Halsway Manor

01/10/2026

Our October Newsletter is here! 🍂
Inside this month’s issue: meet Guitar Week tutor Sam Carter, discover Regency for Rookies, explore our latest 2027 courses, check out the gig guide, and catch up on news from our friends of Halsway. Have a read and see what’s coming up!

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29/09/2026

Meet the band for our Playford Assembly — Pagoda Project! 🎻

We’re delighted to welcome Pagoda Project to our Playford Weekend. Paul Hutchinson, Karen Wimhurst and Hannah Cu***ng bring a bold, inventive take on UK folk traditions, blending beautiful melodies with improvisation, humour and plenty of musical energy. With Andrew Swaine leading the dancing, expect a weekend of great music, dancing and a few surprises!

For more information, click on the link in the comments 🔗

25/09/2026

Too early to start making plans for New Year? Of course not!

If you’ve never tried our Halsway New Year House Party, why not make this the year? Celebrate the New Year folk style – with dancing, singing, music and games in the glorious setting of Halsway Manor. See out the Old Year and welcome the New with good company, great music and plenty of dancing.

🎶For more info, click on the link: https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/new-year-house-party-2026

23/09/2026

🎶 Today is the fourth European Folk Day! Check out the Events Archive on their website to see what’s happening near you. And if you can’t make it to an event this week, we’ve got plenty coming up at Halsway:

~ German Weekend | 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 👉https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/german-weekend-october-2026
~ Nordic Music & Dance | 1–5 Feb 2027 👉https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/nordic-music-dance-2027
~ European Ensemble Weekend | 26–29 Mar 2027 👉https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/euro-ensemble-2027

22/09/2026

These photos are a delight! Looks like you all had a very jolly time. Thank you for sharing! 🎻

18/09/2026

Folk Woodwind Week
(Mon 3 - Fri 7 May 2027)
Our midweek course for woodwind players interested in the English folk repertoire and style is back for 2027! The course will be led by Sam Partridge and Finn Collinson, who will be joined this year by Jo Freya. As a team, they are three wind players whose expertise covers both a multitude of styles and historical periods.

For more info follow this link: https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/folk-woodwind-2027 See less

18/09/2026

What a pleasure to have Tom here for a few days working on his next (definitely brilliant) project. He's written some great new tunes in the Blackdown Studio, and even squeezed in a journey on the West Somerset Railway. And learned about moths, it seems!

17/09/2026

We can't wait to have Vivien Zeller and Ursula back to teach this brilliant weekend at the end of next month 🎻

German Weekend
(Fri 30 Oct - Sun 1 Nov 2026)

We are pleased to welcome TradTöchter back to Halsway Manor. Vivien Zeller and Ursula Suchanek present a guided tour of traditional music, beautiful melodies, groovy tunes and breath-taking dances from Germany. There will be spotlights on various instrumental aspects such as working on second voices, harmonies and danceable accompaniments, playing together as an ensemble and of course some dancing. All instruments welcome. Here's the link: https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/german-weekend-october-2026

16/09/2026

Join us this Autumn at Halsway Manor, for our annual ceilidh of folk tales and story rounds with a delicious home cooked evening meal followed by tales and tunes to warm your heart. Passing on this wealth of folklore to storytellers and listeners alike, we'll tell the season round as we celebrate the passing of time.

A great team of guests, including Wendy Shearer will join host Taffy Thomas for this enthralling evening of merriment and tales. Please arrive for 6pm (Sat 10 Oct 2026), dinner will be served at 6.30pm. To book a place, follow this link: https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/gig-the-storytellers-supper-2026