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…
Bottle Bank Band September Gigs
Towards the end of this month I am looking forward to performing three local gigs with my esteemed colleagues in Bottle Bank Band. We are excited to be playing in The Vault in Hexham, a new live music venue in a cellar under the Haslam’s of Hallgate Gallery. This is followed by the beautiful acoustics of…
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…
Cracking Concert in Stocksfield
We had a fantastic time in Stocksfield on Feb 11th. There was a great crowd, and The Stocksfield Stompers provided a wonderful first half hour of tunes and songs to get us underway. Many thanks to Chris Pentney of Sharper Than who organised the concert, arranged the hall & bar and provided a fabulous tea…
Bottle Bank Band in Embleton
On Tuesday 1st November I will be joining Bottle Bank Band in our Autumn Concert. We are looking forward to returning to the lovely Embleton Village Hall for a fun evening, playing sets from our album and some new material too. We were very pleased to have had some recent air time on Radio 3…
Bottle Bank Band CD launched
The Bottle Bank Band CD is now officially launched and what a send off it was given! Chloe, David, Sophy and I would like to say thank you very much to all those people who came along to support the gigs, filling the halls and buying CDs. Thanks as well to Ednie and the team…
Bottle Bank Band CD Launch Tour
Announcing the long-awaited launch of the band’s debut CD “Bottle Bank Band.” Details of the three concerts are on the Events page, starting at St Mary’s Heritage Centre on Thurs 9th June, before heading to Allendale Village Hall on Fri 17th June, and to Felton in Northumberland on Fri 24th June at Gallery 45. Tickets are…
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The Historically Informed Summer School is a unique international residential course exploring the common ground & connections between early music and folk & traditional music. The course covers all aspects of early music and folk &...Sep5Sun5:30 pm Lee Maddison @ The Steelworks ClubLee Maddison @ The Steelworks ClubSep 5 @ 5:30 pm
First gig with Lee Maddison in a very long time! Nige Spaven will also be joining on bass. Looking forward to a relaxed set of Lee’s wonderful songs and covers. Facebook Feed
This is from the finale of our NEFS Virtual Summer School concert. Fabulous to have all of the tutors contribute, plus some special performances by family and friends! Thank you all for a wonderful weekend! ❤️
Less than a week now!!! Join us on Friday evening (23rd July) for a Play-along session with harmonies provided, and loads of fab workshops and fiddle practice calls over the weekend.Hope you can come along!😀🎻🎧Can you believe there's just 1 week to go until our Virtual Summer School?
Live Zoom workshops, guided fiddle practices, video tutorials, Q&A events, sessions, a concert AND the option to catch up in your own time. What more could you want?!
Book now via our website: www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/virtual-summer-school/
A real, live gig! 🥳Looking forward to a reunion with these two soon ... save the date Stewart Hardy Music