2026 Block 5 – Saturday Workshop
- Change of Venue – we have moved to Riding Mill Parish Hall. Please see below for details.
This full-day fiddle workshop on Saturday 3rd October with Stewart Hardy and Sophy Ball will include three mixed-ability workshops and the chance to join in with a tutor-guided session. Fabulous fiddle tuition with two new tunes and lots of techniques, plus a selection of our Live Tunes repertoire for the session.
Materials
These are the resources for the Saturday Workshop:
Sven’s Tune (from Sweden) – Notation (pdf)
Audio (mp3)
Waiting For Janet (Andy Cutting)- Notation (pdf)
Audio (mp3)
Session
The session element of the day will include tunes from our Live Teaching repertoire. If you have previous versions printed, you may only need the end pages from each new document, and you can choose the bowed or non-bowed version – you don’t need to have both. The Live Tune Sets document has the bowed versions of the tunes that we play together in sets on the same page.
Latest NEFS Live Tunes updates: July 2026
The current Live Tune Sets document: April 2026
Index of NEFS Live Tunes and Sets – Updated 9th July 2026
Plus the new Live Tunes from the current block:
Some Live Tune Harmonies – just for fun, if you want to try them!
Block 5 Saturday Big Tunes – Live Tunes we will play in the session
- Fair Jenny (Peter Barnes) (NEFS Live Tunes, p.26)
- Sadlers Wells (NEFS Live Tunes, p.22)
- Rolling Waves / Out on the Ocean (NEFS Live Tune Sets, p.10)
- The Summerhill Hornpipe (Robin Dunn) (NEFS Live Tunes, p.4)
- Josefin’s Dopvals (Roger Tallroth) (NEFS Live Tunes, p.17)
If you are new to our session material, these are 5 tunes/sets that we will definitely play if you’d like to have a listen and print dots in advance.
For full notation and audio files of all previous Live Tunes, and Zoom call recordings of the Live Teaching calls, please see the web page:
Details
Saturday 3rd October
10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Change of Venue:
Riding Mill Parish Hall, Millfield Road, Riding Mill, NE44 6DJ
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You are welcome to arrive from 9.30 am for a 10.00 am start.
- 10:00 – 11:15 : Workshop 1
- 11:15 – 11:45 : Morning break
- 11:45 – 13:00 : Workshop 2
- 13:00 – 14:00 : Lunch
- 14:00 – 15:15 : Workshop 3
- 15:15 – 15:45 : Afternoon break
- 15:45 – 17:00 : Session
You will need to bring all of your own equipment, including a music stand if you wish to use one.
Lunch is not included, so please bring a packed lunch, or there is a the Deli at the Station, and The Wellington pub. There will be a one hour break for lunch.
Tea and coffee will be provided during the morning and afternoon breaks (please advise us of any dietary requirements).
Travel
Car Parking – please park carefully and respectfully around the village and avoid blocking any access. Here is a map provided by the venue. The largest parking space is around by St James’ Church – you will need to allow about 5 mins to walk back to the Parish Hall.
Train
Riding Mill Train Station is just a few minutes walk from the Parish Hall (09:04 – 09:36 or 07:40 – 08:12 from Newcastle Central Station; or 09:00 – 09:09 from Hexham).
Car shares may be possible from Newcastle or Hexham.
COVID-Secure Guidelines
We will run the workshop with care and consideration for all. If you feel at all unwell, we ask that you take a lateral flow test before travelling, and do not attend if you get a positive result or think your illness might be contagious. Please continue to wash or sanitise your hands regularly and thoroughly, maintain a safe distance and bring an extra layer of clothing in case ventilation leaves the room slightly chilly.
By attending an in-person event organised by NEFS, you agree to follow any COVID-secure Workshop Guidelines in place, 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.