Jackie Oates Fiddle Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

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Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 326 - JACKIE OATES FIDDLE WORKSHOP

Jackie is an authentic and enchanting singer of English traditional songs, and a fine musician and song-writer.  A central figure in English traditional music, Jackie is one of the country's best loved folk performers and has collaborated with many others, including The Imagined Village.  Her eighth solo studio album, Gracious Wings, took flight in September 2022, receiving acclaim from the music press within and beyond the folk genre.  Jackie is an experienced teacher amd music therapist. https://www.jackieoates.co.uk

The workshop will cover a range of lesser-known, beautiful traditional tunes from different parts of England.  Tunes will be approached with a view to creating a good and even tone, ornamentation, and bowing technique.  Some music will be sent out in advance.

Provisional Timetable 10:45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included) 11.00 Waltzes and airs: How to create a rich tone and vibrato through technique and the use of open strings, through the playing of slower tunes. 12.30 Lunch 13.30 Jigs & reels: a look at bowing patterns to achieve a rhythmical feel. 15.00 Tea/coffee break 15.15 Tunes in different time signatures: exploring English tunes with a different bowing emphasis. 16.45 Finish N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Maps & accommodation lists will be sent on request.

Places £45  (£22 for two under 25-year olds) Email valmaigoodyear@aol.com to reserve places, bring cash on the day

Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DL

IN THE EVENING JACKIE OATES & JOHN SPIERS PERFORM AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE (£15: email valmaigoodyear@aol.com to reserve tickets, bring the right money in cash on the night)