Stewart Hardy

Stewart will be holding a Youth Workshop as part of the Fiddle Day in Low Fell on Sunday 10th December 2017.

The focus will be on tunes and techniques for fiddle players, geared towards young people of around Grade 3 standard or above.

The workshop will be held at the Eve Trew School of Dance in Low Fell, and onsite car parking and good transport links are available.

Stewart will be holding a Fiddle Day in Low Fell on Sunday 10th December 2017.

The focus will be on tunes and techniques for fiddle players – popular and interesting folk tunes and the techniques required on the fiddle to help these come to life (bowing, groove, ornamentation). This workshop is aimed at intermediate and improving adult learners (not complete beginners). There is a separate Youth Workshop for young people.

The day will be taught from 11.30 am – 3 pm with a 30 min break for lunch at 1 pm. Please bring your lunch, or there is a Co-op and a Subway open on Sundays in Low Fell. Tea, coffee and juice will be provided.

If you are unable to attend for the whole day, it is possible to book for either the morning or afternoon sessions only. The workshop will be designed as a whole day, but either session will stand alone and can be booked separately (Morning 11:30 – 13:00 / Afternoon 13:30 – 15:00).

The workshop will be held at the Eve Trew School of Dance in Low Fell, and onsite car parking and good transport links are available.

Opening Evening

Five week course (10th Jan – 7th Feb 2018)
Class 1:  18:30 – 19:45
Class 2:  20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.

Booking information available via the North East Fiddle School website – use the Contact Page to send your details.

Frank and Stewart will be heading to the wonderful Edinburgh Folk Club.

Stewart Hardy and Frank McLaughlin possess a rare musical kinship which, thoughout their 20+ year collaboration, has delighted listeners with their interplay as they explore music rooted in the traditions of Scotland, the Borders and Northumberland while incorporating sensibilities from the worlds of classical, blues, klezmer and jazz.

Stewart and Frank met at a festival of Scottish music in Northern Bavaria. From the start it was clear that they held common musical values and shared many musical influences. Initially contributing to each others projects, the fun they had working together led them to establish a formal collaboration.

Together they compose, produce and perform music of tremendous variety. As a duo they perform traditional and contemporary tunes stripped back to the bare essentials of fiddle and guitar. With their long-term collaboration, they have achieved a deep and instinctive understanding of each other’s musical interpretations.

The unique and versatile approach Stewart and Frank bring to their music, combined with their ability to draw on a wide variety of styles, produces an uplifting and joyous performance.

Rescheduled date.

I will be joining Lee Maddison for another lovely evening of Lee’s songs at this relaxed and informal venue. The Ship Inn is one of our favourite venues in which to perform and we are delighted to have been asked back. Join us from 4 pm in the beautiful surroundings of the Northumberland coastline.

We will be launching our new album, “The Gift” in April 2018. First off we will be heading up to Glasgow’s Star Folk Club on Tuesday 3rd to present the material north of the border.

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.

Early Summer Term

Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class:  18:30 – 19:45
Style Class:  20:00 – 21:15

Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate;  Level 2: intermediate/advanced)

£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night

Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.

Early Summer Term

Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class:  18:30 – 19:45
Style Class:  20:00 – 21:15

Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate;  Level 2: intermediate/advanced)

£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night

Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.

Early Summer Term

Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class:  18:30 – 19:45
Style Class:  20:00 – 21:15

Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate;  Level 2: intermediate/advanced)

£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night

Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.

Early Summer Term

Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class:  18:30 – 19:45
Style Class:  20:00 – 21:15

Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate;  Level 2: intermediate/advanced)

£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night

Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.