Emily and I will be leading a weekend at Halsway Manor in July, looking at folk songs and accompaniments. We're aiming the weekend at singers who like to work with accompaniment, accompanists who'd like to work with singers and self-accompanists. It's a new workshop for us and we're really looking forward to exploring this interesting area and sharing some of what we do as a duo. Places available - bookings and more info from Halsway Manor.
There's also a gig on the Saturday night, July 8th which is open to the public as well as workshop participants.
Happy to announce that this year's Summer School is now open for applications. Taking place in the inspiring surroundings of Ruskin Mill, it's open to instrumentalists who are happy working by ear and keen to develop their own personal styles of playing. Over the years a lot of musicians have taking part in the summer and a lot of tunes have been written in that valley! If you're interested in bring part of this year's group, full info and application forms are on the 
The nights are drawing in so what better way to while away the hours than with concertina practice! I've got two online workshops coming up. The first will look at how I go about playing for Morris - exploring specific ways of using harmony, articulation, variation and the bellows that work well in a Morris setting plus some practical advice on supporting the instrument. The second will cover how I go about accompanying song, with ideas about harmony, rhythm and supporting the singer that are relevant to anyone accompanying themselves or someone else.
