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Last month, Scottish harpist Rachel Hair visited three Isle of Man secondary schools with her trio. Supported by the IOM Department of Education and Children and Culture Vannin, the Rachel Hair Trio gave mini performances to hundreds of students at Ramsey Grammar School, St Ninian’s Lower School and Ballakermeen High School, ahead of her concert at the Centenary Centre in Peel which took place on Saturday 3rd October. During the school visits, Rachel (Celtic harp), Jenn Butterworth (guitar and voice) and Cameron Maxwell (double bass) performed a mix of Scottish and Manx music, and they told the students about their instruments and how to get involved in playing traditional music in the Isle of Man through schemes such as the ‘Bree’ youth movement. Rachel Hair is already a familiar face in the Manx music scene, as she visits the Island once a month to teach the Celtic harp for Culture Vannin. She uses Manx music throughout her lessons and in 2013 produced a book for Culture Vannin called Claasagh [Manx Gaelic for harp] which has also become popular in the UK and beyond. Rachel has 22 Manx pupils at the moment, but there is a waiting list for potential new young students - contact [email protected] to find out more. Rachel and her students, who In this month’s edition... go under the group name, • Manx music premieres Claasagh, will be giving an • Lowender Peran fun informal concert at 4pm on Sunday 20th December • Manx music talks coming up in the Nunnery Chapel, • Sing “The Falcon’s Nest” Douglas. Donations on the door to Manx Cancer Help in memory of local harpist, Leo Phillips. www.rachelhairtrio.com kiaull manninagh jiu 11/15 culture vannin soundtracks. Orchestra andSteve haswon awards for hisoriginal music hasbeenrecordedHis by thePrague Philharmonic he hasworked withNintendo, andRare’s Microsoft Games. successful composeris avery ofmusicfor videogames, and designer calledSteve Burke. Originally from theIsland, Steve The canalsoboastaboutacomposer IsleofMan andsound Silver Band’s onSaturday School at RushenPrimary 28thNovember Concert Christmas at 7.30pm. Patricia onpiano, thepremiere of Shepherd’s“The Tale” and Lonely Path”“The ofRushen willbepart Paul Costain willbesinging two brand newsongsby localcomposer, Patricia Cullen. Accompanied by “Rest” [Frank Woolley Radcliffe Commissionersandhiswife Mr ofRamsey - withchairman Photo by SueJonesofABphotography] Ramsey Town [Auldyn inBunscoill Rhumsaa concert Bandsubscription Hall]. againonSunday 22ndNovemberperformed at the Hendy. You canhearthe “Celebration March” Rhumsaa), Voirrey Baker, Dilys Sowrey &Marlene items Boulton’s from Mike Share na Veg (Bunscoill last month. alsoincludedmusical The service andSt.Lady Star oftheSea Maughold’s Church Ramsey Town inat Our Bandat thecivicservice “Mylecharaine’s March” by anditwas performed includes welltunes known “Ramsey Town” and Quane. andIlliam by Robert “Celebration March” by Frank Woolley andarranged for brass band Ramsey Town Commissioners hasbeencomposed of A brand newpiece to the150thanniversary mark Download thescore for free: www.manxmusic.com/media/Learn%20Songs/Rest%20JF%20Woolley.pdf musicfestivalManx ‘s competition for thesettingofa TE Brown poemto original music. Centre atArts Musicale theErin lastmonth. “Rest”, anunaccompanied choral piece for SATB, won the ~Another composition by Frank Woolley was premiered at the ‘Guild Concert’ South Goes by “Celebration March” www.steveburkemusic.com STEVE BURKE STEVE NEW SONGS BYNEW PATRICIA CULLEN PREMIERES OFMANX WORKS

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kiaull manninagh jiu 11/15 culture vannin with afirstprize of£750upforgrabs. inathree the28th bandfinalonSaturday part The winner ofeachheatwillgothrough to take The Final! (Acts TBC) Saturday 28thNovember: reggae originals) Teresa (Singer/Songwriter, McNulty Acoustic, Funk, Bluesoriginals) AudioRock, Southern (Southern Conspiracy Challis(Singer/Songwriter,Mae originals) Rock (PunkArmad**do covers) Saturday 21stNovember: Ignite (Post-MetalcoreThe Sky originals) The Fletcher Mutiny Christian originals) (Metal covers/originals) Daddy(Rockabilly Mad Saturday 14thNovember: Kelly(Solo/Acoustic)Matt covers) andMetal Ironclad (Rock Han FX(LiveHop/MC) looping/Hip Saturday 7thNovember: heats withthefollowing confirmed: acts The competition willtakeplace over three takes place throughout November. annual Battle oftheBandscompetition which hasnow beenfinalised for the The line-up BATTLE OFTHEBANDS- com/137006924 https://vimeo. Lorient: Fenneeteam Ny in danceabout Manx film fantastic short Ellis madea Ben ON FILM NY FENNEE AMBER BAR Saunders whopopsineach week. Saunders phrases andsongsthankstoBnrDot in some ManxGaelic well versed already were tunes. Thechildren dance andplaysomeManxtraditional them someHoptunaasongsandthe intoteach and Jo Callister (DEC) Vannin)classes invitedChloe(Culture to seebehindthescenes,Year 2 Zumba tothecinema lessonandtrip wellasavisitfrommagician, As month was‘entertainment’! Scoill ynJubilee infants’topiclast Youtube/video corner (guitar) performed Paul’s(guitar) performed gorgeous Mera Royle (harp) andPaul Cringle tune “Auldyn River” at aconcert in Entertainment! Sulby Isle26/09/2015: ofMan watch?v=xDAb1saZe7o www.youtube.com/ That’s That’s

