All workshops are on Saturday, January 18th at Monteverdi Music School at 46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT

($20.00/workshop fee, pay at the door)

Old Time fiddle with Rosie Newton: 10:15 am to 11:30 am. In this class, we will learn a fiddle tune and talk about the different components that help create the Old Time sound. We will experiment with bowing and double stops as well as discuss different tools to help learn tunes by ear. Intended for intermediate level and advanced fiddlers.

Old Time banjo with Richie Stearns: 10:15 am to 11:30 am. Intended for intermediate level and advanced old time banjo players. Workshop will explore Appalachian old time and more modern versions of clawhammer and apply them to the level of tunes that workshop participants themselves want to play

Double Cajun Fiddle with Rosie Newton and Steve Selin: 1:15 pm to 2:30pm. Double fiddling is an old tradition in Louisiana, so instructors will teach a tune and talk about how to accompany that tune with the other fiddle. Workshop intended for intermediate level and advanced fiddlers.

Cajun Dance Workshop: information to come

Cajun/Zydeco Rhythms with Sally Freund, Ian Cummings, and Paul Martin: 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm. Bring rhythm instruments if you have them, and workshop will be fun experimenting with Cajun and zydeco beats! Open to all.