North American Fiddle Week
Event Dates
(EST)
Admission
Free
The American Roots Music Program presents the inaugural North American Fiddle Week. The event is a celebration of the colorful tapestry of fiddle music.
Five traditions will be represented:
Cajun—Mitch and Renée Reed (Louisiana)
Metís—Jamie Fox and Scotty Leach (Montana and New York)
Quebecois—Pascal Gemme and Yann Falquet (Quebec and Vermont)
Tejano—Belen Escobedo and Ramon Gutierrez (Texas)
Old Time—Bruce Molsky (Visiting Scholars, American Roots Music Program)
Escobedo received a National Heritage Award just last month. Molsky is the visiting scholar in the American Roots Music Program, and will be hosting and presenting a little about the American Old Time music that is regularly hosted at Berklee.