Spring 2025
at London Fiddle School
Instead of giving his usual 10-week fiddle course, Pete is taking a break this term. 'I'm not disappearing anywhere,' he says, 'just taking time out for reflection. I'll admit that after 45 years of fiddle teaching it has crossed my mind to ask whether there is life beyond, but I promise not to retire without letting you know in advance - and throwing a big party first.' Meanwhile, he is offering two 'Reunion' classes, open to all.
Scottish Fiddle Reunion
with Pete Cooper
In-person
Wednesday 26 February, 7.30-9.30pm
at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
and on Zoom
Thursday 27 February, 7.30-9.30pm
Cost: £20.00 (concessions £15)
This workshop revisits a dozen or more of the great Scottish tunes Pete taught in 2023 and 2024 - strathspeys, marches, reels and slow airs. If you weren't there first time, well, join the Reunion anyway, and try them! We'll play everything slowly at first to sort out any glitches - aha, yes, that's how it goes - and then take them more up to speed. Written music will be emailed in advance when you enrol, along with links to performances on YouTube. Pete will lead the tunes in person on Wednesday evening at Cecil Sharp House, then again on Thursday on Zoom. You can 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.
Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle (A-mix)
Devil in the Kitchen (A-mix)
Devil Among the Tailors (A)
Farewell to Whisky (G)
Welcome Whisky Back Again (G)
Brochan Lom, Tana Lom (D)
Stirling Castle (D)
The High Drive (D)
Roslin Castle (Em)
Bog an Lochain (Em)
MacKinnon's Brook (Am)
The Tongadale Reel (Am)
Perthshire Hunt (A)
Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome to Shetland (A)
American Old Time Fiddle Reunion
with Pete Cooper
In-person
Wednesday 26 March, 7.30-9.30pm
at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
and on Zoom
Thursday 27 March, 7.30-9.30pm
Cost: £20.00 (concessions £15)
A chance to refresh, revise and consolidate some of the great old time numbers Pete taught in 2023 and 2024 - you may even have been practicing them! If you weren't there, you are still welcome to try them now. Written music will be emailed in advance when you enrol, along with links to performances on YouTube. We'll play everything more slowly at first, then speed up. Pete will lead the tunes in person on Wednesday evening at Cecil Sharp House, then again on Thursday on Zoom. You can 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.
Indian Corn (G)
Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough (G)
Sandy River Belle (G)
Old Chattanooga (G)
Flying Clouds (G/ D)
Farewell Princeton (D)
Five Miles from Town (D)
Avalon Quickstep (D)
Rockingham Cindy (D)
Henry Reed's Shady Grove (Am)
Walk Along John to Kansas (A)
Hunting the Buffalo (A)
Sugar in the Gourd (A)
Little Dutch Girl (A)
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, you will be added to the group email list for the workshop, and a Zoom link will be emailed before the session, whether or not you choose to use it.
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