Description
NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend 2025 – Saturday Workshop
£50
Saturday 5th July, 09:30 – 17:00
Fiddle Techniques and Tunes
at Wylam Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Wylam NE41 8AA
with Stewart Hardy and Niles Krieger
– limited places
Includes:
- In-person tuition focusing on developing fiddle technique and learning tunes
- Tuition provided by Stewart Hardy and Niles Krieger
- In-depth fiddle teaching aimed at competent beginner to advanced adult folk fiddle players
- 3 mixed ability workshops, learning tunes and fiddle techniques, exploring dance grooves and with time for a tutor-guided session
- Full access to the Live Tunes web page for session resources
Tea and coffee are provided in the breaks, but lunch is not included. Bring a packed lunch, or there are places available to buy lunch in Wylam.
Full details of the latest offerings are available on the NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend 2025 page – please read before purchasing.
If showing as sold out, please contact Ali by email or the Contact Form to be placed on a waiting list – if we get enough enquiries we will hire a second teaching room.
To pay by bank transfer or cheque, please click “Add to Basket” and choose your payment method at the checkout.
There is also a Sunday Workshop, as part of the NEFS SWW 2025 on the following day (Sunday 6th July) in Riding Mill, exploring beyond the tunes. A £5 discount is applied in your basket if you buy both days.
There will also be an informal concert and session on Saturday evening in Riding Mill Parish Hall, with a short spot by local fiddle community group, Tyneside Fiddle Alliance, followed by a session for all instruments. Free entry, but donations to cover the hall hire will be gratefully received.
The workshop will be run with an awareness of the current COVID-19 situation. By attending an in-person event organised by NEFS, you agree to follow the guidelines, and any further reasonable requests made by the venue, the Tutors or Directors, to keep the group safe and all attendees feeling as comfortable as possible.
