Tom McConville fiddle workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Schedule
Sat May 30 2026 at 10:45 am to 04:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Elephant & Castle | Lewes, EN
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Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 330TOM McCONVILLE FIDDLE WORKSHOP
Saturday 30 May 2026 10.45 - 16.15
Places £45 (£22 for two under 25-year olds)
Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve places, bring the right money in cash on the day
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
‘Tom is a brilliant fiddler & 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 & America are fused with classical, jazz & bluegrass. The results are timeless. He has played with Bob Fox, Kieran Halpin, his own band Dabhand, Alistair Anderson's Syncopace, Phil Cunningham, Barbara Dixon, Chris Newman & Pauline Cato. He's an inspiration for a new generation of musicians including Seth Lakeman & Kate Rusby.
The workshop will focus on slow air playing, giving lift to tunes, finger & bowing embellishment in Irish, Scottish & English music, & double-stopping.
TOM McCONVILLE PERFORMS AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB IN THE EVENING (£12). Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to book, bring the right money in cash on the night. Doors open 7:00, music starts at 7:30
Timetable
10.45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included).
11.00 A slow air to begin with. Your fiddle playing is not complete without one!
12.30 Lunch
13.30 How to give " lift " to a tune. Simple jig and Reel. How to create finger and bowing embellishments. Where to use them in Irish, Scottish and English music.
15.00 Tea/coffee break
15.15 How to play Double Stopping (more the one string at a time).
16.15 Finish
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Some music will be sent in advance, & maps & accommodation lists on request.
Assistance dogs only, please.
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