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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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Classes

A Lonesome Sound: Country Music with Andrew

Adult Beginner Ukulele

Fiddle students listening to a new tune.

Beginning Fiddle

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.

Traditional Ensemble

Learn to play traditional tunes in an ensemble.

English Country Dance Music Sessions

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.

Monday Night Fiddle

Learn tunes and styles from Irish tradition.

Guitar student working with UVMC faculty

Beginner Guitar

Develop your skills to confidently play through complete songs and get comfortable playing music with others.

Guitar student working with UVMC faculty Tristan Bellerive

Intermediate Group Guitar

Group guitar class for intermediate players who want to strengthen improvisation skills, fretboard knowledge and more.

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Events

Bal Folk Workshop with Eloise & Co.

Saturday, October 25,
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm EDT

$30

Upper Valley Music Center

Join our special guests Rachel Bell, Becky Tracy, and Rachel Aucoin for a workshop learning tunes from the balfolk dance…

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Eloise & Co.

Eloise & Co. with Rachel Aucoin

Saturday, October 25,
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm EDT

$20

First Congregational Church of Lebanon

Becky Tracy (fiddle) and Rachel Bell (accordion) formed Eloise & Co. in 2015 to explore their love of multiple genres,…

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Folk Music Faculty

Amy Cann

Amy Cann

Fiddle, violin, contra/English country dance

Rachel Clemente

Carol Compton

English Country Dance Ensemble

fiddle

George Fowler

Jeremiah McLane

Jeremiah McLane

Traditional ensembles

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.