Tom McConville Fiddle Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

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Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 310 - TOM McCONVILLE FIDDLE WORKSHOP http://www.tommcconville.co.uk/

'Tom is a brilliant fiddler and great singer; a wonderful ambassador of the James Hill musical tradition.' (Aly Bain).

Tom's ground-breaking fiddle playing has had a huge influence on his contemporaries.  The traditional sounds of Newcastle, Scotland, Ireland and America are fused with classical, jazz and bluegrass.  The results are timeless. His first major concert was supporting The Jazz Genius of the violin Stephane Grappelli!  He has played with Bob Fox, Kieran Halpin, his own band Dabhand, Alistair Anderson's Syncopace, Phil Cunningham, Barbara Dixon, Chris Newman, Pauline Cato and Lindisfarne.  He's an inspiration for a new generation of musicians including Seth Lakeman, Kate Rusby and many others.

The workshop will focus on making the tunes easier to play to suit the style of each musician. Tom will use some of his own tunes to demonstrate. He will look at the bowing methods of the students & offer constructive help in their own studies. Tom is a fine teacher,

Saturday 21st. September 2024 10.45-16.45 Places £45 (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email valmaigoodyear@aol.com to book, bring cash on the day Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/

His workshops are always a joyful experience.

Timetable 10.45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included). 11.00 Tom's simple Jig to start. How do we arrange the notes and what rhythm to use. 12.30 Lunch 13.30 Hornpipes to Reels. Experience bowing styles in some of Tom's tunes. 15.00 Tea/coffee break 15.15 Methods of practice. How to use rhythm and ornamentation when decorating a tune. A final session together with what we have all learned, can't wait to meet you all! 16.45 Finish

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Music will be sent in advance, and maps and accommodation lists on request. The club meets in an upstairs room. There is a handrail on each side of the stairs but no stairlift. Assistance dogs only, please.

IN THE EVENING TOM McCONVILLE PERFORMS AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (£12). Email valmaigoodyear@aol.com to book, bring the right money in cash on the night. Doors open 7:30, music starts at 8:00