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The Fabulous Del Rey returns to Newcastle on her 2017 UK Tour!
“Whilst known for her amazing instrumental skills … it should not be overlooked that Del Rey always provides a very entertaining show, full of variety, drama and humour.”
Blues In Britain
“Del Rey is one of the greatest modern players of the metal-bodied resonator guitar.”
Acoustic Guitar Magazine
“Del Rey is one of the most sublime modern guitarists.“
La Hora del Blues Barcelona
This time with the Amazing Adam Franklin!
“Britain’s best kept secret!”
Steve James, USA
“Like a cross between Robert Johnson and Joe Strummer!”
Two Rivers Folk Festival, Wales.
“Franklin’s exemplary resonator picking and slide playing demonstrates a dedication to the instrument that would be the envy of some of the legends he emulates”
Record Collector Magazine
“Adam knows enough about old-style blues to be worth listening to and is irreverent enough to be exciting. He’s got the beat, you won’t be bored.”
Del Rey, USA
Hot Jazz and Blues at The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1LD
1. Ukulele Workshop: Hot Jazz Rhythm Picking
Adam Franklin is a fantastic tutor, as anyone who has attended his Workshop on “Hot Jazz Rhythm Picking for Ukulele” will testify!
In this workshop you will learn some easily remembered picking patterns and how to use them to provide a solid rhythmic foundation to ANY song in ANY style – not just “hot jazz”!
Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced player, you will find this technique a very useful tool to add that “extra something” to sing-alongs and jams!
Chord charts and Finger-Picking Tabs for “Dr Jazz” will be provided – leave a comment on this post if you have booked a place and would like copies in advance!
2. Guitar Workshop: Moving Bass Lines
After Del Rey’s last performance, guitarists in the audience asked her if she could come back to run a Guitar Workshop. So that is what Del is going to do for us this time, focussing on “Moving Bass Lines”!
Want to play like a pianist? Walking and boogie-woogie bass lines for fingerstyle guitar! Learn the positions where you can find both chords and moving bass.
You will need to be comfortable holding partial chords while moving a bass line, and with switching fingers to maintain a position.
No barre chords involved.
Who will benefit from this Workshop:
Any guitarist with these skills who would like to expand their sound in blues and jazz will learn useful vocabulary and ways of using chords they already know.
Fingerpickers and players with good fret-hand strength will get the most benefit.
3. Hot Jazz and Blues Concert
Del Rey and Adam Franklin Resonate! Jazz and Blues Duets, swapping instruments and vocals!
Hot Jazz and Blues Evening
Del and Adam often run workshops and perform together in the South of England when Del is in the UK. We are so pleased to bring them up to the North East to run Guitar and Ukulele Workshops and perform for us in concert!
The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street
Byker/Ouseburn Valley
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1LD
Access:
The Workshops and Concert are in the upstairs Function Room.
There is a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
The toilets are on the Ground Floor and are not officially wheelchair accessible.
The Public Bar is on the Ground Floor.
Notes:
There are separate admission times for each event.
If you are attending the Ukulele Workshop and then the Concert, you will be able to relax in the Music Room or Saloon Bar downstairs while the Guitar Workshop is running upstairs.
Refreshments are not included in the Ticket Price.
TicketSource referral link (if you sell tickets and use this link to sign up to Ticket Source then we get a “referral reward” from Ticket Source): www.ticketsource.co.uk/signup/8262
The Fabulous Del Rey returns to Newcastle on her 2017 UK Tour!
This time with the Amazing Adam Franklin!
Hot Jazz and Blues at The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1LD
1. Ukulele Workshop: Hot Jazz Rhythm Picking
Adam Franklin is a fantastic tutor, as anyone who has attended his Workshop on “Hot Jazz Rhythm Picking for Ukulele” will testify!
In this workshop you will learn some easily remembered picking patterns and how to use them to provide a solid rhythmic foundation to ANY song in ANY style – not just “hot jazz”!
Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced player, you will find this technique a very useful tool to add that “extra something” to sing-alongs and jams!
2. Guitar Workshop: Moving Bass Lines
After Del Rey’s last performance, guitarists in the audience asked her if she could come back to run a Guitar Workshop. So that is what Del is going to do for us this time, focussing on “Moving Bass Lines”!
Want to play like a pianist? Walking and boogie-woogie bass lines for fingerstyle guitar! Learn the positions where you can find both chords and moving bass.
Del Rey and Adam Franklin Resonate! Jazz and Blues Duets!
Hot Jazz and Blues Evening
Del and Adam often run workshops and perform together in the South of England when Del is in the UK. We are so pleased to bring them up to the North East to run Guitar and Ukulele Workshops and perform for us in concert!
1. Concert + Both Workshops (Guitar and Ukulele): £30
2. Concert + Guitar Workshop: £20
3. Concert + Ukulele Workshop: £20
4. Concert Only (does NOT include Workshop Attendance): £10
Venue:
The Cumberland Arms
James Place Street
Byker/Ouseburn Valley
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1LD
Access:
The Workshops and Concert are in the upstairs Function Room.
There is a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
The toilets are on the Ground Floor and are not officially wheelchair accessible.
The Public Bar is on the Ground Floor.
Notes:
There are separate admission times for each event.
If you are attending the Ukulele Workshop and then the Concert, you will be able to relax in the Music Room or Saloon Bar downstairs while the Guitar Workshop is running upstairs.
Refreshments are not included in the Ticket Price.
TicketSource referral link (if you sell tickets and use this link to sign up to Ticket Source then we get a “referral reward” from Ticket Source): www.ticketsource.co.uk/signup/8262
UPDATE: Print-friendly Poster and Fliers!
Many thanks to Aaron Tucker for producing these lovely posters! There are links to download PDF file versions for printing below.
Put them on your fridge, your noticeboard, etc. or pass on to friends who might be interested in coming along!
Another wonderful workshop and fantastic performance by Del Rey at The Cumberland Arms on Wed 2nd September!
Keith Perry very kindly took group photo’s before the Ukulele Workshop and Aaron Tucker snapped away indoors!
There were over forty people at Del’s guitar and ukulele performance – the biggest turnout so far!
Some of the comments posted online, from people who travelled from across the north east and Cumbria:
“Went to see Del Ray at The Cumberland Arms in Byker the other night. I thought it was brilliant. Mesmerising”
“Thoroughly enjoyed it last night . . . Del Rey, what a talented lady and a good sense of humour!! Looking forward to next year and finishing my “homework!!”
“What a great night!”
“Truly awesome – you had to be there!”
Many thanks to everyone who took video and uploaded it to YouTube – especially to Paul Hurrell, who not only captured Del’s “Workshop Highlights” but all of her performance!
If your video is missing from these Playlists, please leave a link in a comment and I will add it:
Finally, many thanks to Del and to everyone else who made this event happen: to Aaron Tucker for creating the event posters, Dennis Bell and Tommy Stephenson for helping on the night, The Cumberland Arms for the venue – and Newcastle Kingsmen Rapper Team for letting us have their usual practice time in the venue – and to everyone who came along and made this such a memorable and inspiring night!
pps. If you attended the Del Rey Workshop and would like print-quality copies of the group photo image files, please leave a comment below or contact me by email (spam protected link): http://scr.im/ukes4fun