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So – how does it all work?

So you’ve got this flute, and you know how to make pretty noises with it… but you don’t know HOW it does it! Well, I’m here to help you find out. We’re going to go quite detailed; but not deeply technical or into the physics. First thing to appreciate is that air is a substance […]

Mind, Body and Spirit Fair!

Tomorrow I’m off to a Mind, Body and Spirit Fair at Bullcroft Memorial Hall in Carcroft in Doncaster. I’m looking forward to seeing old friends and new while I exhibit my latest and greatest fluteware. Doors open at 10am and it’s only a pound to get in! Do come along if you’re in the area […]

A little note about notes…

Hello again. When I’m telling you about the notes my flutes play, I use a standard notation based on the piano keyboard. If you’re not familiar with it, the piano keyboard has groups of 8 white keys with 5 black keys between them; the five black keys are two together and then three together. To […]

Lin Dhu Festival – Lincolnshire August 2012

We set off on Thursday afternoon; tired, grumpy and hungry – all of us sniping at each other, the car rammed full of tents, lanterns, flutes and food. After a 2 hour journey into the bowels of Lincolnshire, we arrived at the venue for Lin Dhu; a farm plonked smack bang in the middle of […]

Leeds Health and Healing Festival!

Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know about the next event in the Stonelaughter Flutes calendar! We’re off to the Health and Healing Festival at the Centenary Pavilion, Leeds United FC, Elland Road, Leeds. There will be therapists, readers, stalls with all sorts of interesting information and things to buy, and performers […]