Here you'll find details of many events of merit from around the UK. Let me know if you have an event or activity to publicise and I'll include it on this page. Articles and news will, of course, be under my editorial control.
If you want to gossip about something or better still about someone! or want to discuss a particular aspect of fiddling then the Fiddlemusic Forum is the place to go public.

If you would like to contribute to this page or to be informed of news & events by e-mail, contact me.


Fiddle Schools

Darlington Folk Music Weekend - Friday 30th. October to Sunday 1st. November 2009 - Darlington Arts Centre, Vane terrace, Darlington.

Mellor Brook Fiddle Day 2009 - Music from the North of England - Saturday 14th. March 2009 - Mellor Brook Community Centre, Mellor Brook, Lancashire.

Strings at Witney 2009 - 7th & 8th February - Witney, Oxfordshire.

Blazin' in Beauly - Monday 13th.to Friday 17th. October 2008 - Beauly, Inverness.

Fiddle Day - Norwich Arts Centre - Saturday 6th. September 2008 - Norwich, Norfolk.

Shetland Fiddle Frenzy 2008 - 4th to 10th August - Lerwick, Shetland. Sounds like you'll need some stamina for this one!


Fiddle Festivals

Brigg Fiddle Festival 2009 - 9th, 14th, 15th & 16th May 2009 - The Angel Ballroom and others, Brigg, North Lincolnshire.

Fiddles On Fire 2009 - Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th April 2009 - The Sage Gateshead.
and also at King's Place, London - Wednesday 15th to Saturday 18th April 2009.

Mellor Brook Fiddle Day 2009 - Music from the North of England - Saturday 14th. March 2009 - Mellor Brook Community Centre, Mellor Brook, Lancashire.

Fiddle Hell XV (UK) - 16th.-18th. January 2009. - Tower of Song, Birmingham.

Fiddle 2008 - 21st to 23rd November 2008 - The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.
No more information yet but watch this link for updates.

Fiddle Festival of Wales 2008 - 28th to 31st August - National Trust’s Stackpole Centre, Pembrokeshire.
No more information yet but watch this link for updates.

Snowdon Fiddle Festival 2008 - 14th June - Nant Peris, Gwynedd, North Wales.

Neil Gow Festival 2008 - 14th to 16th March - Dunkeld & Birnam, Perthshire.
No more information yet but watch this link for updates.

London Fiddle Convention 2008 - Sunday 24th February Cecil Sharp House, London.
The 16h annual convention gets underway with a day of workshops, sessions an open competition and an evening concert featuring Pete Cooper and Chris Haigh to mention just two ..oh, and the competition winner of course!

Celts in the Cotswolds 2008 - 22nd & 23rd. February - Shipton on Stour, Warwickshire.
The webpage needs updating but it's definitely ON. A wild array of workshops, ceilidhs with Da Hooley and concerts including a performance by The Park Bench Social Club