I am totally new to the fiddle. I'd like to take a few lessons initially
to find out whether I'm up to it and so as not to pick up bad habits from the word go. So if there's anybody out there teaching
folk fiddle in or around Cambridge, please make yourself known to me. I thank you.
Paul
there used to be a great fiddler around cambridge called josie nugent who gave lessons....don't have contact details for her unfortunately but you could ask around....
Just gleaned this bit of info from over on the Comhaltas site which may help and if you can locate Josephine Nugent, she's a great fiddle player:
Contact: Juliette Gair
Cambridge U.K
+44 1223 528327
cambscce@hotmail.com
Lessons take place every Wednesday night at the Rathmore Club, Cambridge with monthly sessions. The branch currently is offering lessons in fiddle, button accordion, bodhrán, banjo and tin whistle.
I teach intermediates+, Josie (an outstanding teacher and fiddle player) teaches intermediates and advanced, and a lady called Sharon Durie is brilliant with the beginners. If you join up, you'd probably get Sharon.
This wednesday is the last time we meet before September, so If you come along to the Rathmore Club on Cherry Hinton Rd from about 8 onwards, you'd get to meet us all before the summer break =)
Kathleen Nesbitt's Irish Fiddle Tutor is probably the best buy you can get for a beginner fiddler - wish it was around 40 years ago! It includes all that you need to know from holding the fiddle to the rudiments of music, ornamentation and some great trad tunes. There's also a CD to go with the book where much of this is demonstrated.
Hi Paul
I'm around on and off til October - would be happy to give you some names of possible teachers or even a few lessons myself. If you'd like to get in touch my email is lizzydoe@gmail.com ..I'm based in Waterbeach, about 10km out of town but we're on the main train line!
Lizzy
Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
I am totally new to the fiddle. I'd like to take a few lessons initially
to find out whether I'm up to it and so as not to pick up bad habits from the word go. So if there's anybody out there teaching
folk fiddle in or around Cambridge, please make yourself known to me. I thank you.
Paul
# Posted on July 15th 2007 by murphydog
Re: Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
try cambridge comhaltas.
# Posted on July 15th 2007 by Dick Miles
Re: Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
there used to be a great fiddler around cambridge called josie nugent who gave lessons....don't have contact details for her unfortunately but you could ask around....
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by blaenclydach
Re: Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
Just gleaned this bit of info from over on the Comhaltas site which may help and if you can locate Josephine Nugent, she's a great fiddle player:
Contact: Juliette Gair
Cambridge U.K
+44 1223 528327
cambscce@hotmail.com
Lessons take place every Wednesday night at the Rathmore Club, Cambridge with monthly sessions. The branch currently is offering lessons in fiddle, button accordion, bodhrán, banjo and tin whistle.
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Bannerman
Re: Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
I teach intermediates+, Josie (an outstanding teacher and fiddle player) teaches intermediates and advanced, and a lady called Sharon Durie is brilliant with the beginners. If you join up, you'd probably get Sharon.
This wednesday is the last time we meet before September, so If you come along to the Rathmore Club on Cherry Hinton Rd from about 8 onwards, you'd get to meet us all before the summer break =)
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Sean Clery
Re: Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
Thanks for the replies, looks like I've missed my chance for now.
Any recommendations of tutor books to be going on with?
Thanks,Paul
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by murphydog
Re: Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
Kathleen Nesbitt's Irish Fiddle Tutor is probably the best buy you can get for a beginner fiddler - wish it was around 40 years ago! It includes all that you need to know from holding the fiddle to the rudiments of music, ornamentation and some great trad tunes. There's also a CD to go with the book where much of this is demonstrated.
Full details are given at http://www.traditional-direct.com/learn_to_play_fiddle.html.
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by Bannerman
Re: Fiddle Teacher sought (Cambridge UK)
Hi Paul
I'm around on and off til October - would be happy to give you some names of possible teachers or even a few lessons myself. If you'd like to get in touch my email is lizzydoe@gmail.com ..I'm based in Waterbeach, about 10km out of town but we're on the main train line!
Lizzy
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by Lizzy