Welcome to the Music Room - online

Sligo fiddle legend Kevin Burke has been a mainstay of Irish traditional music for well over 30 years. Considered one of the finest fiddlers of his generation, he spent his early years soaking up the rural music of his home in County Sligo, learning first hand from a generation of players that the wider world only heard from early recordings. He went on to become a member of The Bothy Band - one of the groups at the forefront of the resurgence in interest in Irish music in the 70s and 80s - and now plays in Irish group Patrick Street and as a duo with guitarist Cal Bailey.

Living in Portland, Oregon, he is in the UK this month to play as a guest at the 21st Birthday Celebration Concert of fellow-Sligo musicians Dervish, at Glasgows Celtic Connections Festival.

Before returning to the US, he will film a Masterclass DVD as part of the widely acclaimed Folk Academy series at The Music Room on Sunday 31st Jan 2010 (filming starts about 2.00p.m).

In Kevins words "Irish players had a list of terms that I had not heard in my Violin classes - shakes, rolls, crans, to name a few, & strange words like "The Nyaah" and "Corfibbles". "The Nyaah", apparently, was very important. Nobody seemed to be clear on what it was but all the good players had it and you were no good without it. Where would I find it?"

Sorry fully booked!

Places are FREE to attend this “once in a lifetime” opportunity but they are strictly limited and will be allocated on a first com first served basis.

To book your place email info@themusicroom-online.co.uk please include the names of all people wishing to attend

or tel: 01274 879768 please give names of each person wishing to attend the filming and if possible supply us with current email address so that we can continue to keep you updated as necessary.

Welcome to The Music Room website – the online store for the UK’s largest independent Traditional musical instrument shop. Our range of musical instruments is huge, many of which are available for you to view here online or if you prefer in our music shop located in Cleckheaton West Yorkshire.

How to find us? click here

Check out the many Acoustic guitar brands including Collings, Martin, Crafter, Seagull, Stanford, Tonewood, Heartwood and Cort

Mandolins by Collings, Buchanan, Eastman and Shippey

Accordions by Pigini, Borsini, Baffetti, Saltarelle, Hohner and Weltmeister

Plus lots of excellent vintage violins and concertinas plus second hand musical instruments of all descriptions.

Click on the categories on the left hand side of the page to select the range of instruments you wish to view. If you know the brand of instrument you wish to purchase, you may find it easier to locate by searching by manufacturer.

Chosen by the Arts Council we offer the  “Take it Away” musical instrument finance initiative, designed to help people from all walks of life through  “INTEREST FREE” credit to purchase the instrument of their dreams. We have done so well at introducing people to this wonderful scheme that we have just been awarded even more funds to help you “break up the cost into smaller pieces”.

What ever stage you are at in your music making journey, give us a try we are confident we can help. Whether you are new to making music, or are unsure of your needs, please call one of our musical instrument experts on 01274 85 20 20 or email info@themusicroom-online.co.uk. Our expert advice is free and could save you a small fortune.

Our secure online music shop is open for business 24/7 and our Cleckheaton shop is open from 9.30am 6 days a week.