Intermediate Old-Time Fiddle

The Barn

Janie Rothfield with Janie Rothfield This class is for people who can already play at a medium tempo at a jam and are looking to “jumpstart” their playing to the next level.  Janie will show you techniques and strategies for adding more intricate bowing rhythms and patterns and speed to your playing.  She will teach […]

Back Up Guitar

The Barn

with Allan Carr Advanced Back Up Guitar/Alternative Chords and Bass Runs-For people who are able to play in a variety of keys in a jam at a medium speed, and who are looking to “up the ante” with their chord and bass run choices in old time music.  This class will go deep into how […]

Excellent International Jamming

The Grove

with Su and Jules UK based Su Mo & Jules Bushell and some of their regular session guests will be joining Terri in an interview and discussion about running a session that has reached an international scale during the Covid-19 pandemic. A strong community has been developed from the wonders of technology using special techniques […]

Songs

The Barn

with Alan Kaufman and Jerry Dallal Jerry and I are going to present an hour of oldtime music to reflect the weekly jams that I have led in the Boston area for close to 20 years. There will be plenty of traditional  tunes and songs with harmonies. The instrumentation will be guitar, mandolin and fiddle. […]

Fiddle Tune in Cross-G Tuning

The Grove

with Paul Kirk Join Paul Kirk for this fiddle workshop in which he will teach Hell and Scissors. This tune comes from Kentucky fiddler James W. Day, AKA Jilson Setters, and we will be tuned in cross G. He'll show you the flavor bits to help you get a sweet "Old-Time sound." Also, please be sure […]

Yodeling

The Barn

with Alan Kaufman and Ann Downey This is an introduction to yodeling; the how, who, when and where of it. Why? Because it's a blast! We'll teach the basics and get you started, sing and yodel a bunch and have a grand old time.

Hammered Dulcimer

The Grove

with Dave Neiman Come learn how the hammered dulcimer fits into traditional music. It is set up for keys that are Old Time friendly. Dave will show the arrangement of scale patterns and how they relate to a circle of fifths. It is suited for tunes that are major, minor, and modal. Not only good […]

Mandolin Tunes

The Barn

with Alan Kaufman

Learning From Source Recordings

The Barn

with Ben Wetherbee Source recordings! They're often scratchy, funky, and frequently intimidating to learn from! But with a little work and some deep listening, they can be an incredible and indispensable learning tool. In this workshop we'll talk about tips for learning and growing from these recordings and we'll listen to a recording and go […]

Young Tradition Vermont

The Barn

Young Tradition Vermont Our workshop will be a combination of teaching and performing. We will teach two old-time fiddle tunes and a child ballad, and participants are encouraged to play along on mute throughout the workshop. Please join us for a fun hour! The Young Tradition Youth Commission is one of Young Tradition Vermont's numerous […]