Apr
21
Fri
Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering @ Morpeth
Apr 21 – Apr 23 all-day
Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering @ Morpeth

The Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering is celebrating its big 50th Anniversary this year and there is lots planned. On the Friday night there will be the Golden Gala Concert in the Methodist Church, in which I will be playing with Bottle Band Band, Tyneside Fiddle Alliance and leading the Morpeth Community Strings group in their debut performance. On the Saturday there will be the usual competitions, and I will be supporting family and friends in the fiddle classes, and might even be persuaded to enter the instrumental duos! The Tyneside Fiddle Alliance plan to defend their title in the Concert Band category and there will be many other great things going on. Do come along and support this wonderful celebration of Northumbrian traditional music, song and dance.

“An exciting three-day annual festival of street entertainment, indoor events, music, dance, craft, dialect, heritage and traditional fun – held the weekend after Easter in the medieval market town of Morpeth, 14 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The festival is a true gathering of people who come together to enjoy the traditional culture of Northumberland and the wider NE region. It features concerts, dance, crafts, battle re-enactments, dialect, stories, drama, workshops, sessions, singarounds, competitions, stalls, bellringing, orienteering, tours, walks, talks and street performances which include a young people’s pageant as part of the Saturday morning Border Cavalcade.”

Nov
23
Thu
TFA Annual Concert 2017 @ St Mary's Heritage Centre
Nov 23 @ 7:30 pm
TFA Annual Concert 2017 @ St Mary's Heritage Centre

Northumbrian and Traditional Music presented by the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance.

7.30pm (doors open 6.45pm)
Tickets £5 from TFA members, on the door or email fiddle.alliance@gmail.com

For this concert the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance will perform music from their ever expanding repertoire. The programme will feature a feast of traditional music blended with beautiful harmonies and accompaniments. In the concert this year we are delighted to be joined once again by Woolsington Strings, a smaller ensemble whose members are familiar faces from the region’s community music groups. There will also be solo and duet performances from some of our leaders and members. The Fiddle Alliance has enjoyed supporting the local music festivals this year, and have again been winning awards in Morpeth and Rothbury, and this is their final performance of the year – where better than the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s, Gateshead.

Sep
20
Thu
TFA at Tynedale Accordion & Fiddle Club @ Hexham Auction Mart
Sep 20 @ 7:00 pm
TFA at Tynedale Accordion & Fiddle Club @ Hexham Auction Mart

Tyneside Fiddle Alliance are delighted to have been asked to perform a support spot at the Tynedale Accordion & Fiddle Club. We’ll be on in the first half, before the main act which is the Addie Harper Band from Wick.

You can read more details about the club on their website:
http://www.boxandfiddle.com/tynedale.html or on their Facebook page.

Nov
22
Thu
TFA Annual Concert @ St Mary's Heritage Centre
Nov 22 @ 7:30 pm

TFA Annual Concert

181122_TFAAnnualConcert_A5Hear music rooted in the Northumbrian tradition in this acoustically beautiful setting. The programme by the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance will include a variety of traditional music. We are delighted to be welcoming Special Guests Chris Meredith, Shona Mooney and Jim Boyle from FiddleTutor. Three fantastic musicians and teachers who are sure to inspire. There will also be spots from our very own talented members – including Northumbrian Pipers, and a fiddle duet. Join us for a fabulous evening of traditional music.

Tickets £5.
Doors open 6.45 pm

 

Mar
14
Sat
A Spring Celebration of Northumbrian Music @ St George's Church, Jesmond
Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Tyneside Fiddle Alliance will be in St George’s Church, Jesmond on Saturday 14th March for a celebration of traditional music from Northumberland and beyond. They are delighted to be sharing the concert with The Northumbrian Ranters, a fantastic group of young musicians who meet regularly to rehearse in Morpeth. The evening promises to be full of energy with a variety of traditional tunes from both groups.

All tickets £5. Doors open 6.30 pm.

Tickets will be available on the door, or in advance online.
Reservations can be made via the Contact Formemail or the TFA Facebook page.

Oct
21
Fri
Northumbrian Pipers’ Society/Tyneside Fiddle Alliance Concert @ King's Hall
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm
Northumbrian Pipers' Society/Tyneside Fiddle Alliance Concert @ King's Hall

Northumbrian Pipers’ Society and Tyneside Fiddle Alliance

Annual Concert:  Friday 21st October, 7.30 pm

The Northumbrian Pipers’ Society and the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance are teaming up to bring you some fantastic performers for an evening of Northumbrian music featuring pipes, fiddles and more! I will be joined by a friend or two to play a few tunes in the first half, and the TFA will be finishing the concert with a wonderful set.
7.30pm on Friday 21st October, in-person at King’s Hall or Zoom livestream.
Tickets £12. Early bird ticket price of £10 until 10th October.
Make sure to select the correct option for venue attendance or livestream! There’s also an option to ‘pay bit more’ when selecting your ticket(s) if you wish.
Jul
8
Sat
NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend – Fiddle Workshops @ Wylam Methodist Church
Jul 8 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend with Grace Smith and Stewart Hardy

Full details from the NEFS website:  http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/classes/

  • Saturday 8th July – Full day of Fiddle Tune & Technique Workshops (Wylam Methodist Church)
  • Satuday evening informal concert & session, featuring Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin (Riding Mill Parish Hall)
  • Sunday 9th July – Fiddle Ensemble Day (Riding Mill Parish Hall)

Each workshop day is £44, attend both for £84.

