Join Andrea Beaton and Troy MacGillivray, along with Beth Telford and Will Wright, for a lively evening of Cape Breton music at Seven Stars Arts Center in Sharon, VT. The concert is on November 11 at 7pm. This is a concert not to be missed. Here’s a little taste:
While hip hop and classical music may seem worlds apart, Black Violin is sure that both are meant to bring people together. The Barre Opera House welcomes the genre-busters on Thursday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m., as part of the 2018-19 TD Bank Celebration Series. High-energy, classically trained musicians renowned for their ability to meld highbrow and … More Black Violin Comes to Vermont
Learn about the Irish fiddle legend, Tommy Peoples, who recently passed away. … More A Tribute to Tommy Peoples
Practicing an instrument is a daunting task. I mean who wants to sit home and practice their keys and intonation or learn harder tunes just for fun? Who does that? Most of the time when I take out my fiddle, I just want to sound good so I play what I already know. That isn’t … More What makes us practice
Happy birthday Mom. Today you would have been 74 years old and wearing purple, according to your favorite poem. I wanted to take the time, on your birthday, to let you know just how much influence you had on me when it comes to music. Though you weren’t a musician yourself, you introduced me to … More An open letter to my late mom, about music
Post by Reagh Greenleaf: Winter Renaissance Faire Pre-Party You’re invited to a Winter Renaissance Faire Pre-Party at Rí Rá Burlington on Wed. 2/21/18, 6-9 pm. Participation and Medieval/Renaissance costumes encouraged. Gypsy Reel Trio (Silas Hamilton, Maggie Hickey and Reagh Greenleaf) performing, VTCeltic merch, giveaways, raffles, etc. Irish Sessions at the Winter Renaissance Faire Vermont Celtic Co., is sponsoring, co-organizing and vending at the Winter … More Upcoming Renaissance Faire Festivities
As a musician, your worst nightmare is to physically hurt yourself rendering you unable to play your instrument, especially if that’s how you earn your living. This past fall, I broke my middle finger on my left hand (and before you ask it wasn’t from using it too much). My injury has forced me to … More How my broken finger will improve my playing
There is nothing more Celtic than fiddles and harps. If you like Celtic and folk music you’re going to love this weekend with Dominique Dodge on harp & Emerald Rae on fiddle, a double bill with a side of collaboration: Emerald Rae, fiddler and folk singer Boston-based Fiddler & Folksinger Emerald Rae creates a groove-heavy … More Fiddles and Harps
Winter is in full force in Vermont and though the cold may make you feel like hibernating, don’t get too comfy. There is music to play, parties to enjoy and concerts not to be missed. Here is one of them: On January 6, 2018 at 7pm, Seven Stars Arts Center, on Rt 14 in Sharon, VT … More An evening of Celtic music
When I first started playing fiddle many years ago, my aunt sent me a poem by Irish poet, William Butler Yeats called The Fiddler of Dooney. I loved it because it is about a fiddler, because an Irish poet wrote it, and heck, because it rhymed and who doesn’t love that? I memorized the poem … More And dance like a wave of the sea…
