Past Halsway

Harpas at Halsway started back in November 2012 and each year we grew and grew until the pandemic stuck a very large spanner in the works! We’ve now done 10 years at the Manor! We have managed at least one course at the Manor every year – even managing to slip in a weekend in-between lockdowns in 2020 (by the skin of our teeth!)

Course 21: Nyckelharpa Spring Weekend March 2023
Tutors Vicki Swan & David Chadwick

Course 20: Nyckelharpa Retreat Week and Scandinavian Accordions 2023
Tutors: Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer

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Stats Corner – these are numbers of nyckelharpa players on each course. (I’ve added in a few stats for the other instruments that came along on courses too, they’re listed in brackets).

We’ve had 215 different people come and play nyckelharpa on 26 different courses. I’ve done all 26 (of course!) The top four people behind me are: (21 – LH) • (17 – FR) • (16 – PR) • (16 – BR)
In total we’ve had 619 “NH bums on seats over all the courses”

Countries: (I’ve not kept notes on this, but I think this is correct!)
Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, England, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Uruguay, USA, Wales

Year	Festival W/end	Spring W/end	Advanced	Total NH
2025		26	x	26
2024	39	23	10NH (+8 Acc +6 Fid)	72
2023	34	23	8NH (+14 Acc)	65
2022	35	18	11 (+8 Acc)	64
2021	30	x	x	30
2020	x	x	6 (+4 Fid +4Acc)	6
2019	42	22	10 (+13 SP)	74
2018	45	21	11	77
2017	45	24	x	69
2016	45	12	x	57
2015	43	x	x	43
2014	14	x	x	14
2013	13	x	x	13
2012	10	x	x	10