About Me

Biography

Now living in North East England, Chuck plays with various country dance bands. He teaches “Fiddle” and Mandolin privately from home covering a broad range of styles, with all ages of pupils. In the last few years he has played festivals and clubs in England with the mighty singer and melodeon player Benny Graham. He provides the musical accompaniment for country dancing in schools’ workshops in association with caller Burt Hunter.

In the recent past he has been engaged by the Folkworks organisation at the Caedmon Hall Gateshead and The Sage Gateshead as a workshop leader mainly in Fiddle tuition and as a Band workshop leader. Last year, 2006, he presented his “Travelling Fiddle” workshop to foreign students at Newcastle University Summer School and at Auchencruive College, Paisley University for The Common Ground organisation.

Chuck is presently collecting and composing music for a solo CD. To be recorded in May 2007.

Recording History:

1971 “Country of the Blind” JSD Band (EMI Regal Zonophone)
1973 “Travelling Days” JSD Band (Cube/Hi-Fly)
1974 “Scotland Scotland” JSD Band with Lulu, Rod Stewart and the Bay City Rollers(Polydor)
1980 “Midnight on the Water” The Champion String Band (Black Crow)
1982 “Steel Skies” The Steel Skies Band (Topic)
1985 “Shake Loose the Border” Chuck Fleming and Gerry Kaley (Black Crow)
1989 “Syncopace” The Syncopace Band (Black Crow)
1993 “Handle With Care” The Johnny Handle Band (Common Ground)
1998 “The Live Set” Chuck Fleming and Bobby Eaglesham (BC Recordings)
2005 “The Lyra Celtica Album” Lyra Celtica with Lynn Tocker and Frank McGuire (LC01)

Radio Work:

1971 “The Colin McDonald Folk Programme” JSD Band BBC Radio Scotland
1973 “Live Concert” JSD Band Radio Hilversum Holland
1981 “The Long Note” Champion String Band RTE (producer Harry Bradshaw)
1982 Downtown Radio Folk Programme Champion String Band Northern Ireland
1983 Interview Radio Shetland with Bob Fox whilst on tour in Shetland
1986 Radio Newcastle recorded live session JSD Band (presenter Julia Hankin)
1987 “The Henry Ayrton Show” live session with Gerry Kaley
1990 “Folk On Two” recorded session with Bob Fox (producer Jim Lloyd)
1991 Folkworks Tour interview with Willie Atkinson Spanish National Radio
News Programme with Bobby Eaglesham BBC Radio Highland

Recording Sessions: (a selection)

1974 “In The Dark Green Woods” with Tommy Makem Polydor (producer Donal Lunny)
1986 “Daring Adventures” with Richard Thompson Polydor (producer Mitchell Froom)
1987 “My Eldorado” with Marie Little Greenage (producer Marie Little)
1989 “The Delicate Touch” with Gerry and Anthony Kaley So What Arts (producer Tim Oliver Chaotic Music)
2003 “Borrowed Moments” with Bob Fox

Television Work:

1969 “Folk Session” BBC TV Scotland (producer Liam Hood)
1971 “The Tommy Makem Show” with JSD Band Scottish Television (producer Clarke Tait)
1972 “The Tam White Show” with JSD Band Scottish Television (producer Clarke Tait)
1973 “The Late Late Show” with JSD Band and interview on a panel with Survivors of the Andes Air Crash chaired by Gay Byrne (Radio Telifis Eirann)
1973 “CBS New York News “ with JSD Band CBS TV (from The Bitter End Club, Greenwich Village New York City)
1977 “Preponderance” film with Marianne Faithful and Sean O’Rourke (Channel4)
1978 “What Fettle “series “The Music Of James Hill” Tyne Tees TV (producer Heather Ging)
1979 “The Drove” documentary title music with Eric Robson Border TV
1980 “Sheep Shearing” documentary title music with Bob Fox and Jim O’Boyle Border TV
1982 “The Champion String Band” BBC North East series (producer Paul Corley)
1979-1995 “Catherine Cookson films”
1986 “The Works” Arts Programme with Gerry and Anthony Kaley Tyne Tees TV
1986 “Saturday Swap Shop” with Alistair Anderson and Gerry Kaley BBC TV
2004 “Distant Shores” drama series Yorkshire TV

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Contact Chuck on: 0191 373 0921 or 0779 147 7646

email: chuck@chuckfleming.co.uk