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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
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.
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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.The 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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