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…
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…
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Mar20Wed7:00 pm NEFS 2024 Block 2 – OnlineNEFS 2024 Block 2 – OnlineMar 20 @ 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 16th March. Technique and tunes are taught through Video...Mar22Friall-day JSArts Fiddle Technique @ Shepherds DeneJSArts Fiddle Technique @ Shepherds DeneMar 22 – Mar 24 all-dayJSArts Fiddle Technique 22nd – 24th March 2024 Shepherds Dene, Riding Mill, Northumberland NE44 6AF 4.00 pm start and finish time. £398 fully inclusive (except bar drinks) Bookings for this course are open – please...Mar27Wed7:00 pm NEFS 2024 Block 2 – OnlineNEFS 2024 Block 2 – OnlineMar 27 @ 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 16th March. Technique and tunes are taught through Video...Apr3Wed7:00 pm NEFS 2024 Block 2 – OnlineNEFS 2024 Block 2 – OnlineApr 3 @ 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 16th March. Technique and tunes are taught through Video... Facebook Feed
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🎶 The Tune Vault - Köhler's HornpipeA happy and joyous hornpipe to celebrate the return of Spring, St Patrick’s Day (have a good one on Sunday!) and the slight feelings of optimism that come at this time of year.youtu.be/jiC3S5p0E64Köhler's Hornpipe (Pachelbel's Frolics; The Savage Hornpipe)This joyful version of a very popular hornpipe comes from the 19th century Scottish publication, Köhler’s Violin Repository, edited by Walter Laybourn and which is also a great source for tunes by Tyneside fiddling legend, James Hill. The tune appears as an untitled hornpipe, as it so often does when it surfaces in English fiddle manuscripts, not infrequently in the key of B-flat! ... See MoreSee LessKöhler's Hornpipe (Pachelbel's Frolics) | The Tune Vault
Köhler's Hornpipe (Pachelbel's Frolics; The Savage Hornpipe) - The Tune Vault by Stewart HardyThis joyful version of a very popular hornpipe comes from the ...6 days ago
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Block 1 at North East Fiddle School was a sheer delight for me with some great teaching from our friends, Grace Smith and Kevin Lees. My own offering for the video tuition was Frankie Gavin’s wonderful 3-part jig and here it is for The Tune Vault. Block 2 is shaping up really nicely with video tuition from Grace as well as more tuition on Zoom, and a debut appearance for NEFS from the wonderful American fiddler and long-time resident of the North East, Niles Krieger, at our Saturday workshop in Wylam.Places are still available at our NEFS fiddle workshop day on Saturday 16th March, so do get in touch if you would like to come along! ... See MoreSee LessThe Wren's Nest (Frankie Gavin) | The Tune Vault
The Wren's Nest (Frankie Gavin)- The Tune Vault by Stewart HardyAn absolute stormer of a jig by the great Irish fiddler, Frankie Gavin, in a favourite fiddl...Tags
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