Exciting news! This book of original compositions is now out of my control and with the printers. Thirty years of life as a professional folk musician portrayed in melody… as well as the occasional harmony! Huge thanks to Amanda Jayne White (www.mandascat.com) for her original artwork for the cover, and to Rob Say for putting the…
2019 Tour Dates with Frank
Frank and I are delighted to be going on another tour at the end of May and beginning of June and are pleased to announce the first dates at some of our favourite venues. There are still some gaps to be filled, so if you know of a venue that would be interested in having…
The Gift – Review
We were delighted to receive a fabulous review of The Gift in the latest editions of The Living Tradition. The review is written by John O’Regan of ARC Music who is based in Limerick. two musical minds entwined creatively, each gifting the other with their presence and personality, producing music that’s at once emotional, beautiful and…
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…
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…
A week with Frank
Looking forward to a week with Frank McLaughlin up in Edinburgh. We’ll be rehearsing lots, but also spending time with the splendid Richard of B & B Studios in Edinburgh, mixing the new album. We’ll be finishing the week back down in the North East and are delighted to be playing a House Concert on…
Rothbury Traditional Music Festival 2017
The music festival at Rothbury is a delightful weekend celebrating the traditional music of Northumberland and the Borders. We will be heading there early on Saturday morning to run workshops from 10.30 am until 12 pm, one each on fiddle and guitar; Stewart will be in the Main Hall and Frank will be in the…
Summer 2017
Well, the summer is nearly here, and the double edition of the newsletter has just been sent out. You can read all the upcoming news here, with details of gigs, workshops and a summer school which is fast approaching! Following a truly fantastic tour with Frank in May, we have recently been working on (and…
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Upcoming Events
Nov13Friall-day Cancelled: Fiddle Technique @ Shepherd's DeneCancelled: Fiddle Technique @ Shepherd's DeneNov 13 – Nov 15 all-day
Fiddle Technique 13th – 15th November 2020 Shepherd’s Dene, Riding Mill, Northumberland NE44 6AF Join Stewart in the beautiful Northumbrian setting of Shepherd’s Dene near Riding Mill, for a weekend of intensive fiddle tuition. The... Facebook Feed
New workshops for October on Zoom!
A play-along session with suggested harmonies provided, on Friday evening, 2nd October - all instruments welcome.
Two fiddle workshops on Sat 3rd October, each one aimed at a slightly different level and focusing on a specific element of technique. Don't worry, there will be a tune in each workshop as well - carefully chosen to put the technique into practice!
Send an email or message the page to book 😊🎻🎼October Workshops on Zoom 🎧🖥
Fri 2nd Oct, 7 - 9 pm: Play-along session in Harmony for Mixed Instruments 🎻🎹🎸🎺
Sat 3rd Oct, 10 am - 12 noon: Fiddle Workshop 1 (Competent Beginners to Upper Intermediates) 🎻
Sat 2rd Oct, 2 - 4 pm: Fiddle Workshop 2 (Intermediate to Advanced) 🎻🎻
Full details here:
www.stewarthardy.co.uk/october-workshops/This was fun! Can't believe it was 3 weeks ago already! It was wonderful to see so many enthusiastic participants as well - thank you so much to all who took part 😊
We hope lots of you will be up for some more weekly online videos and new 'live teaching' as we gear up for the next block. Info and bookings on www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/Thank you to all our wonderful Virtual Summer School tutors who put in so much time to produce the resources, video tutorials and the concert, and taught live on Zoom too - brilliant job all round!
www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/