NEFS Residential WeekendFri 1st Dec, 5pm – Sun 3rd Dec, 11.30 amShepherds Dene Retreat Centre After enjoying the December residential weekend last year, and with all the lovely feedback received, we have decided to repeat the event. We are delighted to be returning to Shepherds Dene Retreat Centre near Riding Mill in Northumberland and look…
NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend
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Virtual Summer School with NEFS
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New half-term at NEFS
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Happy Christmas one and all!
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Announcing the North East Fiddle School
We are extremely excited to be able to announce a new project for 2018, the North East Fiddle School. If you missed our special announcement Newsletter at the end of November, then below is the message that Stewart sent out. We have appreciated all the support we’ve received so far, and can’t wait to get…
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Tyneside Fiddle Alliance and Phoenix Chamber Folk Ensemble present Music in our Roots 2025 A further celebration of new and old folk melodies from the North East and beyond, by two of the region’s leading...Dec21Sun3:15 pm Seasonal Melodies & Mince Pies @ Wall Village HallSeasonal Melodies & Mince Pies @ Wall Village HallDec 21 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pmWoolsington Strings will be sharing a short, informal concert of folk tunes with a winter connection, arranged for fiddles and viola on Sunday 21st December at 3.15 pm in Wall Village Hall. Free event! A... Facebook Feed
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Woolsington Strings will be sharing some of our tunes with a winter connection, arranged for fiddle & viola, in December. Save the date - there will be mince pies! 😃Our lovely string ensemble are planning a short concert of some of our winter-themed tunes in the village hall - followed by mince pies! Free event, just come along.🎻🎶
Woolsington Strings will be sharing a short, informal concert of folk tunes with a winter connection, arranged for fiddles and viola on Sunday 21st December at 3.15 pm in Wall Village Hall.
Free event! A short performance followed by tea/coffee and mince pies at around 4.00 pm. No need to book, just come along. Doors open at 3.00 pm.
Our 12-piece string ensemble enjoys creating and playing arrangements of folk tunes in a variety of styles, under the guidance of the wonderful Stewart Hardy Music. We enjoyed our little concert in June, and thought we would open our doors again and share some seasonal music with friends and the local community. A retiring collection will be made for Wall Village Hall funds. We hope you can join us.
🎻🎄 NEFS Winter Residential 2025We are delighted to be holding another Winter Residential Weekend at the lovely Shepherds Dene Retreat Centre on 5th – 7th December 2025. We are planning a relaxed social weekend, with lots of fiddle playing, including our regular Saturday Workshop day with Stewart Hardy and Grace Smith.
Stewart and Grace will also be with us all weekend, joining in with the sessions, providing inspiration and support, and teaching extra workshops on the Sunday morning.
You can come just for the Saturday workshop, or add dinner and the evening sessions, the Sunday morning workshops, and bed & breakfast on either or both nights - entirely up to you! Details of all the options are on the website. We hope you can join us 🥰