North East Fiddle School
The North East Fiddle School strives to provide the very highest quality of fiddle tuition. A safe and nurturing learning environment encourages participants to improve both as fiddle players and musicians, increasing their stylistic awareness and appreciation of a strong fiddle tradition. Technique, style, musicianship and ensemble are covered through progressive, weekly classes.
We work with extremely talented tutors, who are committed to the highest standards of fiddle tuition and professionalism and who seek to develop their own skills and practice. This allows us to celebrate the full fiddle tradition of the North East of England through teaching its repertoire and tunes. By offering tuition in other regional styles we will raise awareness of the differences between, and commonality within fiddle traditions. We aim to continue to develop the local fiddle tradition by embracing all aspects of fiddle playing and through the encouraging of the creation of new works. This will be showcased through concerts and community events, and enhanced through links with other regional musical centres.
Directors: Stewart Hardy & Ali Say
Administrator: Ali Say
Weekly Tutors: Stewart Hardy, Grace Smith, Kevin Lees & Ali Say
Guest and Previous Tutors: Melissa Whitehead, Sophy Ball & Jim Boyle
Upcoming Events
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2024 Block 2 Online
February 28 - March 27
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- February 21, 2024
- December 12, 2023
- October 3, 2023
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7 days ago
As you can see, Stewart is very excited about our Saturday workshop this weekend!!! 👍👍 😂The wonderful Niles Krieger will be teaching alongside Stewart, and we will learn two new tunes in depth, with lots of fiddle technique tips and a session to finish in the afternoon, with all notation provided. There are just two places remaining and you can book yours via the NEFS website.Sat 16th March, 10 am - 5 pm, Wylam Methodist ChurchAdult folk fiddle workshop day.3 weeks ago
Join us for our five weekly Wednesday evening Zoom sessions starting this week (Weds 28th Feb) and/or our in-person workshop in Wylam on Saturday 16th March. Bookings now open!www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/shop/More details are available in the Event listings, or on the Classes page of the NEFS website. Get in touch with Ali if you have any questions 😊🎶 This block online we have two more fabulous new video tutorials, one each from Stewart Hardy Music (on the great Shetland reel, Miss Susan Cooper, by Ronnie Cooper) and from Grace Smith Music (on the classic John Walsh's Polka), plus the revision tutorial is a cracking jig by Bill Black called Roland & Cynthia Taylor. There will be lots more fiddle practice on Zoom, and the tune we'll be adding to our Wednesday evening repertoire is the beautiful Josefin's Dopvals by Roger Tallroth.📣 Sign up now! ... See MoreSee Less4 weeks ago
A chance to play tunes with Stewart this evening on Zoom. Always a lovely evening, and you might find one or two of the tunes are hauntingly familiar! Plus two great fiddle-friendly tunes in the workshops tomorrow! Sign up on Stewart's website:www.stewarthardy.co.uk/education/feb-workshops-2024/🎧🎻🎹 Our next set of Zoom workshops, with a play-along session and two fiddle workshops, is on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th February. Bookings now open on the website.For the Saturday workshops we’ll be looking at two contrasting modern tunes. In the morning, Mairi Campbell’s beautiful and lyrical 'Johnny and Dorothy Livingstone's March' comes under the spotlight. Written by one of Scotland’s finest fiddlers, it is no surprise that it fits the instrument like a glove. In the afternoon, it is the turn of Grégory Jolivet’s joyful 'Sunshine Schottische' that was picked up at one of the JSArts evening sessions and which was an instant hit. It swings, it sings and there is so much that can be done with it!The tunes for the Friday evening session are selected in advance, with audio recordings and notation (including suggestions for chords and harmony lines) made available. All instruments are welcome, and if you need notation in a different key or clef, that's easily possible (with a little notice!)All workshops are recorded and available afterwards, so you don't have to be available at the live times to enjoy these workshops and learn these fabulous tunes.Full info and booking links available on the website:www.stewarthardy.co.uk/feb-workshops-2024/ ... See MoreSee LessArchives
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