Graham Dixon continues to be a great ambassador for the fiddle music of North East England. His books on Robert Whinham and James Hill are among my favourites and I would recommend them to anybody. He is also a lovely, lovely man. So when he asked me to play some of James Hill’s tunes to…
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December Workshops Play-along Session in Harmony for Mixed Instruments This will be a Zoom call open to intermediate players (and above) of any instrument. Notation will be provided in advance for all the tunes, together...Dec5Sat10:00 am December Workshops: Fiddle Works... @ Online - on ZoomDecember Workshops: Fiddle Works... @ Online - on ZoomDec 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmDecember Workshops Fiddle Workshop 1 This workshop will provide a warm-up, technical session and will teach a tune which illustrates the use of the technique explored. Suitable for players from competent beginners to upper intermediates....2:00 pm December Workshops: Fiddle Works... @ Online - on ZoomDecember Workshops: Fiddle Works... @ Online - on ZoomDec 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmDecember Workshops Fiddle Workshop 2 This workshop will provide a warm-up, technical session and will teach a tune which illustrates the use of the technique explored. Aimed at intermediate to advanced level fiddle players. Full... Facebook Feed
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Here's one for starters.... 😆
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Plus Chloe & Sophy at The Violin Company for all your violin accessories and set up needs, and for the little ones in you life, the lovely Laura has a new shop for Little & Loud - jingle bells all the way!
#FolkForChristmasShop through #FolkForChristmas this Black Friday. Check out our previous video recommendations, and those from other artists. Give a meaningful present to a young person this Christmas.
Our offerings are here: www.shackletontrio.co.uk/store But why not get 'em something by one of these fine fiddlers from our Isles:
The English Fiddle Ensemble
Jim Boyle & Dave Gray
Ross Couper
Sam Sweeney
Kinnaris Quintet
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll
Thomas Kitchen
Kate in the Kettle
Bryony Griffith and Will Hampson
Alden, Patterson and Dashwood
John Dipper
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
Intarsia
Jon Boden
Eliza Carthy
Blazin' Fiddles
Bruce MacGregor
Stewart Hardy Music
String Sisters
Tom McConville
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
#folk #fiddle #blackfriday #christmas #shopping #presents #music #newmusic #introducenewmusic #folkmusicThe December workshops are coming round quickly! Can you believe it??? Still time to sign up though - join in with some great tunes and harmony lines, with maybe a couple of seasonal tunes on Friday evening. Then Saturday heralds two Fiddle Workshops - both with warm ups and techniques to help you. The morning group will learn a lovely Playford tune, Saint Martin's, and the afternoon workshop will look at Dunstanburgh Castle by Willy Miller - a cracking Northumbrian rant in A major. Do join us if you can!
Full details and booking information here:
www.stewarthardy.co.uk/december-workshops/Today would have been the first day of our JSArts Fiddle Technique course at the lovely Shepherds Dene and we are sad not to be there. It might not be quite the same, but there are some exciting workshops coming up soon on Zoom: two fiddle workshops and a play-along session with harmony lines for mixed instruments. Have a look at the Facebook events, or visit the website for more information and to book.
www.stewarthardy.co.uk/december-workshops/
You might be surprised by just how interactive these workshops can be! The Friday evening will be a relaxed opportunity to play along with some great tunes, putting a harmony line or chords to the tune you can hear, or just joining in with the melody. In the fiddle workshops there will be warm-ups and technical exercises to improve your playing and to make learning the tunes easier. There will be a Playford tune in the morning workshop, and a Northumbrian rant in the afternoon - both fabulous tunes!
Hope you can join us! 😀December Workshops – Stewart Hardy
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Live workshops on Zoom with notation and/or audio files provided.All workshops are £20, attend any two for £35, or all three for £50.You can book your place by purchasing the workshops from the Sho...