The Phoenix Chamber Folk Ensemble aims to provide an opportunity for competent players to learn, and perform, challenging and musically interesting arrangements of folk repertoire. It was established in January 2020 and met four times before the Covid-19 lockdown. With the easing of lockdown restrictions, we resumed face to face rehearsals in September 2021 and held our first concert in June 2022.
Membership is open to competent players of any instrument.
New season (Sept 2024 - June 2025)
If you are interested in joining in the Ensemble, please get in touch before signing up. New members are welcome.
Face to face rehearsals take place on the second Saturday of the month. We rehearse at St George’s URC, Newton Road, High Heaton, NE7 7HP.
Fees are payable twice per year (in September and February) and are £37.50 for each 5 session block. If this is not affordable and you need to pay a little less, then feel free to use pay our reduced rate of £25 instead. We operate an honesty policy – no questions asked.
Members will be given access to a members-only area of the website where they can find sheet music and practice video/audio.
Dates for the 2024/25 season are as follows.
September 2024 – June 2025
In person rehearsals (2pm – 4.30pm)
- Saturday 14th September 2024
- Saturday 12th October
- Saturday 9th November
- Saturday 14th December
- Saturday 11th January 2025
- Saturday 8th February
- Saturday 8th March
- Saturday 12th April
- Saturday 10th May
- Saturday 14th June (this may be moved to Saturday 7th June, depending on the date of our summer concert)
We are working towards a joint concert with the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance on 23rd November 2024, our annual charity performance in January 2025 and our annual summer concert in June 2025 (dates tbc).