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 2025 - June 2026)
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. Alternatively, please get in touch with us. 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 2025/26 season are as follows.
September 2025 – June 2026
In person rehearsals (2pm – 4.30pm)
- Saturday 13 September
- Saturday 11 October
- Saturday 8 November
- Saturday 13 December
- Saturday 10 January
- Saturday 14 February
- Saturday 14 March
- Saturday 18 April
- Saturday 9 May
- Saturday 13 June
We are working towards the following performances:
- Saturday 15th November 2025 (evening) – joint concert with the Tyneside Fiddle Alliance
- January 2026 (afternoon) – annual charity concert in Cafe 16, Newcastle Cathedral in aid of the Oswin Project (date TBC)
- June 2026 (evening) – annual concert at St George’s, Cullercoats (date TBC)