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Hello! Welcome to my first newsletter. Here you will find information on upcoming gigs, both solo and group performances, and any workshops I am running. You can manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe using the links at the foot of this email. Thanks for reading - let me know what you think!
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George Welch and Stewart Hardy
Tues 10th Nov, 7.30pm
Cramlington Folk Club
Following the great gigs we have had recently, firstly at the 'Songs of Terry Conway' concert at the Queen's Hall, Hexham in September and secondly at the Davy Lamp Folk Club in October, George and I are venturing out again, this time to the friendly Cramlington Folk Club. George has been on top form and has had the audience in tears (in a good way). We also hope that they enjoyed our music! Join us for more of the same. |
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 Tyneside Fiddle Alliance Annual Concert
Thurs 19th Nov, 7.30pm
St. Mary's Heritage Centre, Gateshead
This community based group, which is led by members of Bottle Bank Band, is having their annual concert in St Mary's Heritage Centre, where our meetings are held twice a month throughout the year. Members of the Fiddle Alliance will be playing a selection of their favourite music and will be joined by some great friends - Andy & Margaret Watchorn, and Melissa Whitehead and Andy Watt. We are looking forward to a fantastic night of music from Tyneside, Northumberland and beyond. You can purchase your tickets at the bargain price of just £5 from gateshead.gov.uk/whatson.
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 Bottle Bank Band
@ Scots Fiddle Festival
Fri 20th Nov, 7.30pm
Another exciting opportunity for Bottle Bank Band to perform, this time as part of the Scots Fiddle Festival at Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. We will be performing some of our favourite sets, sharing the Friday night billing with the fabulous Danish band, Habedekuk.
Sat 21st Nov, 12pm and 2pm
Both Sophy and I will also be leading workshops on the Saturday. Sophy (12pm) will be working as part of the Youth programme, and at 2pm I will be running a beginners' workshop on tunes from Tyneside and Northumberland.
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 Sun Assembly workshop
31st Oct - 1st Nov
I am looking forward to travelling to York for the weekend to work with Sun Assembly and friends. We will be looking at, among other things, arrangement techniques and ensemble playing. A lovely to chance to work with a small, focussed group.
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Masterclass for Folk Fiddle and
Echoes of the North
Sat 23rd Jan, 2pm and 7.30pm
St Mary's Heritage Centre, Gateshead
I will be holding a Folk Fiddle Masterclass devoted to the music of James Hill in the afternoon of Saturday 23rd January 2016. In the evening I will be playing a concert, "Echoes of the North." As well as solo pieces and duets with my great friend and wonderful guitarist, Frank McLaughlin, we will be joined by one of Scotlands finest traditional singers, Mick West, to explore the shared heritage of Tyneside and Clyneside. Tickets for the masterclass are available from gateshead.gov.uk/whatson. You can buy tickets for the concert directly from me ( stewart@stewarthardy.co.uk / 0191 237 2358) or on 0191 285 9554. |
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 Breaking News!!!!!
Bottle Bank Band has a new website! Please go take a look, and let us know what you think.
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Crossings Fundraiser Day
This was a lovely concert at the end of a wonderful fundraising day on 10th October. The food was great and Frank McLaughlin and I had lots of fun performing our music! The Crossings charity is doing some amazing work in the local community, so please check out their website and support their events. |
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 Bottle Bank Band @ English Folk Expo 2015, 15th Oct
Wow, what a gig! A late night spot on the first day of this amazing English Folk Expo 2015. The whole four days was a fantastic celebration of English Folk music with live performances from some of the best acts on the scene today. We were very privileged to be invited and had a wonderful time.
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 JSArts Mixed Instrument Workshop
I love teaching at Jo and Jimmy's place in Grantham on these wonderful JSArts weekend workshops. At the end of October we had a Mixed Instruments weekend and a lot of fun was had by all! At the beginning of November it will be time for Fiddle Technique. Both of these workshops are now full, so book up early for events in 2016.
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