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Lakeland Fiddlers
Folk

"Traditional fiddle music from the English lakes"


United Kingdom

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   Lakeland Fiddlers: General Info
Member Since7/17/2007
Band MembersBand members in no particular order:

Carolyn Francis; Band leader, fiddle & border pipes
Peter Corkhill; fiddle
Heather Milligan; fiddle
Pat Malone; fiddle
Martyn Askew; fiddle
Pip Hall; fiddle
Phil Keen; fiddle
Scott Hartley; fiddle
Anna Lee; fiddle
Jackie Malone; fiddle
Ian Braithwaite; fiddle
Karen Lloyd; fiddle
Sally Robinson; fiddle
Phillipa Bull; fiddle
Claire Shaw; fiddle
Ian Hodkinson; fiddle
Richard Selvidge; fiddle & guitar
Walter Lloyd; fiddle & bass fiddle

Sounds LikeSounds like a real good time.

The Lakeland Fiddlers host a session on the second Tuesday in the month at the Hawkshead Brewery Beer Hall in Staveley, (near Kendal), Cumbria.

The session is free and open to all. Bring your instrument, share your tunes, or just sit and listen whilst enjoying the excellent beer brewed on the premises.

http://www.hawksheadbrewery.co.uk/

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Sep 9 2008 8:00P
Session @ Hawkshead Brewery Beer Hall - Staveley Cumbria, Northwest
Oct 19 2008 12:00A
Apple Day Cumbria, Northwest

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   About Lakeland Fiddlers
The Lakeland Fiddlers formed in 2000, having grown from Adult Education classes held at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal and in Ulverston. Lakeland Fiddlers have evolved from being a class, to a community band, appearing regularly at local festivals and fairs, playing for occasional parties and weddings. The Lakeland Fiddlers have appeared at the Sage Gateshead where they had the honour of playing for the “Fiddle Dance” at Fiddles on Fire in April 2007, recently appearing at Dent Folk Festival and the Furness Tradition Festival, and most recently appearing on the Drystone stage at Solfest.

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Latest CD by the Lakeland Fiddlers: We'll All Lye Together

This CD mixes accompanied solos by Carolyn and tracks by the community group The Lakeland Fiddlers, with an emphasis on tunes from old tunebooks from Cumbria. To me, there are elements of Scottish, English and Irish in Carolyn’s playing. If this is the Cumbrian style that seems hardly surprising geographically! She’s a strong punchy player, and an absolute master ‘roll-er’. The Lakeland Fiddlers are clearly well schooled: they’re not just a bunch of fiddlers playing the same tune; there’s unanimity of emphasis etc, but they never slip into sounding orchestral. Their arrangements include intros and pulsing drones but as far as I can tell, there’s no other accompaniment. All in all enjoyable evidence of a living tradition.

Review written by Tom Bell-Richards and reproduced by kind permission of FiddleOn Magazine.

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dottie





Sep 5 2008 7:45 PM

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Carol Douglas





Sep 5 2008 6:12 PM

Hi Guys,
Fiddle music (and yours in particular) is so uplifting and fun.... Thought I was back at Brampton!
Will bookmark the page to cheer me up if I ever get down!
Thanks for the add.
Carol.
The Bonnie Loch Fiddlers





Sep 4 2008 11:51 PM

Thanks for your kind words. We are glad you took time to listen and that you enjoyed it!
All the best!
dottie





Aug 30 2008 3:06 PM

Thanks for adding me...I love your music..Do you have a cd?Have a great weekend...
Red Shoes





Aug 26 2008 6:11 PM

hi friends, "Keswich Bonnie Lasses", just fabulous, had our Red Shoes tapping away furiously!
Would love to see you play live, hopefully it will happen one day.
Best from Carolyn and Mark
ladydetemps





Aug 24 2008 12:04 PM

Thanks for accepting me as a friend.
You music makes my toes tap :)
Kiklop and the Banshee





Aug 5 2008 5:57 PM

Hi Lakeland Fiddlers!Thanx for the add!
Folkandroots





Jul 26 2008 1:48 PM



New reviews, festival details, events, news and more at www. folkandroots. co. uk, come pay us a visit
Dolce Vita String Quartet





Jul 21 2008 12:57 AM

Thank you to all members of Lakeland Fiddlers for inviting us within your friends!

You are most welcome to be amongst ours!


Best wishes for big sales of "We'll All Lye Together"



We are pleased to announce our first 2 Albums are now available as Digital releases through iTunes!

When you have time, please listen to the rest of our music by following these links:

Dolce Vita String Quartet - Dolce Vita String Quartet

DOLCE VITA STRING QUARTET ~ DOLCE VITA STRING QUARTET

Dolce Vita String Quartet - Eternal Classic

DOLCE VITA STRING QUARTET ~ ETERNAL CLASSIC

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DOLCE VITA STRING QUARTET :-)
Red Shoes





Jul 12 2008 10:26 PM

Many thanks for your friendship, great to meet you in Cyberspace!
Fab sound you all make together - Best from Carolyn and Mark.
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset





Jul 12 2008 8:56 PM

Thanks Martyn, really excited to go to America but would never leave old blighty for too long.
Hi to Sally! love the Winterset x
Maltavern





Jul 9 2008 1:52 PM

Voici les dates de la Tournée 2008 de Maltavern "Folk Rock Celtic d'Irlande et de Bretagne".
A bientôt sur les routes!
Christo pour Maltavern




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Maltavern - boogie blues jig live fleury
envoyé par linojo89..
SKILDA





Jul 5 2008 12:54 PM

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Neil Brookes





Jun 27 2008 9:56 AM

Hello you lot! thanks for the add.
you have some nice music there!
Spencie’s Tunes





Jun 22 2008 5:14 AM

Great stuff you've got there - have a great weekend!
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Jun 19 2008 11:51 AM

Please play solfest!your music is beautiful:)
northern monkey





Jun 18 2008 12:00 AM

p.s.

I love your profile pic.

!-)
northern monkey





Jun 17 2008 11:56 PM

Many thanks for the friendship Lakeland Fiddlers.

I love traditional music with a passion!!

It may not always come across like that when I sit down with a guitar and attempt to put my own views across,but hey,that is folk music after all,isn't it?

You guys sound great playing together,I wish you all the best and look forward to catching up with you someday(I once had a tremendous portion of battered haggis from a chippy in Windermere)

Keep up your great playing in a beautiful part of the world.

Thankyou,

Tim !-)
Roos





Jun 16 2008 9:41 AM

Thanks for the friendship! Great music!
Greetings from Flanders, Roos
Le Vent du Nord





Jun 13 2008 6:11 PM

Bonjour from Québec!

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The Four Winds ;-)

Nicolas, Simon, Réjean et Olivier
Cyndee Lee Rule