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…
Holly & Ivy
Well, December is well and truly here and school shows have begun for this year’s Holly & Ivy. I am usually joined for Holly & Ivy by local folk legend, David Oliver and by the extraordinarily talented Laura Connolly. But this year, as Laura takes some well-deserved time-out to look after her new gorgeous baby…
Tyneside Fiddle Alliance Annual Concert
The Tyneside Fiddle Alliance will be performing their annual November concert in St Mary’s Heritage Centre, where we meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month between 6.30 and 8.30 pm. The group continues to go from strength to strength and is a wonderful example of community music making. In the concert this…
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…
Recordings and new video
Frank and I had a great time during the week we spent performing together earlier in October. All three gigs listed in the previous post were fantastic, each unique in atmosphere but equally enjoyable. The two days in the recording studio with Richard Werner were extremely productive with three full tracks laid down. We also managed to squeeze…
Stewart & Frank October Concerts
I am delighted that this October I shall be spending a week in the company of my good friend Frank McLaughlin. We have a series of concerts planned, and a couple of days with the fabulous Richard Werner at B & B Studios in Edinburgh. Mon 10th October: Private Concert at the Northumbrian Pipers Course in…
Sedgefield Folk Festival
The Sedgefield Folk Festival is a great local event which I am very pleased to have been asked to play at. On the Saturday morning (3rd September) there will be a Fiddle Workshop in the beautiful Ceddesfeld Hall – and it will be free!!! Then I will be accompanying the mighty George Welch in the afternoon…
Stewart & Frank at the Fringes!!
Frank and I will be busy having a good time at two events this summer and would be delighted to share the fun with whoever can make it. We try to play the Wee Folk Club every year as Paddy Bort, who runs this venue during The Fringe, is one of the staunchest advocates of…
Northumbrian Minstrelsy
We had a great time sharing the delights of manuscripts and publications both dusty and pristine from the vaults of The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Upon Tyne with an appreciate audience in Hall Two of The Sage at the end of June. It was a privilege to share a stage with such outstanding musicians…
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…
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After a fabulous tour of Germany and the Netherlands, now looking ahead to what's next... did you see the April Newsletter? It has a sneak preview of the July tour dates with Frank!!! All past newsletters are here...
www.stewarthardy.co.uk/news/newsletter/It's been a great start to the tour - fab venues, lovely people and terrific hospitality. Gosh, it's such a rotten job!! 🎻🎵🍰☕
It was a fabulous night on Wednesday at the Launch Concert - thanks to all who were able to come along. Safely crossed the North Sea and in the Netherlands now - and all sound checked for the first gig at Peter en Leni in Steendam.
Many thanks to everyone who came out on a rather damp and miserable evening on Wednesday! We had a great night celebrating the launch of the new album. Special thanks to Scott and all at Gosforth Civi...