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Mama, Artist, Director, Choreographer, Founder-Director & Co-CEO @movemadance, Kingfisher, Irish music & dance @saltcutters #BlackLivesMatter

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Thought it was about time I learned Charlie Lennon’s Liverpool Reels. This is the one that people call Liverpool Reel 1.

This video was made as part of my practising: I like to record myself so that I can watch it back and think about how I might play with the tune some more.

I’d spent the period running up to filming it trying to memorise the tune and repeatedly going into the b part of a different tune every time I came to it.

Something other traditional music players will know all too well!

When I came to the end here I realised that I had been concentrating so hard on not going into the wrong B part that I hadn’t considered how I might end it… hence the clumpity clump of an ending.

Ah well, the tunes in my head now at least!

This week I’m playing out in Liverpool twice - as part of the @livirishfest

Thurs 15th Oct (tomorrow) - accompanying for Sean Nós dance workshop with @mariamiamalone at @liverpoolirishcentre - 4.30-6.pm Booking essential.

Sat 17th October - Céilí with my dance band @saltcutters for @movemadance fundraiser at @liveatstbrides - 7pm.

Please come along and support your local traditional music & dance events!
Also it REALLY helps us if you book your tickets in advance for the céilí as food is included in the price and we need to know how much to prepare!

Book at liverpoolirishfestival.com

Thankee!

#fiddle #liverpool #irish

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Samhain at Squash. Sunday 1st November 3-6pm

Fire. Song. Story. Food.

As we enter into the darkest weeks of the year, we invite you to gather in together around the fire to celebrate Samhain; the end and beginning of the Celtic New Year. This practice has evolved over the last few years at Squash to become a gentle, non-denominational, communal wake to process collective grief.

Come and share the names of your lost loved ones, be they ancestors, family members, friends or those we’ve never met. Add seasonal offerings to the community altar. Taste warming mulled apple & fire cider. Have a chat through your hopes, worries, griefs & joys.

Bring something to burn.

Sunset: 4.30pm. Civil twilight until 5.16pm

We will be collecting for Alfie’s Squad – a Liverpool-based charity that supports children, young people and their families, who have been bereaved by suicide. @alfiessquad

Poster by @moeritherium

#samhain #winter

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Good morning me dearies!
This coming week I’ll be getting stuck into this year’s brilliant @livirishfest programme and collaborating with @movemadance on two different dance events. No dancing to recorded music for you this week; it’s all live, live, live!!

First up is a Sean Nós dance workshop (Irish old style step dancing) with @mariamiamalone at the @liverpoolirishcentre on Thursday 15th. Tickets are £15 - advance booking required.

Then on Saturday 17th I’ll be taking our céilí band @saltcutters down to the beautiful @liveatstbrides to play for Movema Dance’s 17th birthday Céilí from 7pm onwards. Tickets are £20 and include an Irish stew (vegan & gluten free options available).

This céilí is also serving as a fundraiser for Movema Dance - the indispensable Dance foundation that have served our community with invaluable and inclusive access to dance & music for the past 17 years. With times being so treacherous for the arts they need our support right now. Please don’t pass this by - it’s win-win for everybody; a great night of dance, music, food and drink in a beautiful venue and for a worthy cause.

Please, please book your céilí tickets right away if you want to come; it’s absolutely crucial to facilitate the numbers for dancing and making sure that the event goes ahead.

Tickets from LiverpoolIrishFestival.com

#fiddle #liverpool

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Inside Lid Side

#Liverpool #StayHigh

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Various doings in October.
Distributing of information as fast as I can.
There’s more than this; some unconfirmed things being un-un’ed. I’ll keep you updated!

9th October - LANCASTER - NIP HILL (my new English trad trio) at Storey Gardens FOR @thecraicinn at @lancastermusicfestival

15th October - LIVERPOOL - SEAN NÓS DANCE WORKSHOP with @mariamiamalone and myself on the fiddle. For @livirishfest at @liverpoolirishcentre

17th October - LIVERPOOL - MOVEMA 17TH BIRTHDAY CÉILÍ fundraiser @movemadance - I’m playing fiddle for @saltcutters to accompany the dancing called by @mariamiamalone - hosted by @livirishfest at @liveatstbrides

21st October - MANCHESTER - I’ll be playing fiddle as part of @alabaster_deplume’s band at @newcenturymcr

5th November - SOWERBY BRIDGE - NIP HILL perform for @lore_folk_ at the @puzzlehallinn

See you out there somewhere!

#fiddle #liverpool #lancaster #manchester #sowerbybridge

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Dancing at the St Brigid’s Arms opening 💃

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What can £20 get you on a Saturday night? 🧡

How about live music, a room full of dancing, a hearty bowl of vegan Irish stew… and the chance to support some pretty brilliant work happening right here in Liverpool?

