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Fiddleheads with Joanne Garton
Fiddleheads rehearsal and performance with Joanne Garton
Touring Group Announces Application and Auditions for 2021/2022
The Young Tradition Touring Group has opened applications and auditions on 7/15/21 for 2021/2022. Deadline for completing applications and auditions is 8/15/21. Invitations to be a group member will be sent later than 9/1/21. Kristin Bolton has assumed Touring Manager responsibilities for the 1st time from Mark Sustic, and Pete Sutherland has returned as Artist […]
Farewell 2020/2021 Touring Group
The Touring Group finished for the season with 15 members gathering on Sunday 6/27/21 and Monday 6/28/21.
Happy birthday, Oliver!
Oliver Scanlon….. YTV board member, Touring Group veteran and artist leader, Trad Camp staff, Fiddleheads veteran (stop….. it would be easier to list what Oliver HASN’T done with/for YTV!)…… neighbor, friend, mentor, student, teacher, giver, brother, son, generous, wise, sharer, musician, dancer, sound man, techie, detailed, composer, creator, patient (to a point), reliable, collaborator, citizen…… […]
Happy Birthday Yasi!
most recent YTV president, Trad Camp manager, Festival manager…… fiddler, dancer, sister, daughter, friend, teacher, student, adventurer, organizer, leader, facilitator, bird whisperer, wise, insightful, calm….. this could take all day!
Youth Commission On the Move
During this last full week of June, the Young Tradition Youth Commission has been/will continue to be busier than ever
Touring Group members at Old Songs Virtual Festival and Flash Mob on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington 6/27/21
Old Songs Virtual Festival and flash mob on Church Street in Burlington.
Touring Group part of United Nations/UNHCR program for World Refugee Day 6/20/21
YTV partners with USCRI Vermont for World Refugee Day 2021.
Fiddleheads Residency with Joanne Garton starts 6/26/21
3-part Fiddleheads residency with Joanne Garton on 6/26/21, 7/17/21 and 8/7/21.
Program Descriptions: Instrument Loan Program
Gradually getting YTV program descriptions updated and re-formatted for the re-designed website.
Juneteenth 6/19/21
Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Despite the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, declaring ‘that all persons held as slaves’ be freed, the news didn’t reach Texas until two years later on June 19, 1865.
World Refugee Day 6/20/21
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe.
Youth Commission at Wake Robin 6/21/21
Part of a series of YTV collaborations with Wake Robin in Shelburne, the Youth Commission performs, in person, with precautions, on Monday June 21st at 2pm.
Lisa Ornstein workshop 7/30/21
Workshop with one of the best trad musicians, teachers and scholars in North America.
We Need You! YTV Operations Manager
Part time position for someone interested in supporting the mission, goals and values of Young Tradition Vermont, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to using traditional music and dance to support children, youth and young adults.
Touring Group at Old Songs 6/27/21
The Young Tradition Touring Group will present a concert at the 2021 Old Songs festival on Sunday 6/27/21, starting at 3:15pm and concluding at 4pm, live streamed from Elley Long Music Center in Colchester.
YTV Website Update
Thanks to Dana Whittle, we’ve launched a revised, updated, redesigned website for Young Tradition Vermont.
CANCELLED Fiddleheads Residency with Joanne Garton
Joanne Garton leads a Fiddleheads rehearsal on 8/7/21 to prepare for 8/8/21 performance.
Summit School Trad Camp
The Summit School is presenting a long weekend trad music camp July 30-August 1.
Youth Commission at Black Creek Fiddlers’ Reunion
The Youth Commission performed at the Black Creek Fiddlers’ Reunion on 5/29/21.