Week 45: Remembrance

Posted on 7 November 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
It's definitely winter now, the rain, the damp, the cold! We're home with a few gigs dotted around, so it's time to light the fire and start brushing up on our Christmas show!

So what's new this week?
Another two tunes from Fürsteneck, this time from Scotland.
The Steamboat (there is also the version for for Scottish Smallpipes)
Champion of the Seas (and also the version for Scottish Smallpipes)
We're up to G in the Flute A-Z and Grimstock.

As it is remembrance this week I recorded and filmed the Last Post.

Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

Next Zoom Dance: 7pm UK time: Sunday 27th November
Also: Tuesday 6th and Sunday 11th December
All Hands In: 1am UK time Wednesday 21st December (it's Tuesday night really!)
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Week 44: And breath!

Posted on 4 November 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
We're finally home from the epicness that was Dracula Returns up at Whitby Abbey. I shared a selection of photographs from the event into our stories on instagram and then saved them into a collection so by clicking on this link you should be able to see them! It was an incredible experience!

So what's new this week? I've added two more lessons from my time at Burg Fürsteneck. Starting in the North East of England:
Rusty Gully
Because He was a Bonnie Lad

I thought it was time for another mini-harpa tune too, so we have Auld Lang Syne. Plenty of time to learn it for New Year's Eve!

We're now up to F on the dance tunes on the flute and The Fairy Prince.
Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

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Week 43: Whitby Abbey

Posted on 22 October 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
We're still up here at Whitby Abbey preforming Dracula. So I'll be adding to this entry as we go on this week.

So what is new this week? I've caught up with adding the lessons from the weekend at Halsway Manor, so we have:
Polka efter Sixten i Verpeshultaberg
Pollonesse ur Anders Magnus Svenssons Notbok

In the säckpipa course I have added an up close lesson on exactly what all the different holes do.
I've also updated the playing in D on the E/A säckpipa lesson.

We're up to E on the A-Z of dance tunes on the flute and it's Easter Thursday.

Enjoy!
:))
Vicki
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Week 42: Off up to Whitby

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
This week has been mad preparations to get prepared for 10 days up at Whitby working on the Illuminated Abbey. Jonny has been writing a score for a re-imagining of Dracula, it should be fun! Because we don't know how much internet access we'll have for the next ten days I've made sure that everything I have edited has been uploaded and is ready to put on the site!

So what is new this week?
We have Orange and Blue on the nyckelharpa. Make sure you watch the trio video!
We also have Goddesses played on the mini-nyckelharpa.

I added Orange and Blue to the Scottish Smallpipe course too.
In Folkie Flute we have reached D and De'il Tak the Warr.

More from Whitby next week!
:))
Vicki

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Week 41: Post Halsway/Paredes/Fürsteneck Filming!

Posted on 12 October 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
I'm back from the three different workshop weekends and have had a couple of days to do some filming! So finally I'm catching up with lessons that needed to be caught up with! It's been a wonderful few weeks with all the workshops! All just as amazing as each other!

So what is new on the site this week?

For nyckelharpa we have:
Klas i Kulan Bor i Halvepanan
The Fitter Dance
Olle's Födelsedags Låt has had a new teaching video added to it

For Flute we're onto C and The Chelmsford Assembly
For the Säckpipa we have a little video showing the fingering needed to be able to play in the key of D major on a set of E/A pipes!

Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

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Week 40: Burg Fürsteneck

Posted on 3 October 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
It feels like all the nyckelharpa workshops have been piled into a small period of time, so this week I am in Germany teaching at Burg Fürsteneck. This is going to give me a lot of videos to make over the next few weeks. The image below is from my teaching room in the castle! So what's new this week?

We're on B for the flute A-Z of dances - Bellamira
I decided we should have a mini harpa tune this week, so we have the simple bit from Menuet by Bach.
We also have a new säckpipa tune - Pollonesse efter Andreas Dahlgren (Nummer 87)

Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

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Week 39: Portugal!

Posted on 1 October 2022 by Vicki
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Hola!
This week was teaching in Portugal and it was a lot of fun! A real flying visit though as it was sandwiched in-between other events! Hopefully it will be the start of many visits! Because I've been on the road I've not managed to get the camera out to film the lessons from Halsway. This is in the schedule for tomorrow as I prepare for Burg Fürsteneck!

So what is new this week?

For nyckelharpa we have Diversion Ahead.

I have now started an A-Z of dance music for the flute, so every week now for the next 26 weeks there will be a new flute tune. This week it's A and Auretti's Dutch Skipper.

On the säckpipa we have Lästringe Gånglåt - a great little tune and not too tricky!

Enjoy
:))
Vicki

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Week 38: Halsway Week

Posted on 23 September 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
It's been a busy week with Halsway, it was amazing! I've now got quite a few videos to film as back up, so watch out for those in the next few weeks. Today I have been recording for some secret projects in-between gigs, so it's been tricky to catch up!

I have finally added the lesson for Schottis efter Eric Sahlström for the nyckelharpa that I taught at Halsway in March!

On the fife we have Drowsie Maggie and for the Scottish Smallpipes we have Butterfingers.
For the Swedish Säckpipa we have Brudmarsch efter Nedergårds Lars, it's a nice simple tune.

I've put some of the videos below for you to watch!
Enjoy
:))
Vicki

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Week 37: Halsway is close!

Posted on 11 September 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
It's the start of the week where loads of nyckelharpa players descend on Halsway Manor. Many people are already on their way! As the week goes on I'll be more and more frantic, so this entry is being written early! What's new?

Gammal Schottis efter Bengt Håkansson for the Swedish säckpipa and also a starters video.
The Butterfly was added for the fife. There are a few fife lessons being added to the flute - but when they're in, there is a whole new flute thing going to happen!

I am going to be doing some Henry Purcell catches for the nyckelharpa at Halsway, so this week I have released the first of these! An Ape, a Lion, a Fox and an Ass is quite jolly! I'll be doing 10 of these at Halsway so watch out for a spate of these catches with minus one parts this autumn!

I have just released my 1000 public video on YouTube! To celebrate I jumped out of the recording session I was in and filmed a little waltz that I composed just before I hit record. Enjoy - The Thousandth!

:))
Vicki

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Week 36: One week to Halsway

Posted on 9 September 2022 by Vicki
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Hello!
It's just one week to go until Halsway and I'm getting excited! Watch out for some cool new tunes from Småland in the next few weeks! I'm also working on a new mic comparison microphone. It's one for use in ceilidhs and it's going to get a proper workout this weekend!

So what's new? We have four tunes this week:

For nyckelharpa, I added a new performance video to Jonny's tune New England Square. It's a jolly tune! I also added The Archer from the Huntsman's Chorus. It's a video on the mini-nyckelharpa and I've put it in the Children's section - but it's a great tune and worth playing.

I added a fife lesson - Paddy in London.
For Scottish Smallpipes we have Champion of the Seas, I love this tune a lot, so expect it to turn up in the nyckelharpa course at some point soon! (It won't be in this key!)

Enjoy!
:))
Vicki

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