On Saturday 17 October, we’re taking over St Bride’s Church with live band Saltcutters for a joyful, next-generation Céilí to celebrate Movema’s 17th birthday! 🎂

There’ll be dances and tunes travelling from Ireland, England, Scotland and beyond, plenty of chances to get up and join in, and absolutely no expectation that you already know what you’re doing.

No experience needed, no partner required. Come with friends or come on your own!

And because this is a fundraiser, all proceeds from the evening will help support Movema’s charitable work bringing dance to the communities that need it most, and supporting women, children and resettled communities across Liverpool. ❤️

📍 St Bride’s Church, Percy St, Liverpool
📆 Saturday 17 October
⏰ 6.30–11pm
🎟️ £20
🌱 Vegan Irish stew included

A very good Saturday night for a very good reason. Grab your ticket via the link below. 💃🏽🕺🏽

https://bookwhen.com/movema#focus=ev-sewgf-20261017183000

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A Céilí is for everyone 💚 Join us as we team up with brilliant live band Saltcutters for a joyful fundraiser Céilí at St Bride’s Church in Liverpool.

For us, this evening is about much more than learning the steps. In the old spirit of the word Céilí (neighbour, visit, gathering), it’s a chance to come together, dance, share food and celebrate the things that connect us.

Expect dances and tunes from Ireland, England, Scotland and beyond, alongside stories of how music and dance travel, adapt and change as people and cultures meet.

Never danced a Céilí? No problem. No experience or partner needed, and everyone is welcome to dance whichever role feels right for them. Our calling is gender-free too, so you might hear “larks and robins” or “ones and twos” rather than “ladies and gents”.

📍 St Bride’s Church, Percy St, Liverpool
📆 Saturday 17 October
⏰ 6.30–11pm
🎟️ £20
🌱 Vegan Irish stew included

All proceeds from the evening will support Movema’s charitable work with women, children and resettled communities in Liverpool.

We’d love to see you there.

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Come and dance with us 💃🏽🕺🏽 We’re joining forces with brilliant live band Saltcutters for a joyful, next-generation Céilí at St Bride’s Church in Liverpool.

Expect an evening of live music, group dancing, good food and plenty of coming together, with dances and tunes travelling from Ireland, England, Scotland and beyond.

Never been to a Céilí before? Absolutely no problem. No experience needed, no partner required, and everyone is welcome to dance whichever role feels right for them.

Your £20 ticket also includes a hearty vegan Irish stew, and proceeds from the evening will support Movema’s charitable work with women, children and resettled communities in Liverpool. ❤️

📍 St Bride’s Church, Percy St, Liverpool
📆 Saturday 17 October
⏰ 6.30–11pm
🎟️ £20
🌱 Vegan Irish stew included

Come with friends, come on your own… just come ready to have fun!
Tickets and more information via the link in our bio.

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🧜‍♀️👯Come dance with us this Friday at @invisiblewindfactory 💃🕺

👯🎊We shall be doing this dance to the second track in my set 😅🧜‍♀️🥳 JOIN US 🎊👯 (we’ve kept it pretty simple!😉)

🔥🔥Warming you up for what will probably be the best night of our lives after the ICON @therealcharlottechurch graces the stage with her End Time Pop Dungeon 🔥🔥

COME ONNNNN 🎉🥳🍾🎊👯

#danceroutine #pop #newmusic #artist #ageism

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🎻💃 Our Birthday Céilí at St Bride’s Church — Saturday 17th October! 💃🎻

We’re so excited to celebrate our birthday with you in one of Liverpool’s most beautiful and special buildings — St Bride’s Church, the last remaining classical Georgian church in central Liverpool.

With its stunning Greek Revival architecture, soaring open interior and beautiful visual simplicity, St Bride’s is a truly magical space. Its vast, uninterrupted shape also creates incredible natural acoustics — making the church a wonderful venue for music, singing and, of course, Céilí dancing! 🎶

We can’t wait to fill this amazing space with music, dancing, laughter and the sound of everyone coming together. ❤️

And there’s something especially lovely about celebrating in a building that has always been at the heart of its community, offering sanctuary and support to people who need it.

So polish those dancing shoes and come join us for a very special evening of music dancing and Céilí spirit. 🕺💃✨

Link in bio to book 🎻

Proceeds go to Movemas charitable work with women and children and resettled communities in Liverpool 💕 #internationalcharityday

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Another fab forró social 🙏 to our guest teacher @mariamiamalone 🎙️ DJ @brasabner 🎶 and best dance (and 🍵) venue in the city 📍 @halfspacelpl #forróliverpool #thursdaysocial #liverpool

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