We were delighted to receive a fabulous review of The Gift in the latest editions of The Living Tradition. The review is written by John O’Regan of ARC Music who is based in Limerick. two musical minds entwined creatively, each gifting the other with their presence and personality, producing music that’s at once emotional, beautiful and…
The Lads Like Beer
I am delighted to announce that the foremost authority on James Hill, Tyneside’s fiddling hero, has given me permission to stock his wonderful book and accompanying CD. So, Graham Dixon’s The Lads Like Beer is now for sale in the shop! Many of the tunes performed in Jimmy’s Fiddle can be found in this book, along with…
The Gift Launch Date
Frank and I are very excited about this – our new album, The Gift, will be launched on 3rd April 2018. Keep an eye open for details about pre-ordering the CD, and there might be some special bundles available to those who support us by pre-ordering! And don’t forget to save the date for the…
Edinburgh Folk Club with Frank
We are delighted to have been invited up to the Edinburgh Folk Club to play on Wednesday 7th February. They have a spectacular line-up of acts scheduled this year and it will be a great gig to kick off 2018. They start at 8pm, and tickets are available online from Brown Paper Tickets. We thought last…
A week with Frank
Looking forward to a week with Frank McLaughlin up in Edinburgh. We’ll be rehearsing lots, but also spending time with the splendid Richard of B & B Studios in Edinburgh, mixing the new album. We’ll be finishing the week back down in the North East and are delighted to be playing a House Concert on…
Sixty Minutes an Hour ~ Album Launch
Excitement levels are rising as we approach the album launch for Maddison’s Thread‘s new album, Sixty Minutes an Hour. Lee has done an amazing job with the songs and lots of fun was had adding the arrangements. Tonight is the first launch concert at Hartlepool Cricket Club and we are looking forward to a very…
Bottle Bank Band in Embleton
On Tuesday 1st November I will be joining Bottle Bank Band in our Autumn Concert. We are looking forward to returning to the lovely Embleton Village Hall for a fun evening, playing sets from our album and some new material too. We were very pleased to have had some recent air time on Radio 3…
Bottle Bank Band CD launched
The Bottle Bank Band CD is now officially launched and what a send off it was given! Chloe, David, Sophy and I would like to say thank you very much to all those people who came along to support the gigs, filling the halls and buying CDs. Thanks as well to Ednie and the team…
Bottle Bank Band CD Launch Tour
Announcing the long-awaited launch of the band’s debut CD “Bottle Bank Band.” Details of the three concerts are on the Events page, starting at St Mary’s Heritage Centre on Thurs 9th June, before heading to Allendale Village Hall on Fri 17th June, and to Felton in Northumberland on Fri 24th June at Gallery 45. Tickets are…
Maddison’s Thread – new album
December’s gigs with Lee Maddison were lots of fun and very satisfying. If you haven’t heard him, Lee is a terrific songwriter from Hartlepool who combines wonderful insight with a great ear for melody. He has been writing some really interesting new material recently and we will play around with some of those songs in…
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Nov23Sat7:00 pm TFA Annual Concert 2024 @ St George's Church, JesmondTFA Annual Concert 2024 @ St George's Church, JesmondNov 23 @ 7:00 pmTyneside Fiddle Alliance and Phoenix Chamber Folk Ensemble present Music in our Roots A celebration of new and old folk melodies from the North East and beyond, by two of the region’s leading community folk...Dec6Fri7:00 pm December 2024: Play-along Session @ Online - on ZoomDecember 2024: Play-along Session @ Online - on ZoomDec 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmDecember Workshops 2024 Play-along Session in Harmony for Mixed Instruments This will be a Zoom call open to intermediate players (and above) of any instrument. Notation will be provided in advance for all the tunes,...Dec7Sat10:00 am December Workshops 2024: Fiddle ... @ Online - on ZoomDecember Workshops 2024: Fiddle ... @ Online - on ZoomDec 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmDecember Workshops 2024 Fiddle Workshop 1 Zoom Workshop The Shepherd and ShepherdessA joyful and very popular English Country Dance tune. Learn a tune steadily, taught phrase by phrase with detailed instruction for any useful techniques...2:00 pm December Workshops 2024: Fiddle ... @ Online - on ZoomDecember Workshops 2024: Fiddle ... @ Online - on ZoomDec 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmDecember Workshops 2024 Fiddle Workshop 2 Zoom Workshop The Prussian DanceA belting jig, with a version that Stewart has from his pal and colleague, Sophy Ball. Learn a tune steadily, taught phrase by phrase with... Facebook Feed
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🎧 The Tune VaultIt was so good to get back into gigging with my pal, Frank McLaughlin, exploring some new repertoire and revisiting old favourites. Here’s one for The Tune Vault that we have been playing for many years and which has travelled far and wide - a beautiful hornpipe called The Locomotive.🎼 Notation available on The Tune Vault page of the websiteThe Locomotive (James Hill)A very pretty hornpipe in D major attributed to the Tyneside master fiddler, James Hill. It could be named for a pub - there were several of that name on Tyneside in Hill’s time - but we have no way of knowing for sure. What can be said is that railways and the building of locomotives were an important source of employment during Hill’s lifetime and so very likely impacted on his life and music. ... See MoreSee LessThe Locomotive (James Hill) | The Tune Vault
The Locomotive (James Hill)- The Tune Vault by Stewart HardyA very pretty hornpipe in D major attributed to the Tyneside master fiddler, James Hill. It coul...5 days ago
Very much looking forward to Sunday evening at South Shields Folk Club Events - do come along and join us if you can ☺️ ... See MoreSee LessThis content isn't available at the moment
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A new video tutorial for North East Fiddle School - such a great tune! Sign up for our new block and enjoy learning this with me, plus you'll get a second video tutorial on a fabulous Danish Waltz from Kevin Lees - Music too. Booking also gives access to the NEFS live Zoom calls to practice our fiddle technique and play tunes together with Grace Smith Music 🎻❤️ ... See MoreSee LessTags
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