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The Instrument Petting Zoo was at Kid’s Day in Burlington on Saturday May 11th with Yasi Zeichner and Mark Sustic as zoo keepers. Other than a self-imposed break for about 30 minutes, it was constant flow of children and families trying out fiddles, banjos, guitars, ukes, accordions and more for about 4 hours. Always fun […]
16 slots left for Trad Camp (7/22-7/26 at Lake Champlain Waldorf High School in Shelburne)….. 44 signed up now to spend with week with core instructors….. Brian Perkins, Pete Sutherland, Jane Oxnard, Sarah Hotchkiss, Oliver Scanlon, Jeremiah McLane, Anna Butcher, and Paul Rocheleau…… guest instructors Village Harmony, Christine Bellec, Moira Smiley, Joanne Garton, Benedict Koehler […]
Dominique Dodge leads Fiddleheads and her harp students for a residency on 4/13/19 and 6/1/19, teaching and rehearsing tunes that Fiddleheads and harp students will perform on 6/15/19 at the annual Carolan Festival in Worcester.
The 17th Annual Farewell Reunion will be presented on Friday May 24, 2019 at Grace Church in Sheldon, Vermont. Proceeds from the concert go to the Tom Sustic Fund, which supports families with children with life-threatening/life-altering conditions. The concert is presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Grace Church as part of the Summer Music at […]
The Instrument Petting Zoo will be at Kid’s Day in Burlington on Saturday May 11th from 11am to 3pm, with Yasi Zeichner and Mark Sustic as zoo keepers More info about Kid’s Day here: https://enjoyburlington.com/event/kids-day/ Admission is free. A celebration of kids, for kids! The day kicks off at 9:30 am with a parade down […]
Global celebration of World Fiddle Day. Celebrating the music of the very wide violin family of instruments. World Fiddle Day was founded by Donegal fiddler Caoimhin Mac Aoidh in 2012. The May date was chosen to coincide with the 1737 death of Italian violin craftsman Antonio Stradivari. World Fiddle Day is celebrated annually on the […]
Thanks all who attended the board meeting Hotel Vermont in Burlington. Thanks especially to John and Tim for arranging the use of the beautiful room. We will follow up with Bill D, Kathleen, Brian and Oliver on catching to what they missed. Other than the inside/outside activity, we got through everything on the agenda. Yasi […]
Trad Camp registration has been open since February 1st, and the early registration discount is still available until May 1st ($275 before May, $300 after the deadline). There are 33 campers signed up – 27 spaces left! Guest instructors for the week are confirmed. They include Village Harmony, Benedict Koehler & Hilari Farrington, Joanne Garton, […]
Thanks to all who attended Fiddleheads with Dominique Dodge on 4/13/19 at the Burlington Violin Shop. Dominique returns on 6/1/19, same time and place, to continue preparing for the Carolan Festival performance on 6/15/19. Coming next is Yasi Zeichner, who completes a 2-part Fiddleheads residency on 4/27/19, to prepare for a performance at the Spring […]
Thanks to all who attended Fiddleheads with Yasi Zeichner on 4/6/19 at the Burlington Violin Shop. Here’s a video link to Sonny Brogan’s, the tune Yasi taught: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Klm9zhAT1Q0jbIcrKoufXvCMMAFyrj6y. Yasi will be back on 4/27/19, same time and place, and will continue preparing for the Shelburne Museum performance on 5/12/19. Coming next is Dominique Dodge, who begins […]
Thanks all for being part of the day, working hard, chipping when needed/when asked yesterday at Elley Long in Colchester – 12:30 to 1:30 meeting, 1:30 to 5:30 rehearsal, 7pm+ performance. I was so occupied with other stuff that I didn’t get a chance to take but a couple of photos https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15Ktgb-lxH4ONYkct-o-ZyJuAFMlODrwH?usp=sharing and one video […]