Nonsuch Events
The address is TABERNACLE CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL, Chapel Terrace, Rhiwderin, NEWPORT, NP10 8RH.
Bring your own lunch. For further details and the link to access the Dropbox, please contact Hamish Cormie, at hlcormie@outlook.com
Future dates:
Thursday 9 April 12-4 pm
This is our fifth year in the big city at the Copthorne Hotel on Newcastle’s happening quayside. As before there are plenty of chances to socialise and jam as well as venture out into this historic city!
We continue to develop the event and this year are delighted to welcome acclaimed folksinger, teacher and EFDSS Gold Badge holder Sandra Kerr as our North East guest speaker on Thursday, and multi instrumentalist and singer Tania Opland to run a range of hammered dulcimer workshops as part of the Wednesday programme.
As before we include a wide range of workshops, and plenty of opportunities to jam and socialise meanwhile we continue with that unique North Eastern flavour, this time with a bit of Irish thrown into the mix. Start learning Geordie now – gan canny!
During these sessions, we have a chance to chat, and also to play music with one person leading and the others joining in (but only hearing themselves and the leader). Generally on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
April 14th Hilary Davies
May 12th Ken and Sandie Hudson
June 9th Chris Fitt
Oct 13th Chris Fitt
Nov 10th Chris Nash
Dec 8th Ken and Sandie Hudson
The South Western Meets at the Nova Scotia, Bristol have gone Virtual! These are now open to all and are designed to be especially mountain dulcimer friendly. Other instruments are also welcome.
19th April 2026 – Nonsuch Virtual Nova Scotia
10th May 2026 – Nonsuch Virtual Nova Scotia
14th June 2026 – Nonsuch Virtual Nova Scotia
On-line session for Hammered dulcimer beginners. These sessions, which take place over Zoom, run for about an hour and include a mixture of technique and tunes played slowly. The sessions are recorded and the recordings are available to the group both for people who couldn’t make it in person and as a reference for those who did.
Sessions run roughly every 2 months.
The next session is on 29 April 2026 at 19:00.
We started the Mountain Dulcimer Beginner Sessions with a group of complete beginners, but they aren’t complete beginners any more. These session are for them, and for you if you have been playing for a while but find it difficult to keep up with the speed of other sessions. Sessions are recorded and the recordings made available to those who attended the session or are on the mailing list.
Future sessions (normally but not always on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7pm)
Thursday 30th April 7pm
No session in May
Thursday 25th June 7pm
Thursday 23rd July 7pm
The next Southern Nonsuch meeting at Wellow, near Romsey in Hampshire will be on Sunday 15th March, from 1.00 till 5.00pm.
Future dates are:
Sunday 14th June
Sunday 2nd August
Sunday 11th October
Other Events
There are no upcoming events.