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All-day fiddle workshop, Elly, Sat 12 March

On 7 Mar 2011 at 7:36am Julia Squeezer wrote:

The wonderful Newcastle fiddler and singer Tom McConville leads a workshop on 12th. March from 10.45 - 4. 45 and performs at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club in the evening with the brilliant young guitarist David Newey. We have one place left at the fiddle workshop and plenty of evening tickets.
Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 142
TOM McCONVILLE
www.tommcconville.co.uk/index.htm
FIDDLE WORKSHOP
Places £35
Saturday 12th. March 2011
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ www.elephantandcastlelewes.co.uk

Tom's �??Northern swing fiddle�?? combines Scots/Donegal styles, with Newcastle hornpipes a speciality. He has a lovely flowing style, beautiful tone & faultless technique, & is a also a fine singer with a powerful yet mellow voice. He has played with Bob Fox, Kieran Halpin, his own band Dabhand, Alistair Anderson�??s Syncopace, Phil Cunningham, Barbara Dixon, Chris Newman & Pauline Cato. He's an inspiration for the new generation of musicians including Seth Lakeman & Kate Rusby.
Tom writes, 'The workshop will show you how to play simple tunes making them lively and danceable. To leave out the fiddly bits till later ! Everyone has a "fiddle voice " and I'll show you how to find it on your fiddle and bow.' Music will be sent out in advance.
TOM McCONVILLE & DAVID NEWEY PERFORM AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE IN THE EVENING
(£8; advance tickets available from address at end of this form)
TOM McCONVILLE FIDDLE WORKSHOP
Saturday 12th. March 2011
Provisional Timetable
10.45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included).
11.00 Tune For Jerry Holland & The Trip to Saigon. (Tommy's Tunes.)
12.30 Lunch
13.30 How to bow simple hornpipes, reels & jigs.
15.00 Tea/coffee break
15.15 Recap the tunes & discuss our own fiddle styles with a description of the 'Tom McConville style.'
16.45 Finish

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Music, maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance.
TOM McCONVILLE FIDDLE WORKSHOP
Saturday 12th. March 2011
BOOKING FORM
I would like to attend the workshop. I enclose a cheque for £35.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).
Name:
Address:

No. of tickets for evening performance (£8 each, include SAE for these):
Telephone:
E-mail address:
Tick for map: Tick for accommodation list:
Please make cheques payable to Lewes Arms Folk Club (that's right) and send with this booking form to:
Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL

On 11 Mar 2011 at 8:45am Julia Squeezer wrote:

There's just one place left for the workshop - if you can use it, please bring cash on the day. There are still tickets available for Tom and David's evening performance at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club in the Elly; everyone's welcome, especially if you'd like to sing or play.