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Tyneside Fiddle Alliance
The Tyneside Fiddle Alliance is a community of fiddlers resident in the North East of England, established in celebration of a new “golden age” of fiddle music in that region. In an area renowned for its fiddling tradition, this gathering of fiddlers is the fruit of decades of toil by key individuals within the local folk community. The huge efforts they have made have resulted in a flourishing musical environment which is now experienced on a daily basis in the concert halls and sessions of Tyneside and the surrounding area. Operating an “open door” policy, the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance welcomes fiddlers of all abilities, promoting a friendly, inclusive atmosphere in which musicians build a shared repertoire of local tunes and explore traditions from further afield. With support from Gateshead council, the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance is housed in St Mary’s Heritage Centre, Gateshead, and meets on the first and third Thursday of the month.
Tyneside Fiddle Alliance was founded by Stewart Hardy and Hinny Pawsey with taster sessions in the autumn of 2010. From January 2011 with all four members of Bottle Bank Band leading the meetings, Stewart Hardy, Hinny Pawsey, Sophy Ball and David Jones kicked TFA off to a fantastic start. When Hinny moved away and Chloe Jones joined Bottle Band Band she also become a strong leader at TFA. Eventually Sophy had to step back from being a regular leader at TFA due to her multitude of performance and teaching commitments, but she remains a strong supporter and occasional guest tutor. In June of 2017 it had become apparent that a fourth leader at TFA would be a great help to relieve some of the pressure on the other three, and Ali Say, a TFA member since 2015, joined the team.
January 2020 marks our 10th Birthday, so watch out for extra celebratory events.
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Jan20Wed7:00 pm NEFS 2021 Block 1 – Online @ Online - Videos & ZoomNEFS 2021 Block 1 – Online @ Online - Videos & ZoomJan 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNorth East Fiddle School returns with a new block of fully online materials. Technique and tunes are taught through video tutorials which are added to weekly and can be accessed indefinitely after that so you...Jan27Wed7:00 pm NEFS 2021 Block 1 – Online @ Online - Videos & ZoomNEFS 2021 Block 1 – Online @ Online - Videos & ZoomJan 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNorth East Fiddle School returns with a new block of fully online materials. Technique and tunes are taught through video tutorials which are added to weekly and can be accessed indefinitely after that so you...Jan29Fri7:00 pm January 2021 Workshops: Play-alo... @ Online - on ZoomJanuary 2021 Workshops: Play-alo... @ Online - on ZoomJan 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmJanuary 2021 Workshops 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,...Jan30Sat10:00 am January 2021 Workshops: Fiddle W... @ Online - on ZoomJanuary 2021 Workshops: Fiddle W... @ Online - on ZoomJan 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmJanuary 2021 Workshops Fiddle Workshop 1 This workshop will provide a warm-up, technical session and will teach a tune which illustrates the use of the technique explored. Suitable for players from competent beginners to upper... Facebook Feed
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Gearing up for a new block at North East Fiddle School!
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A new year, a new block of online fiddle tuition!
We begin again at NEFS on Weds 13th Jan and bookings are now open. There will be five weeks of material - video tutorials to teach techniques and tunes, and live Zoom workshops for Fiddle Practice techniques and learning core repertoire tunes. Recordings of the workshops will be available afterwards too, so you can access all of the materials at any time you choose!
Full details are on the website linked in the event information below. (Sadly the course isn't free as the event shows 🙁 I can't get the FB event to show the price unless it's a Paid FB event! There are also 5 weeks of video tutorials and Zoom workshops, but I couldn't find the event scheduling feature - is it just me today?!?!?!)
We hope you can join our friendly community of fiddle players!
www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/classes/ ... See MoreSee Less4 weeks ago
Another year of The Holly and Ivy road show is complete! Thanks to the schools who hosted our smaller shows this year. Wassail! ... See MoreSee Less
2 months ago
Support local folk musicians this Christmas! So many brilliant musicians to choose from - buy direct for CDs, books, workshops and lessons!
Here's one for starters.... 😆
www.stewarthardy.co.uk/shop/
Plus Chloe & Sophy at The Violin Company for all your violin accessories and set up needs, and for the little ones in you life, the lovely Laura has a new shop for Little & Loud - jingle bells all the way!
#FolkForChristmasShop through #FolkForChristmas this Black Friday. Check out our previous video recommendations, and those from other artists. Give a meaningful present to a young person this Christmas.
Our offerings are here: www.shackletontrio.co.uk/store But why not get 'em something by one of these fine fiddlers from our Isles:
The English Fiddle Ensemble
Jim Boyle & Dave Gray
Ross Couper
Sam Sweeney
Kinnaris Quintet
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll
Thomas Kitchen
Kate in the Kettle
Bryony Griffith and Will Hampson
Alden, Patterson and Dashwood
John Dipper
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
Intarsia
Jon Boden
Eliza Carthy
Blazin' Fiddles
Bruce MacGregor
Stewart Hardy Music
String Sisters
Tom McConville
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
#folk #fiddle #blackfriday #christmas #shopping #presents #music #newmusic #introducenewmusic #folkmusic ... See MoreSee LessTags
30 Years Collection Bill Elliot Bottle Bank Band CD Launch Community Strings Fiddle Day Frank McLaughlin George Welch Graham Dixon Halsway Manor HISS Holly & Ivy James Hill Jimmy's Fiddle JSArts Maddison's Thread Mick West Trio Minstrelsy Morpeth Gathering North East Fiddle School Northumbrian Shop Solo TFA workshop