December 19, 2008

Winter Happenings in London

Klezmer Workshop
Sunday 21 December 2008
12 - 1pm
London Klezmer Session
1 - 4pm
The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, N1

A festive version of the London klezmer session, which is once a month on a Sunday afternoon. Bring an instrument and a tune, or just come to shmooze & booze. The pub does great food and has comfy sofas, too... Info and tunes are at http://www.ilanacravitz.com/jams.html.
Next date: Sunday 18 January.
Workshop £5; Jam £1.


NEW London Klezmer Orchestra
Monday 19 January 2008
7.30 - 9.30pm
Inn on the Green, 3 Thorpe Close,
Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5XL

Join the Klezmer Orchestra that meets every couple of weeks in Ladbroke Grove. From trad klezmer to eclectic doyne-ish - you get to choose the repertoire and help arrange the music.
Info: William Millis: e-mail:williamillis@hotmail.com; 020 8969 7019
Sessions £4 each
From Ladbroke Grove tube: cross over & walk under the motorway to your left-then turn right into Thorpe Close. Look for a balcony & come upstairs. Buses: 7, 15, 23, 52, 295 & 452.

Sunday 25 January 2009
Doors open 7.15pm. First dance at 7.45pm

Hopkele!

Klezmer dance with live band
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY
Dancing! Doughnuts! Live klezmer!! The popular klezmer keilidh returns for its third annual jamboree. Guy Schalom leads and teaches Yiddish dances, with Ilana Cravitz on fiddle and the Hopkele House Band: Ros Hawley (clarinet), Yair Schleider (accordion), and Paul Moylan (bass). See the Hopkele Productions Homepage: http://www.ilanacravitz.com/hopkele.htm
Tickets £12 full price; £10 concs and advance booking. Online booking with e-tickets is at http://www.ilanacravitz.com/shop.html, or you can book by post via 0771 494 5971.
http://www.ilanacravitz.com/hopkele.htm
Posted by jmwc at December 19, 2008 01:27 PM