The Newcastle course treats British traditional music as a form of music to be respected and valued, and the teachers are people whom we on the British side of the pond, know, respect and value. Eg Alistair Anderson, Sandra Kerr, Katherine Tickell, Graham Pirt.

It also treats English music and song as worthy of respect, which is pretty unusual over here.

The students whom I've heard perform are great. Laura, you could catch some of them at Sidmouth, where they are running song and instrumental workshops for 7-16 year olds.

Kitty