Rowan Rheingans

Rowan Rheingans is an award-winning fiddle player, banjoist, songwriter and theatre-maker widely regarded as one of the foremost innovators in English folk music today. Best known for her work with acclaimed bands Lady Maisery and The Rheingans Sisters, Rowan has won two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and is a six-times nominee. In 2021, Rowan was awarded the Paul Hamlyn Award for Composers. Alongside her performing and writing career, Rowan is a passionate and ambitious fiddle teacher, attuned to each students' unique musical histories, influences and interests.

"When I am working with fiddle players, my aim is to tune into and grow their musical interests and curiosities and work with them thematically with material from various fiddle traditions to develop their playing and ability to communicate through music. I teach by ear and spend a lot of time working with bowing technique, intonation, rhythm, finding variations, developing improvisation and playfulness - taking inspiration from many musical styles - as well as in the specific styles of fiddle music that I'm most experienced in which includes English, Scandinavian and Old Time American traditions."