What we’re about
Informal social group for musicians in York to meet each other - but anyone is welcome! You do not have to be a serious/professional musician to come along. It's a friendly and welcoming group where people with all sorts of experiences and personalities come along.
It's mainly just a social group for now to give people the opportunity to meet and chat, but we are hoping to branch out soon to other activities. Please feel free to message with any suggestions or questions, would love to hear from you.
Any small contributions towards running costs would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:
Buy Me A Coffee:
**https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg**
Paypal:
**http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroup**
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- ALBUM CLUB: Stevie Wonder 'Talking Book' + MetallicaThe Exhibition Hotel, YORK
Like a book club, but with albums!
July’s albums:
- 'Talking Book' - Stevie Wonder
- 'Metallica' (or 'the black album') - Metallica
We meet in the conservatory room at the Exhibition Hotel (on Bootham) – the room is right at the back of the pub, past the bar and out towards the garden.
If you have any questions, or any trouble finding us, please text/call on: 07579 091 836
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Any small contributions to support the group would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:Paypal:
http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroupBuy Me A Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg******************************************************************************
We select two albums per month – usually a well-known album, plus a recommendation from a member.We meet twice in the month, and announce the month’s albums in advance, so you have the option to listen in your own time, but we also play them as background music at the social – one album each meeting.
Similarly to most book clubs, discussion of the albums generally takes up a pretty small proportion of the evening! We have even been known to forget to bring them up entirely... So please feel free to join us regardless of how interested you are in this month’s albums. It's really just a fun way to get together and share recommendations at the same time, and we always love having new people.
Having said all that, if you'd like a more interesting and profound description of Album Club, along with quotes and general nostalgia, please read the below from our most loyal member...
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And now, the optional deep bit: technology has revolutionised our lives. But it also means we have almost unlimited choices - and "the paradox of choice suggests that an abundance of options actually requires more effort to choose and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice" (thanks, Google). For example... music! If a song doesn't grab you on the first listen, why would you listen to it again, when Spotify has 100 million songs available for no extra cost or energy? "Next..." Albums - particularly those widely considered to be classics - are created as a unit, with songs in a particular order by design, and we believe that an album is an important milestone in an artist's career as well as a document of the time in which it was made; as well as being the soundtrack to many lives, possibly including some of the members of this group. Album Club is a way to set aside time to choose and talk about some of these albums: what they mean to us, or even what we thought of our first - and possibly only - listen. - ALBUM CLUB: Stevie Wonder 'Talking Book' + MetallicaThe Exhibition Hotel, YORK
Like a book club, but with albums!
July’s albums:
- 'Talking Book' - Stevie Wonder
- 'Metallica' (or 'the black album') - Metallica
We meet in the conservatory room at the Exhibition Hotel (on Bootham) – the room is right at the back of the pub, past the bar and out towards the garden.
If you have any questions, or any trouble finding us, please text/call on: 07579 091 836
*****************************************************************************
Any small contributions to support the group would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:Paypal:
http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroupBuy Me A Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg******************************************************************************
We select two albums per month – usually a well-known album, plus a recommendation from a member.We meet twice in the month, and announce the month’s albums in advance, so you have the option to listen in your own time, but we also play them as background music at the social – one album each meeting.
Similarly to most book clubs, discussion of the albums generally takes up a pretty small proportion of the evening! We have even been known to forget to bring them up entirely... So please feel free to join us regardless of how interested you are in this month’s albums. It's really just a fun way to get together and share recommendations at the same time, and we always love having new people.
Having said all that, if you'd like a more interesting and profound description of Album Club, along with quotes and general nostalgia, please read the below from our most loyal member...
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And now, the optional deep bit: technology has revolutionised our lives. But it also means we have almost unlimited choices - and "the paradox of choice suggests that an abundance of options actually requires more effort to choose and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice" (thanks, Google). For example... music! If a song doesn't grab you on the first listen, why would you listen to it again, when Spotify has 100 million songs available for no extra cost or energy? "Next..." Albums - particularly those widely considered to be classics - are created as a unit, with songs in a particular order by design, and we believe that an album is an important milestone in an artist's career as well as a document of the time in which it was made; as well as being the soundtrack to many lives, possibly including some of the members of this group. Album Club is a way to set aside time to choose and talk about some of these albums: what they mean to us, or even what we thought of our first - and possibly only - listen. - AUGUST EVENING SOCIALThe Cross Keys, York YO1 7LF
Our evening general social takes place on the first Saturday of every month.
We love having new people, so please join us. There are no expectations or formalities, just a chance for people to meet up and have a chat.
For this social, we meet at The Cross Keys (on Goodramgate) in the side room, to the right of the bar.
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Any small contributions to support the group would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:Paypal:
http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroupBuy Me A Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg
****************************************************************************** - ALBUM CLUB (August albums tbc)The Exhibition Hotel, YORK
Like a book club, but with albums!
August albums TBC
We meet in the conservatory room at the Exhibition Hotel (on Bootham) – the room is right at the back of the pub, past the bar and out towards the garden.
If you have any questions, or any trouble finding us, please text/call on: 07579 091 836
*****************************************************************************
Any small contributions to support the group would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:Paypal:
http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroupBuy Me A Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg******************************************************************************
We select two albums per month – usually a well-known album, plus a recommendation from a member.We meet twice in the month, and announce the month’s albums in advance, so you have the option to listen in your own time, but we also play them as background music at the social – one album each meeting.
Similarly to most book clubs, discussion of the albums generally takes up a pretty small proportion of the evening! We have even been known to forget to bring them up entirely... So please feel free to join us regardless of how interested you are in this month’s albums. It's really just a fun way to get together and share recommendations at the same time, and we always love having new people.
Having said all that, if you'd like a more interesting and profound description of Album Club, along with quotes and general nostalgia, please read the below from our most loyal member...
******************************************************************************
And now, the optional deep bit: technology has revolutionised our lives. But it also means we have almost unlimited choices - and "the paradox of choice suggests that an abundance of options actually requires more effort to choose and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice" (thanks, Google). For example... music! If a song doesn't grab you on the first listen, why would you listen to it again, when Spotify has 100 million songs available for no extra cost or energy? "Next..." Albums - particularly those widely considered to be classics - are created as a unit, with songs in a particular order by design, and we believe that an album is an important milestone in an artist's career as well as a document of the time in which it was made; as well as being the soundtrack to many lives, possibly including some of the members of this group. Album Club is a way to set aside time to choose and talk about some of these albums: what they mean to us, or even what we thought of our first - and possibly only - listen.
