Rowan Piggott Swedish Fiddle Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Name: Rowan Piggott Swedish Fiddle Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Start: 2025-10-11T10:45:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-11T16:45:00+01:00
Location: Elephant & Castle

Schedule

Sat Oct 11 2025 at 10:45 am to 04:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Elephant & Castle | Lewes, EN

Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 323
ROWAN PIGGOTT SWEDISH FIDDLE WORKSHOP
https://www.rowanpiggott.com/
Saturday 11th. October 2025 10:45 – 16:45
Places £45 (£22 for two under 25-year olds)
Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve places, bring cash on the day
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/

Rowan grew up in the foothills of the Burren on the west coast of Ireland surrounded by traditional music from his father (Charlie Piggott of De Dannan) and his mother, Frances Marriott. He also has a great understanding of Swedish traditional music & has published a popular & influential book of Swedish fiddle tunes, many with his own harmony lines. Picture by Ben Potton.
This workshop will cover three different types of polska. We’ll learn to play their unique rhythms and the specific ornaments, bowings, and harmony lines that make the tunes come alive. Music will be available afterwards.
ROWAN PIGGOTT performs with THE WILDERNESS YET
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE IN THE EVENING
(£15: email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve tickets, bring the right money in cash on the night) https://fb.me/e/89JJOZfwc
Provisional Timetable
10:45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included)
11:00 – 12:30 First we’ll learn an even polska – how to: tap your feet, introduce förslags & begin to hear harmony lines.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 Next we’ll learn an uneven polska – how to: feel the rhythm, vary the bowing, and introduce microtones.
15:15 Tea/coffee break
15.30 Finally we’ll learn a finnskogspols - how to: develop a harmony line and play with groove for dancing.
16:45 Finish
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Maps & accommodation lists will be sent on request.