FIDDLE WORKSHOP with TOM McCONVILLE
www.tommcconville.co.uk/index.htm
Saturday 12th. March 2011
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £35. Booking form available here.
The Elephant & Castle,
White Hill,
Lewes
BN7 2DJ
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.
IN THE EVENING TOM McCONVILLE & DAVID NEWEY PERFORM AT THE LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Admission £8; advance tickets available from address at end of this and on the booking form
8.00 p.m. Doors open 7.30 p.m.
Provisional Timetable
| 10.45 | Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments are 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 will be sent in advance & maps & accommodation lists on request.
Valmai Goodyear,
20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES,
East Sussex
BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: Valmai Goodyear
Website: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/