Damian OxboroughComments Off on Wanted: Musicians to Join Skipton Folk / Sea Shanty Band
The Jack Tars – Come & Join The Crew! We are looking for musicians for our well-established Sea Shanty/ Folk Band based in Skipton. We play traditional and contemporary arrangements of Sea Shanties/Songs from the Golden Age of Sail along with Irish Folk songs. Our music is quite high energy as we want to revive and put our mark on… Read more »
Probably the most joyous concert ever! This week my son got on a coach with the rest of Skipton Parish Primary Years 5 and 6 and headed for Manchester AO Arena to perform as part of the Young Voices 2023 Choir – the largest children’s school choir in the world! We followed closely behind to watch the concert and we… Read more »
Back in November I had the privilege of playing piano for David Weale’s ‘The Skipton Choir’. They had a recording day at Christchurch that lasted the whole day – an opportunity to put down ten of their favourite songs for posterity. I had an absolutely lovely day, culminating in a meal at Calico Jack’s where I was able to get… Read more »
I know that lots of people regularly use Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook et al, but I can honestly say that I’ve never got very much out of them. Certainly I have found over the past year or so that the algorithms these platforms use to feed certain content to certain users has not really worked for my business – I… Read more »
Ask your loved ones for the gift of music this Christmas! This year I’m offering Gift Vouchers to suit everyone’s budget – tokens that automatically generate a code which can be emailed or printed out on a certificate to give to your loved one. Then all they need to do is visit my booking page to use their Christmas present… Read more »
This month I celebrate a decade teaching music in Skipton … and 30 years since I took on my very first pupil, back when I was a teenager myself!! And, so this seems like a good time to thank everyone who has supported me and my business since I started freelance teaching here in North Yorkshire. I’ve been lucky to… Read more »
Damian OxboroughComments Off on Bradford Festival Choral Society sing Handel’s Messiah
As a former member of Bradford Festival Choral Society and someone with strong family links to the choir, it pleases me to promote their concerts here on my blog. This month they’ll be giving their annual recital of Handel’s Messiah at Price Hall at Bradford Grammar School, and I’ve been lucky enough to be able to sponsor the programme. I… Read more »
After a difficult period at the end of last week, my online booking system is fully back up and running. If you have any difficulties at all, though, just drop me a text or WhatsApp on 07746 637472. Share this page:
Damian OxboroughComments Off on New Appointment Bookings Currently DISABLED
*** Due to attempted fraud on my payment processing account, the online payment part of my website is currently disabled. *** If you would like to book sessions, please contact me by mobile: 07746637472. All bookings will be done manually (and paid for through bank transfer) until this issue is resolved. You can continue to reschedule lessons that you have… Read more »
Skipton Musical Theatre Company demonstrate the power of teamwork When groups of likeminded people come together they really can change the world. This is the central message in the uplifting musical Made in Dagenham, as performed by SMTC over this past weekend. And for me the message was broadcast loud and clear from the moment my friends and I walked… Read more »
