Previous Newsletters
2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, Dec 2023/Jan 2024
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, October 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, September 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, July/August 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, May 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2023
2022
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, Dec 2022/Jan 2023
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2022
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, October 2022
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, September 2022
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, July/August 2022
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June 2022
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April/May 2022
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2022
2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, October 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, Aug/Sept 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, July 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, May 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2021
2020
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, December 2020/January 2021
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2020
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
2019
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
2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, December 2018/January 2019
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, JSArts Announcement
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, October 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, September 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, August 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June/July 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, May 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, February 2018
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, January 2018
2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, December 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter – Announcing a new project
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, Sept & Oct 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, July & August 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, May 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, February 2017
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, Dec 2016 / Jan 2017
2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, October 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, September 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, July & August 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, June 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, May 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, April 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, March 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, February 2016
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, January 2016
2015
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, December 2015
Stewart Hardy’s Newsletter, November 2015
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Apr30Wed7:00 pm NEFS 2025 Block 3 – Online @ Online CourseNEFS 2025 Block 3 – Online @ Online CourseApr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNorth East Fiddle School returns with another block of fully online materials, plus a single day workshop in-person that will be held this block on Saturday 17th May. Technique and tunes are taught through Video...May2Friall-day JSArts Advanced Fiddle Technique @ Rydal HallJSArts Advanced Fiddle Technique @ Rydal HallMay 2 – May 4 all-dayAdvanced Fiddle Technique 2nd – 4th May 2025 Rydal Hall, Ambleside LA22 9LX 3.00 pm start and finish time. £402 fully inclusive (except bar drinks) Join Stewart in the beautiful surroundings of Rydal Hall in...May7Wed7:00 pm NEFS 2025 Block 3 – Online @ Online CourseNEFS 2025 Block 3 – Online @ Online CourseMay 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmNorth East Fiddle School returns with another block of fully online materials, plus a single day workshop in-person that will be held this block on Saturday 17th May. Technique and tunes are taught through Video...May9Fri8:00 pm Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin... @ Cullercoats Watch HouseStewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin... @ Cullercoats Watch HouseMay 9 @ 8:00 pmStewart and Frank will be playing an intimate concert in Cullercoats Watch House on Friday 9th May at 8.00 pm. Tickets are available via the Phoenix Folk website £12.00 Music rooted in the traditions of... Facebook Feed
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🎧 The Tune VaultReally looking forward to heading to Rydal Hall next weekend for the JSArts Advanced Fiddle course. I learnt Foul Weather Call from the lovely Frankie Cleeve at an evening session on one of the very early courses we held in South Wales, so this is a good time for it to go into The Tune Vault.
Foul Weather Call
A cracking English country dance tune to be found in the Welch Manuscript of West Sussex and published in a very influential book for the southern English folk tradition, The Sussex Tunebook, edited by Anne Loughran and the very wonderful Vic Gammon.
Foul Weather Call | The Tune Vault
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Foul Weather Call - The Tune Vault by Stewart HardyA cracking English country dance tune to be found in the Welch Manuscript of West Sussex and published in...7 days ago
It will be great to get started again with NEFS on Wednesday after Easter! Great tunes and lots of scales and exercises coming your way!😆 Do join us on Zoom, with catch up on YouTube available for all calls, and video tutorials on-demand too. ... See MoreSee LessThis content isn't available at the moment
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🎧 The Tune VaultKevin Burke played a couple of favourite Carolan tunes at the Watch House in Cullercoats as part of the Phoenix Folk Ltd. Spring Thing, which gives me an excuse to drop this pretty air into The Tune Vault. I first played it in public across the road from the Watch House at The Bay Hotel, sadly no longer there.
Fanny Dillon (Turlough O’Carolan)
A very pretty tune indeed from the writing of Turlough O’Carolan. There are a few tunes dedicated to Dillons among his compositions and this is a personal favourite. ... See MoreSee Less
Fanny Dillon (Carolan) | The Tune Vault
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Fanny Dillon (Carolan)- The Tune Vault by Stewart HardyA very pretty tune indeed from the writing of Turlough O’Carolan. There are a few tunes dedicated to ...Tags
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