Author Archives: Vicki

Week 25: Happy Midsummer!

Hello!It’s been another lovely hot week this week! We had a great Zoom dance on Sunday and this time we got a nice video and I’ve added it to the Play-along course. The dots are on the page, but you’re … Continue reading

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Week 24: It’s hot in the studio !

Hello!Wow, it’s hot weather out there! I nearly sweltered to death whilst filming pipes this week! The green drapes, the hot lights, no fan or window to circulate any air! This was a week for the Scottish smallpipes, all my … Continue reading

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Week 23: Home briefly!

Hello!11 days later and we make it back home again! Many Swedish tunes were played in the bar at the Stealing Thunder Storytelling Festival. It was a lot of fun and it was very warm! We’ve got another week of … Continue reading

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Week 22: Out on the road

Hello!We had a great weekend at Chippenham Folk Festival last weekend! This weekend is a storytelling festival up in Cumbria, with a Symmetry dance in between! It’s been busy. So not much time for creating new videos. What’s new this … Continue reading

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Week 21: Jonny’s Catch No. 1

Hello!This week has been full of preparation for the Chippenham Folk Festival. We’re really excited to be playing for the festival, it means a lot of preparation in terms of numbers of dance tunes! So what’s new this week? I’ve … Continue reading

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Week 20 – Scandinavian Fiddle Tunes is back!

Hello!Two exciting things this week. We decided to hit the record button on our Zoom dance on Tuesday night and created a play-along video. It’s not quite like the other videos because we’re engaging with the Zoom dancers and not … Continue reading

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Week 19: Spring Cleaning!

Hello!It’s been a spring cleaning sort of week this week. Literally, hoovering, ironing etc. I took apart the filming room so that we could concert it back to being a spare room for a guest. It’ll be put back together … Continue reading

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Week 18: The Global Spikens Vals

Hello!It’s finally here! The Global Spikens Vals is complete! Hurrah! It came together really nicely! A full range of players, from those just starting their nyckelharpa journeys to those further down the road. Thank you everyone that sent in a … Continue reading

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Week 17: After World Nyckelharpa Day

Hello!That was a weekend! I spent the weekend in medieval garb, whilst also making sure that World Nyckelharpa Day went smoothly! It was a lot of fun and I’ve had a lot of fun watching the videos from the playlist! … Continue reading

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Week 16: World Nyckelharpa Day

Hello!It’s finally here. The week that contains World Nyckelharpa Day! As a result everything this week has been about preparing for that. There will be new things next week! I have been working hard behind the scenes and has made … Continue reading

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