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Traditional Folk Music

UVMC offers lessons, classes, and workshops in traditional styles on a variety of instruments.

Our mission is to connect the local music community with the best traditional musicians for performances and workshops, bring people together for music-making events, and offer lessons at all ability levels with highly skilled faculty members.

Accordion and fiddle player at Upper Valley Music Center
Fiddle player at Upper Valley Music Center
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Events

Slow Jam

Friday, August 19,
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm EDT
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on Friday, July 23, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm

Play along to traditional fiddle tunes at a relaxed tempo.

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Slow Jam

Friday, September 9,
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm EDT
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on Friday, July 23, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm

Play along to traditional fiddle tunes at a relaxed tempo.

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Classes

Summer 2022 Monday Night Fiddle

July 11-August 15
Mondays 6:30-7:30 pm
Upper Valley Music Center

Intermediate adults learn tunes from Celtic, French Canadian, Cape Breton, and New England Contra Dance traditions.

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Fiddlers enjoying a traditional tune.

Summer 2022 Fiddle/Guitar Intensive Week

Monday-Friday, August 1-5
5:30 pm intermediate or 6:30 pm beginner

Build your fiddle tune repertoire and learn to play tunes with an ensemble!

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Kids Beginner Ukulele

Spring 2022: February 22-May 31
Alternating Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm
UVMC Bach Room

Nils Fredland will teach the ukulele basics -- holding the instrument, tuning, strumming, and learning chords and basic music theory.

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Adults playing ukulele

Adult Beginner Ukulele

Spring 2022: February 22-May 31
Alternating Tuesdays 6:45-7:45 pm
UVMC Bach Room

Learn the ukulele basics...holding the instrument, tuning, strumming, and building your knowledge of chords and basic music theory.

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Monday Night Fiddle

Mondays 7:15-8:15 pm
Spring 2022: 12 weeks beginning March 14
Online via Zoom
Start Date postponed to March 14

Learn tunes and styles from Celtic, French Canadian, Cape Breton, and New England Contra Dance traditions.

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Traditional Ensembles: Répertoire de Quebec

Spring 2022: February 10-May 12
Thursdays 6:30-8 pm
Upper Valley Music Center Elgar Room
Start date postponed to February 10

Learn instrumental tunes of Quebec.

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English Country Dance Music Sessions

Sundays 7-8:30 pm
Second and Fourth Sundays

UVMC English Country Dance Instrumental Music sessions provide a friendly, flexible and spontaneous small ensemble setting for beginning, intermediate to experienced players of a variety of traditional instruments.

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Fiddle students listening to a new tune.

Beginning Fiddle

Tuesdays 7:15-8:15 pm*
Part 1 Fall 2021: October 19-January 11
Part 2 Spring: February 1-May 3
UVMC Elgar Room

Beginning adults start with the very basics: how to hold the fiddle and bow with clean, relaxed technique that fits your body, how to “hear” and remember a tune.

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Folk Music Faculty

Tristan Bellerive

Tristan Bellerive

Guitar Amy Cann

Amy Cann

Fiddle, violin, contra/English country dance

Carol Compton

English Country Dance Ensemble Jeremiah McLane

Jeremiah McLane

Accordion, piano Ben Van Vliet

Ben Van Vliet

Violin, fiddle

Questions?

If you’d like to learn more about our traditional folk music offerings, visit our FAQ page or contact us with your questions.