Summer 2025
at London Fiddle School
‘I’m still on my extended break from teaching,’ says Pete, ‘and I’ve been enjoying the spring sunshine down the allotment, but it was great to see so many of you at the Scottish and Old Time Reunion sessions at Cecil Sharp House and on Zoom. Thanks for coming. I hope you enjoyed playing the tunes again as much as I did. I promised another Reunion class at the time, so here it is. On 18/ 19 June there will be a grand play-through of European Fiddle Tunes, with Richard Bolton once more providing back-up.
These one-off reunions are a way of staying in touch, as well as providing a goal and structure for your fiddle practice, if you want one. In the weeks before the class be sure to check out the tunes again, especially if you haven’t played them lately. I’ll send all the written music and YouTube links as soon as you enrol. If you weren’t in the original class, here’s a chance to study the tunes from scratch. It’s a friendly, informal session, remember - and you’re welcome to bring a music stand!’
European Fiddle Tunes Reunion
with Pete Cooper
In-person
Wednesday 18 June
7.30-9.30pm in the Committee Room
Cecil Sharp House
2 Regent’s Park Road
London NW1 7AY
and on Zoom
Thursday 19 June
7.30-9.30pm
Cost: £20.00 (concessions £15)
Tunes include a French bourrée and a ‘scottish' from the Auvergne, a polonaise and minuet from Denmark, an old Norwegian halling, a new Swedish tune, and yet more dance tunes - a shaking polka, a verbunk and two tunes in 7/8 time - from Poland, Hungary, Macedonia and Greece. All but two have harmony parts written out, so they’re great for playing with friends. We’ll play everything slowly at first, then speed up. It should sound awesome, especially if we’ve done our homework.
Pete will lead the tunes in person, along with Richard Bolton (cello and guitar), on Wednesday evening at Cecil Sharp House, then on Thursday on Zoom. Join him for either session or, at no extra charge, both! Note that the workshop is two hours long; we’ll take a short break in the middle.
Bourrée Populaire (Bouscatel)
Plante un Chou
Svabo Polonaise
Menuet No. 33 (Rasmus Storm)
Halling in Dm
Körsbärsbiten (Wanselius)
Trzesionka (Cha-shonka)
Verbunk from Madocsa
Macedonian Oro in 7
Kalamatianós
To enrol, email pete@petecooper.com. Please pay by bank transfer (Pete will send his bank details if you don't already have them), or by PayPal (pete@petecooper.com) from outside the UK. In-person participants can pay in cash at the class, but cheques can no longer be accepted. Once your payment is received, Pete will send written music and relevant YouTube links, and add you to the group email list; a Zoom invitation will then be emailed before the Thursday session, whether or not you choose to use it.
Cheers
Pete
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