North East Fiddle School has now completed a whole year and 10th January 2019 is our first birthday! And what a wonderful year it has been. The support from the participants has been outstanding – their commitment and good will are vital to the success of the project. We’ve also benefited from the work of some…
The Lads Like Beer
I am delighted to announce that the foremost authority on James Hill, Tyneside’s fiddling hero, has given me permission to stock his wonderful book and accompanying CD. So, Graham Dixon’s The Lads Like Beer is now for sale in the shop! Many of the tunes performed in Jimmy’s Fiddle can be found in this book, along with…
JSArts Announcement
Big changes are coming into effect at JSArts; after more than twenty-five years of running workshops, Jo and Jimmy have finally decided that from the end of June 2019, the time has come to step back and hand over the reins to someone else. The name is staying the same whilst the running of JSArts…
Jimmy’s Fiddle
What a great night was had by all at the seaside in Cullercoats last week! It was the first performance of Jimmy’s Fiddle, a wonderful show by Tom McConville and Alan Fitzsimmons all about the life and music of James Hill. There were fiddle tunes, songs and some fabulous clog dancing. Congratulations to fellow cast members Tom…
Folkest with Frank McLaughlin
Frank & I had a fab time playing at Folkest in northern Italy earlier this summer, where we were joined (and frankly upstaged) by Frank’s two sons, Euan and Lewis, for a couple of sets of tunes. The boys also wowed audiences with their own duo performances. Frank was able to bask in a father’s reflected…
‘Sacred Spaces, Secular Sounds’ ~ July 2018
Frank and I are touring in July, taking in some gorgeous acoustics around the north and east of England and the Borders. In our tour of “Sacred Spaces, Secular Sounds” we will perform traditional and self-penned material from our new album ‘The Gift’ alongside tunes from the critically acclaimed album ‘Root2’, exemplifying ‘the very best of partnerships…
RIP Alex Padraig Siday
A tune composed in memory of a wonderful man – a talented fiddle player and regular attendee at our Whickham Workshops for many years. Lament for Alex Padraig Siday (S. Hardy) Download the zip file containing the notation (pdf), mp3 and AAC files, or listen below:
New half-term at NEFS
We’ve had a great start to the North East Fiddle School and have been delighted by the response from all the participants. We are now planning the next five-weeks of torment tuition(!), with scales, exercises and drills, and maybe one or two new tunes! It’s a great way to improve your fiddle tone, intonation, groove and…
The Gift Launch Date
Frank and I are very excited about this – our new album, The Gift, will be launched on 3rd April 2018. Keep an eye open for details about pre-ordering the CD, and there might be some special bundles available to those who support us by pre-ordering! And don’t forget to save the date for the…
Edinburgh Folk Club with Frank
We are delighted to have been invited up to the Edinburgh Folk Club to play on Wednesday 7th February. They have a spectacular line-up of acts scheduled this year and it will be a great gig to kick off 2018. They start at 8pm, and tickets are available online from Brown Paper Tickets. We thought last…
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North East Fiddle School has completed a whole year and celebrated its First Birthday on Thursday! Happy birthday to us! Ali Say and I are delighted with how things have gone and the support we have received. The new block starts back on Wednesday and there are just a couple of spaces left. Contact Ali via the NEFS page to book a place.
NEFS Celebrates its First Birthday! – Stewart Hardy
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North East Fiddle School has now completed a whole year and 10th January 2019 is our first birthday! And what a wonderful year it has been. The support from the participants has been outstanding – t...Here's a fabulous song by Lee Maddison (Maddison's Thread). The last two years have flown by - at "Sixty Minutes An Hour" no less! A cracking album launch concert with a great group of musicians, including the wonderful playing of Emma Fisk Jazz Violin.
Awwwesome sounds with Lee Maddison Emma Fisk Sue Ferris. Stuart Hardy and Paul Donnelly. 😊North East Fiddle School is starting back next Wednesday (16th Jan). There are just a couple of spaces available for each level for this block, so if you have made a New Year's Resolution to improve y...