This event is promoted by the tourism people from High Peak in Derbyshire.
The
deal is this - turn up for the train from Piccadilly Station in Manchester and
buy a return ticket to Glossop or Hathersage (about 6 quid). Check our events
page for dates and times.
We play on the train
out (you can take a posh picnic to eat on the train if you are that way inclined)
then there's a 5 minute walk to the pub where we play some more (about an hour),
then we play again on the train back to Manchester.
Musicians who play generally travel free (...I suppose they might impose restrictions
if a whole trainful of musicians arrived!)
The
folk train runs once a month (maybe twice a month in Summer) and they have various
different bands (I recommend also the Cajun ones..). We usually manage a klezmer
train once or twice a year, so don't miss it.
The train usually packs out, and you are not guaranteed a good seat even if
you arrive early - there is a bit of a scrum when the conductor lets the people
on the train...
PS the Hathersage pub does
food, but it is a bit of a rush...
