here's a workshop with a specific focus on gaining more confidence in your playing by building your repertoire of simple tunes. Your workshop leader Terry Walsh is an expert in this field - what are you waiting for?
High D Whistle required.
A Big Whistle Festival event.
Techniques and Tunes
with Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton
Ross Ainslie (Salsa Celtica) is a virtuoso of pipes and whistles. His prolific piping and whistling prowess will form the bedrock of this workshop. Ross will specifically focus upon the content of his recently published tune book to help workshop participants to build a repertoire. Ross will, as always, be ready to impart crucial advice on his legendary finger technique.
Intermediate + to advanced.
Low or High D Whistle required.
A Big Whistle Festival event.
Studio Experience
Indulge yourself in a two hour session at the The Met's very own Edwin Street Recording Studio. Here is your chance to create and record a whistle tune and be involved in the production of this recorded track under the guidance of Mat Walklate (accompanied by Matt Fahey).
Intermediate to advanced level players. Low or High D Whistle required.
The intermediate players from the Take One Tune workshop will already be familiar with the taught tune content of this workshop which will be directly transferable into this workshop. Low or High D Whistle required.
Advanced players need not attend Take a Tune to qualify for attendding
this workshop.
A Big Whistle Festival event.
Steve Ashley
Challenging and compassionate, Steve Ashley is one of folk's finest singer-songwriters. His songs have been covered by Fairport Convention, Anne Briggs, Martin Simpson, Wizz Jones, Phil Beer and many other artists.
His award-winning debut album, Stroll On is widely acknowledged as a folk-rock classic and his latest, Time and Tide was described by fROOTS as "a modern day masterpiece"
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Musical Mayhem
In Association with Allergy UK
In association with the charity Allergy UK, MAM Productions are delivering two evenings of musical mayhem. The aim of the shows is to deliver some fantastic musical entertainment while raising awareness of the charity.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Image Musical Theatre
Based on Frank Baum's original story, Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion all follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City and Oz.
After many adventures and the defeat of a wicked witch, the friends are given much more than they originally requested. However, will Dorothy and Toto get back home to Kansas?
With excellent original music, superb costumes, ingenious scenery and a great driving action this production is guaranteed to hold you spellbound.
Suitable for 5-11 year olds and their families.
Aynsley Lister
Aynsley has never been an artist to reheat the music of yesteryear. Influenced from an early age by the 60's RnB era, Lister takes these key elements and mixes them with a more current and melodic lyrical approach.
Although better known for his electrifying band performances, this is a chance to see him up close and personal in a stripped down, intimate setting. Don't be fooled into thinking solo means 'limited and plodding'; his solo performances are the perfect platform to witness his amazing ability to sync rhythmical chords, bass lines and stinging lead guitar whilst singing and accompanying it all with his custom built stomp box! Expect an eclectic range of material from blues to folk and everything in between.
"His guitar playing is a fire hazard"
- MOJO
"Superb"
- THE TIMES
Ian Siegal
Charismatic and massively talented, Mojo magazine rated Siegal as "the cleverest writer and most magnetic performer of Blues in the UK." In 2009, Mojo commended Siegal for recording the Blues Album of the Year. Last year Siegal won Band of the Year at the 2010 British Blues Awards.
Edwina Hayes
Supported by Luke Sharples
Edwina Hayes numbers Michael Parkinson and Bob Harris among her fans. Her beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-americana. She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison and the title track of her album Pour Me A Drink was covered by Nanci Griffith who calls her 'the sweetest voice in England'.
Her cover of Randy Newman's Feels Like Home was featured in the Cameron Diaz film My Sister's Keeper and has since had over two million plays on YouTube.
This event is sold out. Call The Met on 0161 761 2216 or click the button below to join the waiting list for ticket returns.