Folk at the Watch House: Sam Sweeney (FIDDLE WORKSHOP & CONCERT)
Schedule
Sat Feb 22 2025 at 02:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Cullercoats Watch House | North Shields, EN
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Join us for a series of intimate folk concerts at Cullercoats Watch House, a unique and quirky venue in the heart of Cullercoats. There will be a fiddle workshop 2pm – 5pm and a concert 8pm – 10pm, which will include a short support set.Sam Sweeney – Fiddle Workshop (intermediate & advanced players)
Join Sam for a workshop looking at how to inject some groove and rhythmic excitement into traditional English tunes. This workshop is for intermediate and advanced players and will be taught by ear. Please get in touch in advance if you feel you cannot work without sheet music.
Sam Sweeney – solo concert
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 – Nominated Musician Of The Year
Sam is a veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, former and inaugural artistic director of the National Youth Folk Ensemble, founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret, and “Britain’s Premier Fiddler” (Songlines), at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music.
After taking to the road for his first totally solo tour in 2023, Sam Sweeney is embarking on another tour… just him and a fiddle for an intimate evening of solo fiddle tunes and stories.
This tour is a rare opportunity to spend an informal evening with “one of the defining fiddle players of his generation” (Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2).
“The fiddler with the Midas touch… an English equivalent of the great Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes.” **** The Guardian
“Sweeney’s playing is unearthly at times: the singular focus of this set and the level of its performance makes this an outstanding and deeply moving experience.” ***** – Songlines
www.samsweeneymusic.com
www.alanbearmanmusic.com
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Where is it happening?
Cullercoats Watch House, North Shields, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
