Our twice-weekly tunes sessions on Zoom are continuing to thrive and it's been a pleasure to welcome people from all over the UK as well as Europe and North America. After 25 weeks, we've just expanded our tunebook which now contains over 100 great tunes including many Northumbrian favourites. For anyone new to this format, we work through the tunebook and play the tunes live on fiddle & guitar. We can't hear you, and you only hear the tune leaders, so it's a relaxed way to learn new repertoire and while we all miss the big session sound, it's great to see each other and know that we are still playing together. Sessions take place every Monday and Thursday nights 8.00-9.30pm UK time (Monday nights are at a steady speed) and anyone can just turn up and join in. The tunebook is free to download on our website. We also run a weekly singaroud on Tuesday evenings 7.30-9.30pm.

We are excited to be launching a new project aimed at bringing our online community of musicians together to create ensemble performances. We provide a resource pack (sheet music, audio & video) and a Zoom rehearsal, you send us a recording of yourself playing along and we'll create an ensemble video collage. Running one month at a time for £7.50, October's tunes are Coilsfield House and Bear Dance/Theme Vannetaise. Anyone is welcome to take part...the main aim is to have fun and play music together! There are different parts to choose from so it's suitable for all levels of abilty. Click below for more details.