Big changes are coming into effect at JSArts; after more than twenty-five years of running workshops, Jo and Jimmy have finally decided that from the end of June 2019, the time has come to step back and hand over the reins to someone else. The name is staying the same whilst the running of JSArts…
Announcing the North East Fiddle School
We are extremely excited to be able to announce a new project for 2018, the North East Fiddle School. If you missed our special announcement Newsletter at the end of November, then below is the message that Stewart sent out. We have appreciated all the support we’ve received so far, and can’t wait to get…
Fiddle Day Adult places sell out!
It’s fantastic news that the Fiddle Day has had such a good response, and that all the adult spaces for the day are now sold out. It is going to be a marvellous day of fiddle teaching and music making. There are still spaces left on the Youth Workshop, so if you know of any…
Fiddle Day Workshops
I am delighted to announce that I will be teaching a day of Fiddle Workshops on Sunday 10th Dec, 2017 in Low Fell, Gateshead. The focus will be on tunes and techniques for fiddle players, featuring popular and interesting folk tunes and the techniques required to bring these to life on the fiddle (bowing, groove, ornamentation). The adult…
Rothbury Traditional Music Festival 2017
The music festival at Rothbury is a delightful weekend celebrating the traditional music of Northumberland and the Borders. We will be heading there early on Saturday morning to run workshops from 10.30 am until 12 pm, one each on fiddle and guitar; Stewart will be in the Main Hall and Frank will be in the…
May Tour with Frank McLaughlin
Well, it’s getting closer now, and Frank and I are looking forward to heading off around the country, visiting and performing in some lovely venues. We are delighted to have been invited to play at The Swallow Theatre in Dumfries and Galloway, as it has been many years since we last played in that area….
Morpeth Community Strings
As part of the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, I will be leading two Community Strings workshops, culminating in a performance at the Golden Gala Concert on the Friday night at the Gathering. These two workshops will be rehearsing arrangements of tunes I composed to commemorate the tricentenary of the Town Hall – all welcome, just turn…
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…
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Upcoming Events
Mar20Wed6:30 pm North East Fiddle School: 2019 B... @ Westfield School - Senior HouseNorth East Fiddle School: 2019 B... @ Westfield School - Senior HouseMar 20 @ 6:30 pm – 9:15 pmNORTH EAST FIDDLE SCHOOL Five week course: Weds 27th Feb – 27th Mar 2019 Level 2 – Technique (6.30 – 7.45 pm) and Style (8.00 – 9.15 pm) £80 Level 3 – Technique (6.30 – 7.45...Mar22Friall-day Fiddle Techniques Workshop – Ful... @ JSArtsFiddle Techniques Workshop – Ful... @ JSArtsMar 22 – Mar 24 all-day
Fiddle Techniques with Stewart Hardy Fully Booked Tunes are carefully selected to work as exercises demonstrating particular techniques, whilst at the same time providing a melodic stimulus. Exercises are extracted from the tunes to facilitate applying the...Mar27Wed6:30 pm North East Fiddle School: 2019 B... @ Westfield School - Senior HouseNorth East Fiddle School: 2019 B... @ Westfield School - Senior HouseMar 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:15 pmNORTH EAST FIDDLE SCHOOL Five week course: Weds 27th Feb – 27th Mar 2019 Level 2 – Technique (6.30 – 7.45 pm) and Style (8.00 – 9.15 pm) £80 Level 3 – Technique (6.30 – 7.45...Mar28Thu7:30 pm Jimmy’s Fiddle / Gosforth @ Gosforth Civic TheatreJimmy’s Fiddle / Gosforth @ Gosforth Civic TheatreMar 28 @ 7:30 pm
“Jimmy’s Fiddle” is launching its next mini-tour with a North East show at Gosforth Civic Theatre on Thurs 28th March at 7.30 pm Join us for a night of music, dance, songs and humour as... Facebook Feed
JSArts Music Workshops are intensive residential weekend courses tutored by Stewart Hardy Music. Friendly, small groups of Fiddles or Mixed Instruments are hosted in beautiful venues in County Durham and the Lake District. All courses are fully catered with single occupancy, mainly en suite, accommodation and all tuition and resources, both audio and notation, are included.
- Fiddle Technique
- Arrangement Techniques for Mixed Instruments
- Advanced Fiddle Technique
- Advanced Style & Repertoire for Mixed Instruments
www.stewarthardy.co.uk/jsarts/Great to see the gig with Frank on Thurs 30th May already in the brochure! Delighted to be returning to the Swallow Theatre. Event details will be on the duo page soon (Stewart Hardy and Frank McLaughlin)Our new brochure is now out! It will be appearing in shops, cafes, libraries and visitor centres in the area over the next couple of weeks. Friends of The Swallow Theatre will receive their copies by post this week. And all our shows are on our website at www.swallowtheatre.co.uk/all-events/
We hope there will be something to tempt you to visit us.
Rouse Ye Women, Eco Drama, Dyad Productions, Brooks Williams, Tin Can People, Stewart Hardy Music, David William Bryan, Hotbuckle Productions, Tenterhooks, And this is my friend Mr. Laurel, Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Dumfries And Galloway Arts Festival, Puppet Animation ScotlandMusic for a Spring Evening. Fri 15th March, 7.30 pm. Fundraising concert in Embleton, Northumberland with Alan Edwards and Bryan Jackson
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