kiaull manninagh jiu 11/15 culture vannin 2014/News%20Images%202015/The%20MorrisonKermode%20Collection.pdf READ THE FULL ARTICLE byStephenMillerhere: out asoneofthepioneersinEuropeputtingphonographtouserecordingvernacularsongculture. the phonographofManxLanguageSocietypurchasedin1904,cylindersnowlost.Morrisonstands published in1905ManxProverbsandSayings. And then,remarkably, hersoundrecordingsmadewith the handsofKermode,herclosefriendanditisargued herfellow-collector. Then therearethesongtexts in thehand.Instead,wehaveloosesheetsscatteredamongstherpersonalpapers,otherstobefound make uptheClagueCollectionnorboundtranscriptofGillbrotherscollectingtoholdreassuringly stand out as being the Morrison and Kermode Collection. There is not, for instance, the four tune books that are nonotebooksfulloffolksongsnor, say, abundleofsheetspinnedorgroupedtogethertoconveniently One ofthedifficultiesseeingSophiaMorrisonandJosephineKermodeassongcollectorsisthatthere can readabout CressyDoddasacollector inthisearlierKMJ: www.manxmusic.com/media/Newsletters/KMJ%20February%202012.pdf and iscurrently abookaboutthelife writing andcareer ofHarry Wood. ENCORE!, abiography Rydings, violinistandteacher oftheManx-born Kathleen Symphony oftheManx Orchestra, haswritten thehistory Maurice inhisbook Tuesday 10thNovember at 7.30pm,BallaughBowling Club. The life ofHarry Wood willberevealed inanillustrated talkby Powell Maurice on MANXLAND’S KINGOFMUSIC THE SOPHIA MORRISON&JOSEPHINEKERMODECOLLECTIONOFMANX FOLKSONGS RESEARCH NEWS A PRELIMINARY VIEW to Australia. You She later emigrated by Valerie Caine]. 1919 [picprovided wedding dayin Dodd onher collectors, Cressy folksong of Morrison’s the leftisone Pictured on CRESSY DODD << PHOTO OF 2.30pm intheGuildRoom, Atholl Street, Peel. to ManxmusiconSaturday, 28thNovember at [pictured below]andthecontributionhemade willbegivingatalkonColinJerry Bob Carswell COLIN JERRY’S MANXMUSICLEGACY Organised bytheCelticLeague/MecVannin www.manxmusic.com/media/News%20Images%20

kiaull manninagh jiu 11/15 culture vannin adults/drivers andapproximately 12-16children”. backwithovernightand thejourney stays in Wells, withmore sight-seeing andArnside. There were 4 for in2concerts Lowender part Peran,with St NewlynEastSchool, taking variousvisitsinthearea buses inHeysham, staying overnight inRoss-on-Wye enroute, somesight-seeing, ourvisitandliason the trip, whichcovered about7days (4nights inCornwall), theIOMSPCo boat journeys, hire of2mini- Lowender Peran. Namethatyear anyone?? Below isaphoto from theManx dancingarchive Facebook page, Yuan &Bock featuringDayCol Fannee at performing Thanks to forsendinginthesephotos Joan oftheBallasalladancers [above] atLowender Peran 1983. The visitwas the firstofanumber exchange visitsIorganized. Iarranged Perranporth that year. of thepupils’ intheLowender families, part aswellPeran astaking Festival, in to goto Cornwall to visitSt NewlynEastSchool, where theystayed withsome one ofthefundraising events for agroup ofchildren from BallasallaSchool inKMJ[October] from theIOMExaminer6thMay 1983was about article “The Cornwall, JoanCowell hasbeenintouch: from Folk theManx Dance Society Referring to lastmonth’s aboutBallasalla dancers archive goingto article

kiaull manninagh jiu 11/15 culture vannin TRANSCRIPTION OFTHEMONTH Alan Franklin from the Manx museum library was cataloguing some entertainment programmes from the Falcon Cliff venue in the 1890s, and came across this song - words by J.H. Wicklow and music by A. Wilson Seymourr [MNHL J.62/FAL Accession number M 42400/64]. see www.manxmusic.com formoreprintablepiecesofManxmusic

kiaull manninagh jiu 11/15 culture vannin the IsleofManWindOrchestraandCaarjyn 11th “AnEveningofSeasonalMusic”with DECEMBER Dalby Church,detailstbc 28th Caarjyn Cooidjagh at A Taste of Christmas, Primary School7.30pm 28th RushenSilverBandconcert, 2.30pm [CelticLeague/MecVannin] 28th TalkonColinJerry,GuildRoom,Peel, Strand ShoppingCentre,7pm 26th BreebuskinaidoftheFamilyLibraryat hotmail.com School, 7.15pm£10inadvancealiburton7@ 22nd RamseyTownBandconcert,Auldyn singer-songwriters, CentenaryCentre,Peel£10 22nd November–AcousticaConcertwithlocal - PerreeBane,BallasallaVillageHall7pm 22nd &29thFreetastersessionsofManxdance Centre, 2pm 15th YoungMusicianofMannFinal,ErinArts 8pm £15[seeposter] 14th TheYoung‘Uns,CentenaryCentre,Peel, Club, 7.30pmfree 10th TalkaboutHarryWood,BallaughBowling Centre, Douglas 7th &8thTheBIGBreeweekend,YouthArts 7th –28thBATTLEOFTHEBANDS-AMBERBAR Centenary Centre,Peel,8pm£13 5th FrontCountry–ProgressiveBluegrass, NOVEMBER PRESS: please feelfreetopickuparticles withoutnamedauthors tospreadtheword aboutManxculture Call: or writeto:

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