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Links to previous email newsletters:
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, May 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, February 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, October 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, September 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, August 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, July 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March & April 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, February 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, New Tunes at Christmas!
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, December 2019/January 2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, October 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, September 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, August 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, July 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, May 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, February 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, December 2018/January 2019
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Previous Newsletters from 2018 and earlier
Recordings
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Upcoming Events
Jul9Friall-day Fiddle Technique @ Rydal HallFiddle Technique @ Rydal HallJul 9 – Jul 11 all-day
Fiddle Technique 9th – 11th July 2021 Rydal Hall, Ambleside LA22 9LX **Covid-19 Update This course is scheduled to run in person, but is subject to the Steps out of Lockdown proceeding as planned and... Facebook Feed
Delighted to have had the chance to play through lots of these tunes already, and to be writing the foreward to such an interesting publication. Well done, Rob Say! One week to go for the Crowdfunder:www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-john-rook-manuscriptJust over a week to go for anyone wishing to subscribe to the Rook Book. Many thanks for all your support so far - really looking forward to seeing it all in print in July!
Here's a wee snippet from Rook's Journal - 29th May 1833 (Weds):
"After Bkt made a final Sketch in Mr Donalds album and another for Mr Dunn – Mr Donald and Rigg jnr came to invite me to their Timber raising. After dinner writing part of the letter to my Father till 4 then cleand up and oph to Mr D’s to T – there was a great company of the working class. - Mr Howard and the Dancing Master was there with a very curious fiddle – did not think much of his playing the company broke up about 12, a few of them (Kitchen Compy) fold us –"
The 'curious fiddle' may well be a pochette - a small violin designed for easy transport.
Online workshops for Historically Informed Summer School begin this evening, 7.00 - 8.00 pm. Sign up on their website and if you don't already have a copy of the HISS Tune Book you can get one for the bargain price of £5."This series of four weekly workshops will focus on how to combine tunes to make great and effective sets for playing in sessions, ceilidhs and concerts. If you have been bemused by why some tunes work together and others do not, these workshops will try to demystify the whole affair. I’ll be focussing on the tools we commonly use and encouraging you to try these out to create your own combinations of tunes."
www.hiss.org.uk/online-workshops
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Tomorrow evening, Fri 21st May, is the Play-along session for our May Workshop weekend. Lots of fantastic tunes, played steadily, and notation with chords and harmonies are provided! All instruments welcome!Fiddle workshops take place on Saturday and all the details and booking info can be found on the website.
www.stewarthardy.co.uk/may-workshops-2021/