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Fri 13th & Sat 14th November 2009

 Traditional music, song, dance and dialect poetry
 from  Northumberland and the Borders

 Concert  -  Dances  -  Competitions  -  Sessions  -  Workshops 



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Friday 12th November 2010

Informal singing and music session at the Farriers Arms Hotel Shillbottle

 

Saturday 13th November 2010

The 2010 Alnwick Gathering will take at a number of venue's this year.

The main competitions will be held in two locations, the Alnwick Playhouse and

The nearby Blackmore's Public House function rooms.

Clog Dance Competitions which will once again  be held in St Michaels Church Hall

Alnwick.

The event will start with workshops for singing, smallpipes, fiddle and accordion at various locations

within the Playhouse and Blackmore's Public House followed by competitions in the afternoon and an

evening Northumbrian Concert as well as a Northumbrian ceilidh dance at

St Michaels Church Hall, Bondgate Within Alnwick 

Workshops

11.00 am - Alnwick Playhouse

 

 

Competitions

 

 

The Saturday Concert  2010

6.30 pm -  Alnwick Playhouse 

             Featuring (amongst others)

       

The Saturday Dance

 8.00    Venue of this years Dance will be St Michaels Church Hall Alnwick (see above for location) The dance will be a Traditional Northumbrian Ceildh dance with caller.   Pay on Door.  

There will not be a bar at the Dance, however should you wish to bring your own alcoholic beverage please feel free to do so



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TICKETS

Tickets

Tickets for concerts  can be obtained from the Alnwick Playhouse box office ( 01 665 - 510 785).  

Entry to competitions and workshops is by payment at the door, although workshop places can be booked by ringing the Gathering Office (01 665 - 712 044).

The Dance in the Northumberland Hall is 'pay at the door' Production of a Concert Ticket will entitle the holder to a £2 discount entry fee.  (No bar provided B.Y.O.B )

Information

For more information on the Gathering telephone Tony Brooker-Carey in the Gathering Office (01 665 - 712 044) or email us  The Gathering Secretary is Mrs Joan Little, Ashlea, Redsteads, Christanbank, Alnwick  01665 576483   E.mail  littledavejoan@talktalk.co.uk 

Requests for information not available on this site can be obtained by e.mail to alnwickpipers@talktalk.net



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COMPETITIONS

The list of competition classes is below.   For further details go to the competition rules page.

Under 10 Clog Hornpipe

Clogging Competitions will take place in St Michael's Church Hall, Alnwick

REMEMBER to check the competition rules before entering.    They are on the back of the entry form and you can download a PDF version from this website.

COMPETITION RUNNING ORDER 2009

 The order of competition and venue are as follows

Main Auditorium of Playhouse starting at 1pm. pending review. (all other competitions to commence on completion of previous class.)

Bands

Pipes

Fiddle

Accordion

Blackmore's, Bondgate Without Alnwick starting at 1 pm. pending review.  (all other competitions to commence on completion of previous class)

Poetry

Singing

Duets

Miscellaneous Instruments

(The Gathering Committee retain the right to alter or re-arrange the running order and venue should the need arise)

 

 

Winners from previous years



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SESSIONS

There will be informal sessions on Friday evening and on Saturday during the day. The Friday evening 12th November 2010 musicians and singers session will take place at The Farriers Arms Shillbottle, Alnwick (app 3 mile south of Alnwick to east of A1) 

An F pitch session is to take place after the competitions. Venue to be  arranged on the day, (in all probability this will take place in The Fleece [ opposite the Playhouse] or in The Playhouse itself.



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