Author Archives: Vicki

Week 26: Halfway Through

Hello!We’re half way through the year! I do not know where the year has gone! We have another Zoom dance coming up on Tuesday 4th July. The music is already up on our Zoom dance page. Other than that I’m … Continue reading

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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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