Here's Ali playing with North Tyne group "Cross the Wannies" at BellinghamShow Thanks to Magnetic North East for supporting the traditional music tent magneticnortheast.com/news/bellingha… Ali Say

NEFS has moved online during lockdown with Video Tutorials, and Fiddle Practice Calls on Zoom. The live events have finished, but you can sign up to access all the in-depth video tutorials for six tunes, and join in with recordings of the live events. northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/shop/

NEFS Virtual Summer School: Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Aug. Fantastic tutors with live fiddle workshops and recorded tutorials, informal chats, a session & a concert. Bookings now open: northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/virtual-summer…

We have stepped into the world of Instagram! Come and join us for hints of new tunes, pictures of our lovely local scenery and if you're lucky, a video or two of Stewart playing his favourite scalic exercises... instagram.com/northeastfiddl…

Hard to believe we've reached our last practice call of the term. It only feels like week 1! The question is, how many 'gobstopper coffees' and 'caterpillar teas' do you think will make an appearance tonight...? #ifyouknowyouknow

Melissa’s been practising ahead of our social next week... . [The Duchess of Devonshire by Ignatius Sancho] instagram.com/p/CM4pEe-nley/…

We're getting ready for another of our Zoom social events this Wednesday. Here's a photo of the social we held to celebrate our 10th block of classes back in July 2019. Doesn't it feel like a lifetime ago now?!

Ali and Stewart celebrated lockdown relaxation and sunny weather in true NEFS style yesterday - outdoor fiddle duets!

🎶🎻 Thank you so much to everyone who took part in classes this term! Block 3 booking will be opening soon and we have some exciting summer plans to share with you all! 🎻🎶

13 April 7-8pm Melissa Whitehead, brilliant ESTA Regional Officer for Northumberland and Tyne & Wear hosts an online webinar with Marlisa Ross richmond sim discussing the RCS Traditional Music graded exams. Head to linktree in our insta profile to book your free place

Our Regional Officer for Tyne and Wear would like to let you know about a petition regarding Gateshead Council Music Service who are intending on cutting all small group and individual instrumental lessons. consultation.gateshead.gov.uk/kms/dmart.aspx…

Classes begin again on Weds 21st April. There will be five weeks of material - video tutorials and live Zoom workshops for Fiddle Practice techniques and learning core repertoire tunes. Recordings of the workshops will be available afterwards too. northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/classes/

⭐️ 🎻 Save the Date! 🎻 ⭐️ 23-25 July 2021 The NEFS Virtual Summer School is back!! We've been hard at work planning another weekend of fantastic workshops and events, all from the comfort of your own home! Booking opening soon.

⭐️ LAST CHANCE TO BOOK YOUR PLACE! ⭐️ Tomorrow marks the start of our Block 3 classes! Seen this message a few days too late but still keen to join in? Book via the website and catch up in your own time! northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/nefs-2021-bloc…

We’ve been busy making plans for our Virtual Summer School! It’ll run in a similar format to last year’s but with a few tweaks just to make it even better. Have you put the dates in your diary yet? 23-25 July 2021 ✏️ 🗓 Booking opens soon and tutor details are on their way!

Perfect for a rainy bank holiday afternoon...immerse yourself in the music, art, poetry and nature of Spell Songs, from The Lost Words, @JackieMorrisArt and Robert Macfarlane at Natural History Museum in support of #UrbanNatureProject. Unwind and enjoy... ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=SkpK66… 📷 @ellylucas

We are delighted that @GSmithMusic and Kevin Lees are the guest tutors again for our Virtual Summer School! Have you put the dates in your diary yet? 23-25 July 2021 ✏️ 🗓 Booking opens soon!

We’d love to welcome more young musicians into this creative, collaborative, supportive musical community! 🤩 Try out folk music at a free Youth Folk Sampler Day or take the plunge and audition for the amazing EFDSS National #YouthFolk Ensemble. efdss.org/learning/young…

Our fabulous ESTA rep for Tyne and Wear would like you to know....🎻🎶 Join us for our second Virtual Summer School from the comfort of your own home! 🎶🎻Zoom workshops and guided fiddle practice, video tutorials, a concert, Q&A events: Fri 23-25th July bit.ly/3zZZpEz

What a wonderful way to end the week! Our PGCEI students and in house Folk Music specialists @GSmithMusic Melissa Whitehead-Watt & Rebecca Amphlett treated us to a brilliant Folk Taster This evening! For more Folk learning, Melissa and Grace will be teaching here northeastfiddleschool.org.uk/virtual-summer…