Remaining live workshops – 7pm EDT Thursdays March 21, 28
Learn 3 classic New England tunes from workshops and online materials
with Ed Pearlman
Videos, audio, sheet music available
From concert/workshop with N.H. fiddler Randy Miller
About the concert/workshop: A New Hampshire Celtic fiddler, Randy has played fiddle, piano, and accordion at contradances and Irish sessions for more than 50 years. He has several CDs, a book of original tunes, and through Fiddlecase Books, publishes trad music tunebooks, such as his 1983 classic, New England Fiddler’s Repertoire.
Learn an original reel by Randy (audio sample below) and try some of Randy’s special exercises to help with bowing and fingering!
About Thursday workshops: Learn 3 classic New England tunes – a jig written in Portland Maine in the 1850s and used for a popular dance throughout New England, and two reels played at sessions and contradances (learn them and come to Maine Fiddle Camp to play them with everyone!)
Upcoming in April – Old-time tunes
Guest concert/workshop 2pm EDT, Sun April 21
with Josie Toney of Nashville – An award-winning fiddler in a variety of roots styles, Josie teaches lessons and workshops in Nashville. Also a compelling singer, songwriter, and guitarist, she has toured the US, Canada, and Australia and performed at festivals such as Red Rocks, Newport Folk Fest and Bonnaroo.
Check back on March 15 for info about the April/May weekly Ornamentation classes!
April/May Monday Classes – Ornamentation – Bring all sorts of ornaments, grace notes, slides, cuts into your playing with both left hand and bow, to emphasize beats and embellish your tunes. Registration is open now through April 8.