NEFS Summer Workshop Weekend 2025
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July
in Wylam and Riding Mill, Northumberland
Full details and booking link:
http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/nefs-sww-2025
Join us for two days of folk fiddle workshops for adults with Stewart Hardy, Niles Krieger and Grace Smith. Each day can be booked separately or you can book both together as they will be complimentary but not dependent upon each other. There will be a shared social evening on the Saturday with an informal concert by local community fiddle group, Tyneside Fiddle Alliance, followed by a session for everyone and all instruments are welcome. Free entry, donations welcomed, bring your own refreshments.
Saturday 5th July: 9.30 am – 5.00 pm @ Wylam Methodist Church.
*Fiddle Techniques and Tunes*
with Stewart Hardy and Niles Krieger
Learn some great tunes with all the relevant fiddle technique for making them come alive and dance off the page. Niles and Stewart will each teach a tune, and look at bowing and any helpful ornaments to make these tunes more interesting, and techniques to make playing them easier. We will finish the day with a session of our core NEFS repertoire.
Sunday 6th July: 9.30 – 4.00 pm @ Riding Mill Parish Hall
*Beyond the Tunes*
with Stewart Hardy and Grace Smith
One of the many wonderful things about folk fiddle is playing What happens once you’ve learnt a tune? How can you take this further? We may look at varying a tune to keep it interesting, enhancing it with ringing strings or double stops, accompanying the tune with different fiddle techniques, or adding harmony lines to complement the tune.
- All workshops are aimed at competent beginner to advanced players, but won’t be suitable for absolute or early beginner players.
- Full notation and audio files will be provided for all workshops and sessions.
- Tea and coffee is included, but please bring your own lunches.
Each workshop day is £50 and includes all tuition, full resources and refreshments in the breaks (lunch is not included)
Book both workshop days for £95.
http://www.northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/shop/
Sat 5th July: 7.30 – 10.30 pm @ Riding Mill Parish Hall
Evening Social - no booking required.
Join us for an informal concert by Tyneside Fiddle Alliance, followed by a session for everyone. All instruments are welcome, so please tell family and friends. Free entry – donations on the door will be gratefully received. Bring your own refreshments.
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