Stewart Hardy

Sunday Full-day Fiddle Ensemble Day Sunday 9th July, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm at Riding Mill Parish Hall, Millfield Rd, Riding Mill, Northumberland NE44 6DJ
£44 – places are limited Includes:

• In-person tuition focusing on fiddle ensemble playing techniques
• Includes tunes, harmonies, fiddle chords and fiddle ensemble arrangement techniques.
• Teaching delivered by both Grace Smith and Stewart Hardy
• The day will finish with a tutor-guided session

Zoom Session
NEFS Live Tunes with added harmonies

*Just a couple of places left

It was lovely to be asked again by Maurice and Marina of Phoenix Folk to join them for one of their “An Evening With…” sessions. Once again, I’ll be playing a short solo set and then the three of us will play a selection from the extensive Phoenix Online Session tunebook together for viewers to either join in with, or sit back and enjoy. Pay as you feel using the Phoenix Folk tip jar.

An Evening With… Stewart Hardy – Sun 12th Feb, 7.00 – 8.30 pm on Zoom.

This full-day workshop forms a part of the North East Fiddle School’s 2024 Block 1offering, along with video tutorials and Zoom calls.

The in-person Workshop Day on Saturday 17th February will run from 10:00 until 17:00 at Wylam Methodist Church. There will be three workshops run by Stewart Hardy and Grace Smith, with a session to finish the afternoon.

Check out the NEFS website for full details – coming soon.
http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/

This full-day workshop forms a part of the North East Fiddle School’s 2024 Block 2 offering, along with video tutorials and Zoom calls.

The in-person Workshop Day on Saturday 16th March will run from 10:00 until 17:00 at Wylam Methodist Church. There will be three workshops run by Stewart Hardy and Niles Krieger, with a session to finish the afternoon.

Check out the NEFS website for full details and book your place now. A discount is available if you book both the Online option and Saturday workshop
http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/

WILLIAM SHIELD: Northumbrian Fiddler and Piper??

Presentation by Dr Amélie Addison with Stewart Hardy (fiddle)

My friend, Dr Amélie Addison, will be giving a presentation at The Chantry Bagpipe Museum as part of the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering on 6th April. She is the leading authority on local composer William Shield, a man with close ties to the fiddling and piping traditions of the North East, and I am delighted to be illustrating her talk with some tunes on the fiddle.

Tickets £5 adult / £2 school-age

This full-day workshop forms a part of the North East Fiddle School’s 2024 Block 3 offering, along with video tutorials and Zoom calls, but can be booked separately there is no requirement to attend the Online course.

The in-person Workshop Day on Saturday 11th May will run from 10:00 until 17:00 at Wylam Methodist Church. There will be three workshops looking at fiddle technique and tunes, with a session to finish the afternoon.

Check out the NEFS website for full details and book your place now. A discount is available if you book both the Online option and Saturday workshop
http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/

Bursary Fundraiser – Zoom Session: July 2024

Join Stewart and Ali for an evening of inspiring music and play along to some fab tunes on Zoom. Lots of favourites from NEFS, TFA and Online Workshops, with a few harmonies available just for fun! The session is free to join, but we are raising money for the Bursary Fund, which contributes small sums to people who would otherwise be unable to attend my workshops – whether JSArts courses, NEFS workshops or anything else I am running. A playlist and notation will be available below, and you can make a donation with a bank transfer or via PayPal – or if you’d prefer to send a cheque get in touch for the details.

Fri 26th July, 7.00 – 9.00 pm on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85279581457?pwd=ENoTEefdwShyWwDkj9wVK9a8b7DhuX.1
Meeting ID: 852 7958 1457
Passcode: shmfund24

Web page for tune list and notation, which will be available about a week before the session
http://www.stewarthardy.co.uk/education/bursary-july2024/

Donations will be accepted for the Stewart Hardy Music Bursary Fund.

Bank transfers can be made into the usual account for North East Fiddle School or JSArts payments, and you can email Ali for full details if you don’t have them.

Or you can use PayPal (but we still pay PayPal fees for this, even though it is a donation).
paypal.me/StewartHardyMusic

William Shield and his Folk Music Connection
Talk by Dr Amelie Addison with Stewart Hardy~
I’m really looking forward to this afternoon at The Lit and Phil Society in Newcastle with two great friends who I had the pleasure of working with at HISS for many years. In the first concert, I’ll be playing fiddle to Mary Tyer’s collection of recorders and flutes as well as backing some of her terrific renditions of traditional ballads. Mary is such a fine story teller in song! Straight after that, I’ll be providing musical examples on the fiddle for the wonderful Dr Amelie Addison during her fascinating talk on William Shield and his connections with folk music. It promises to be a lovely way to spend a Saturday afternoon, so if you can make it, come along and say hello.