*This is a ticketed workshop - Purchase tickets here.

Merry Time Music Co. is pleased to present an Appalachian Old Time Fiddle Workshop withBruce Molsky.

The workshop takes a hands-on approach to old time fiddle. Tunes are taught a phrase at a time, first melody, then bowing, and then piecing things together. We'll dig into old-time music's unique phrasing, rhythm and syncopation, ornamentation, etc. The tune is the vehicle, so mostly we'll be playing!

If you can just play a few simple old time fiddle tunes, or if you’re an experienced player, this workshop will be useful and fun! We’ll take a few different classic tunes apart to understand what makes them sound unique and ‘old timey.’ Starting first with short melodic phrases which we’ll play them into our muscle memory, we’ll add advice about bowing, then double stops, ornamentation and build it from there. You can stay simple or go as far as you like. I want to push you to challenge your limits!

All ages and levels are welcome! If you have just a few tunes under your belt or a lot, you should find some useful techniques and resources to help elevate your playing.

Participants are free to film or record any parts of the lessons. We ask that you do not post recordings on social media.

*Accessibility: Regrettably, accessing our loft is restricted to using stairs and is therefore not accessible for those who require a mobility aid. For those with allergies we also have a (very small, cute, but still allergenic) dog.