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Memories of The Band: Sheila Collier

…‘Jazz in Duketown’ in Holland. I gained my Equity card by singing at the Contact Theatre in ‘The Marvellous Magical Mystery Plays’. The traditional jazz scene was very active in…

The Name’s in the Window: 1950s – 1960s

…Dad. During World War Two, a revival of traditional jazz gained momentum in the UK and by 1950 the trad jazz boom was underway. Of course, USA was The Source….

Learning Library

…tips on everything from piano technique, to trumpet phrases, and jazz bass… Robert Mitchell: Piano Advice and Soundcheck Chat Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney…

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Fiddle for Beginners

…https://youtu.be/5XFvzTbJjL0 Carry On Learning – Grace Smith is available for online lessons specialising in fiddle, violin, viola, and clog dancing, and is also available for group workshops. For enquires, email…

Introduction

…areas of Angel Meadow and large parts of Ancoats. Despite multi-occupancy of many dwellings-cum-workshops/warehouses, Swan Street in the early 19th century can be seen as a place of progress and…

Smithfield Market

…by the Royal Exchange Theatre’s workshops, costume department and rehearsal rooms in Swan Street. Figure 8 – The block as it currently stands Despite the competition, or perhaps because of…

Schools and care

Alongside our busy in-house programme, we offer workshops and education sessions in local schools and care homes. Have a look at some of our previous projects, and get in touch…

Blues, Rhythm & Blues and Soul

…50 times, of which around 30 dates were in the 1980s and, almost invariably, Saturday night sell-outs. He also led many blues workshops at The Band. In a video interview…

18th Century Origins

…the site at the corner with Oak Street, now opposite Band on the Wall, part of the larger site that has been developed by Workshop Properties Ltd and opened as…

First Expansion: 1820s

…the next decade the Oak Street annexe remained continuously part of the George & Dragon; it may have been rented out as living and workshop accommodation. For example, in 1843…

Second Extension: 1850s

…house and including at least two shops, workshops and a warehouse. As well as those referred to in the paragraph above, the occupants included: the pub manager and his family…

Further Expansion

…constructed by Workshop Properties Ltd and completed in 2012. The performance space Following the establishment of B & J McKenna as a limited company in 1895, this, the third generation…