Jul
16
Sat
Rothbury Traditional Music Festival @ Jubilee Hall
Jul 16 all-day
Aug
15
Mon
Historically Informed Summer School @ Scarborough Campus
Aug 15 – Aug 19 all-day
Historically Informed Summer School @ Scarborough Campus | Scarborough | United Kingdom

The Historically Informed Summer School is a unique international residential course exploring the common ground & connections between early music and folk & traditional music. The course covers all aspects of early music and folk & traditional music and is suitable for students of all ages and experience from elementary to advanced.

Aug
21
Sun
Maddison’s Thread in Darlington @ The Quakerhouse
Aug 21 @ 5:00 pm
Aug
24
Wed
Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin in Whitby @ Whitby Yacht Club
Aug 24 @ 8:00 pm
Aug
27
Sat
Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin in Edinburgh @ Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak
Aug 27 @ 8:30 pm
Aug
30
Tue
Folk Summer School @ Halsway Manor
Aug 30 – Sep 2 all-day
Sep
3
Sat
Fiddle Workshop @ Sedgefield Folk Festival
Sep 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Fiddle Workshop @ Sedgefield Folk Festival | Sedgefield | England | United Kingdom

Stewart will be running an hour’s fiddle workshop in the Oldham Room of Ceddesfield Hall as part of the Sedgefield Folk Festival.

George Welch & Stewart Hardy in Sedgefield @ Sedgefield Folk Festival, Parish Hall
Sep 3 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
George Welch & Stewart Hardy in Sedgefield @ Sedgefield Folk Festival, Parish Hall | Sedgefield | England | United Kingdom

George & Stewart are one of four acts in this afternoon concert on the Saturday of the Sedgefield Folk Festival. Details and information on tickets can be found on the festival website.

Sep
9
Fri
Fiddle Techniques Workshop @ JSArts
Sep 9 – Sep 11 all-day
Fiddle Techniques Workshop @ JSArts | Grantham | United Kingdom

Fiddle Techniques with Stewart Hardy

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 technique to other tunes. Many of the tunes are suitable for multi-level workshops, with the teaching of a variety of techniques, requiring greater or lesser technical experience, applied to them. Subject matter includes: bowing technique, left hand technique and general fiddle well-being. In the choice of repertoire emphasis is given to stylistic aspects of the music. A number of considerations are given to the selection of tunes, including their interest to Stewart in his studies, their interest to the general musical community, their demonstration of particular stylistic nuances, and as being representative of a composer’s style.

All sheet music and mp3 files of all the tunes covered are provided. Plus recordings of exercises from the course where these are helpful.

The workshops typically take between 7 & 10 people for three days of instruction. The cost covers all food, tuition, refreshments and overnight accommodation.The course costs £300 for weekend (Friday Lunchtime through to Sunday evening). Everything is provided by way of meals and refreshments, so no need to spend another penny on anything once you are here. Vegan and vegetarian diets are catered for, as are lactose and gluten intolerance.

There are on average 6 hours of workshops daily. Dinner is followed each evening by an informal session led by Stewart. These help reinforce the techniques learned during the day, give you a chance to hear and learn new tunes and teach others some of your own favourites.

Your tutor is available to you from breakfast until bed-time for questions and advice.

Sep
15
Thu
Bill Elliot & Stewart Hardy @ Beamish Agricultural Show
Sep 15 – Sep 16 all-day