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This will be our exciting Album Launch concert for “The Gift”.
Doors 7.30, start time 8 pm.
Pre-order the CD now (with free collection at the concert – select from the delivery options) to receive a special thank-you gift!
This extremely rare new album launch from one of the UK’s longest established instrumental folk duos promises to provide an uplifting and joyous evening.
In their twenty-two years of performing music as a duo, fiddle virtuoso Stewart Hardy and Scottish guitar supremo Frank McLaughlin have appeared together in numerous projects but their new CD “The Gift” will be only their second release as an instrumental duo, a mere nine years after their critically acclaimed debut “Root2”. If ‘commercial’ and ‘prolific’ might not be the most frequently used descriptors for their studio work, their onstage performances have consistently delighted audiences as their rare musical kinship and irreverent banter hold listeners spellbound.
This new album of predominantly self-penned material reflects a shared musical heritage rooted in the traditions of Scotland, the Borders and Northumberland, and exemplifies the very best of partnerships between fiddle and guitar.
April 2018 sees us head across the North Sea for a series of gigs in the Netherlands and Germany. We will be performing tracks from our new album, The Gift, as well as some old favourites where time allows. Please contact the venues directly for details and tickets.
This concert will be in the Martin Luther-Saal, St. Viktor’s Church in Schwerte, organised by Joanna Scott Douglas.
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🎧🎻🎹 Our next set of Zoom workshops is this weekend, on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April. Each workshop can be booked individually, and all will be available on-demand after the weekend. Book now on the website!There will be lots of favourite tunes with harmonies and chords provided for the Friday evening play-along session. All instruments are welcome, and alternate clefs or keys for transposing instruments can be provided on request. Then on Saturday in the fiddle workshops, we'll be looking at a fabulous north east tune by Geroge Mitchell of the Cheviot Ranters, call Geordie's Rant, in the morning. In the afternoon, it will be the turn of Shrewsbury Lasses, one of the classic country dance tunes of the English repertoire. Full resources including audio files and a worksheet are provided. Visit the website for more info and bookings 😃2 weeks ago
There will be lots of fascinating facts and insights into the life and times of William Shield, presented by Dr Amélie Addison on Saturday afternoon, illustrated with a few fiddle tunes! We'll be at the Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum at 4pm.Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering(Disclaimer: more recent photos are available!) ... See MoreSee Less3 weeks ago
It was lovely to play this tune again with Grace Smith Music. Thanks for the invitation to be a part of this fabulous project! ... See MoreSee LessTags
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