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HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS
Quebecois
Trad Day
April 17th - 12p-6:15p EST
Feat. Pascal Gemme,
Stéphanie Lépine, Stéphanie Labbé & David Boulanger
Tune Sessions
w/ Genticorum
April 23rd - 5p-7p EST
Tune up and tune in!
A session via FB Live with this magnificent Quebecois band!
Live Session
w/ Genticorum
April 30th - 5p-7p EST
Tune up and tune in!
A session via FB Live with this magnificent Quebecois band!
Irish Bouzouki
Bootcamp
April 17th- A 3 part class
Led by Owen Marshall
Saturdays - 1p EST
Thru Maine Trad
Owen Marshall
Irish Repertoire
April 23rd- A 4 part class
Fridays - 7p EST
Intermediate level
Thru Maine Trad Music School
Chris Thile
Masterclass
May 2nd - 2p EST
Making instr. music w/ others
Feat. Julian Lage
Thru Mandolin Box Office
Chris Thile
Masterclass
April 18th - 2p EST
Making vocal music w/ others
Feat. Sarah Jarosz
Thru Mandolin Box Office
Virtual Open
Mic Night
Every Tuesday
Virtually hosted by Club Passim, here is a great free space to share your music!
REOCCURRING EVENTS
Mary O's
Virtual Session
Every Thursday -7:30p
Hosted by Tune Supply on YouTube - all are welcome!
Tunes 'n Stuff
led by Audrey Knuth
Mondays 7p-8:30p EST on Zoom
A Virtual Tip Jar is available!
Zoom Contra
Jam Sessions
1st Sun. (7p)/3rd Wed. (9p)
W/ Audrey Knuth & Larry Ungar
Get added to the mailing list!
Northern Sessions
Led by Camp Possum
Wednesdays on YouTube
Ministry of Folk
Sessions
Click above to get the latest on sessions (of multiple genres) offered thru the Ministry of Folk
GFW Sessions
Mutiple offered weekly
Mondays/Wednesdays
Click above for information on times and dates
Online Sessions
Based out of the UK
Open access trad sessions!
Monday (3p-4:30p) - steady pace
Thursday (3p-4:30p) - session
Virtual Behan
Session
Saturdays 5p-7pEST on FB Live
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**Times are in EST
ARCHIVED LESSONS
Eli Gilbert
Banjo YouTube channel
Who's ready to get into some 5-string banjo?! If you said anything from "YAAAAY" to "I mean, maaaaybe?" here is a great online option for some smooth and helpful virtual instruction! Check out Eli Gilbert on YouTube!
Casual Living Room Jams
w April Verch + Cody Walters
These living room jams are going on hiatus, but in the meantime, jump into some previously live-streamed jams with some of the greats - April Verch and Cody Walters!
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Liz Faiella's Specialty Fiddle Workshop - thru MFC
Here's a great opportunity to learn a handful of new tunes with Liz Faiella while learning tips on picking up tunes in Irish sessions, as well as general etiquette when it comes to participating in in-person Irish sessions
Liz & Dan Faiella
thru
As an offering through mandolessons.com, learn a tune (Cold Frosty Morning) with Liz and Dan Faiella! Liz creates Fiddle Tune Kits, which she shares with patrons on her Patreon -- if you're looking for new paths for learning tunes, she might be a great resource for you!
Pascal Gemme-
Trad Quebec Studio
Learn some tunes with Pascal Gemme, the magnificent Quebecois fiddler from Genticorum! You'll find even more lessons on this YouTube channel as well as the
Trad Quebec Studio Patreon!
Tunes with Will Pound
(medium-paced)
Learn a couple of tunes (including a border morris tune!!) from Will Pound!
This video was recorded as part of the Virtually Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2020.
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Nancy Kerr Fiddle Workshop
thru Cambridge Folk Fest
Work on learning tunes by ear, bowing, tone, and much more with Nancy Kerr's Fiddle workshop, as recorded for the virtual Cambridge Folk Festival 2020
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Mari Black
Tune of the Month - March
Mari Black creates a video series called "Tune of the Month," where she picks a tune, shares interesting bits about it, and teaches the tune one bit at a time. Check this series out!
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The Walls of Liscarrol
w Martin Hayes
YAY MARTIN HAYES for continuing to offer thoughtfully crafted single lessons online.
He makes learning feel manageable and I love pretending like we're actually playing together :D
Learn a Jig with
Martin Hayes
The world-renowned fiddler Martin Hayes, teaches a jig called "Pasty Geary's" in the first of a series of YouTube tune lessons that he uploaded over the summer.
What a great treat!
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