 

Saturday Full-day Fiddle Tunes & Technique Workshop Saturday 8th July, 9.30 am – 5.00 pm at Wylam Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Wylam, Northumberland NE41 8AA
£44 – places are limited.

  • In-person tuition focusing on developing fiddle technique
  • Tunes and technique delivered by both Grace Smith and Stewart Hardy
  • In-depth fiddle teaching aimed at Levels 2 and 3
  • The day includes 3 mixed ability workshops, looking at tunes and techniques, and time for a tutor-guided session

 

Satuday evening informal concert & session, featuring Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin (Riding Mill Parish Hall, 7.30 – 10.30 pm)

The wonderful Frank McLaughlin will be coming down from Edinburgh with his guitar to join Stewart for an informal concert & session on the Saturday evening in Riding Mill Parish Hall (all welcome, free entry, donations encouraged).

 

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
NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend – Concert & Session @ Riding Mill Parish Hall
Jul 8 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend with Grace Smith and Stewart Hardy

Full details from the NEFS website:  http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/classes/

  • Saturday 8th July – Full day of Fiddle Tune & Technique Workshops (Wylam Methodist Church)
  • Satuday evening informal concert & session, featuring Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin (Riding Mill Parish Hall)
  • Sunday 9th July – Fiddle Ensemble Day (Riding Mill Parish Hall)

Each workshop day is £44, attend both for £84.

 

Saturday Full-day Fiddle Tunes & Technique Workshop Saturday 8th July, 9.30 am – 5.00 pm at Wylam Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Wylam, Northumberland NE41 8AA
£44 – places are limited.

  • In-person tuition focusing on developing fiddle technique
  • Tunes and technique delivered by both Grace Smith and Stewart Hardy
  • In-depth fiddle teaching aimed at Levels 2 and 3
  • The day includes 3 mixed ability workshops, looking at tunes and techniques, and time for a tutor-guided session

 

Satuday evening informal concert & session, featuring Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin (Riding Mill Parish Hall, 7.30 – 10.30 pm)

The wonderful Frank McLaughlin will be coming down from Edinburgh with his guitar to join Stewart for an informal concert & session on the Saturday evening in Riding Mill Parish Hall (all welcome, free entry, donations encouraged).

 

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
Jul
9
Sun
NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend – Fiddle Ensemble Workshops @ Riding Mill Parish Hall
Jul 9 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend with Grace Smith and Stewart Hardy

Full details from the NEFS website:  http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/classes/

  • Saturday 8th July – Full day of Fiddle Tune & Technique Workshops (Wylam Methodist Church)
  • Satuday evening informal concert & session, featuring Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin (Riding Mill Parish Hall)
  • Sunday 9th July – Fiddle Ensemble Day (Riding Mill Parish Hall)

Each workshop day is £44, attend both for £84.

 

Saturday Full-day Fiddle Tunes & Technique Workshop Saturday 8th July, 9.30 am – 5.00 pm at Wylam Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Wylam, Northumberland NE41 8AA
£44 – places are limited.

  • In-person tuition focusing on developing fiddle technique
  • Tunes and technique delivered by both Grace Smith and Stewart Hardy
  • In-depth fiddle teaching aimed at Levels 2 and 3
  • The day includes 3 mixed ability workshops, looking at tunes and techniques, and time for a tutor-guided session

 

Satuday evening informal concert & session, featuring Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin (Riding Mill Parish Hall, 7.30 – 10.30 pm)

The wonderful Frank McLaughlin will be coming down from Edinburgh with his guitar to join Stewart for an informal concert & session on the Saturday evening in Riding Mill Parish Hall (all welcome, free entry, donations encouraged).

 

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
Nov
18
Sat
TFA Annual Concert 2023 @ St George's Church, Jesmond
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm

TFA Annual Concert

Tyneside Fiddle Alliance – Annual Concert of Traditional Music
Tickets available on the door – please bring cash

Saturday 18th November
St George’s Church, Jesmond  NE2 2TF
7.00 pm (Doors 6.30 pm)

Hear music rooted in the Northumbrian tradition in the beautiful setting of St George’s Church. The programme by the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance will include a variety of traditional tunes in harmony, and some short performances by our leaders and members.

£7 all seats
Additional donations gratefully received

Refreshments and Raffle for TFA funds.