Wear’d Aliens was established in 2019, inspired by the rediscovery of the Collingwood Collection, a family tune book tracing over 100 years of musical heritage in Weardale.
JAMMING SESSIONS
Led by professional tutors Saul Rose & Rupert Philbrick, Wear’d Aliens provides a safe and supportive environment for young musicians in Weardale to meet like-minded individuals to learn, play & perform local folk music.
Jamming sessions run every Tuesday from 4:15 - 5:45pm during term time at Wolsingham Town Hall. If you’d like to find out more about what we do, get in touch here.
GUEST TUTORS
Each term, the band work with visiting professional folk musicians, learning tunes, techniques, and developing ideas and arrangements together as a group.
The M@HoT team strives to develop exciting programmes for our youth bands, working with touring musicians with a range of styles and repertoires to help situate their own learning and playing within the wider context of the UK Folk Scene.
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Whilst Wear’d Aliens are still in their relative infancy as a band, the group have already started to play some small gigs and performances (on the right, for the Summer Solstice with Cream Tees in 2021). In the coming months, the band will be showcasing their music to new audiences locally and further afield!
