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Troy MacGillivray
Nova Scotia
fiddle, piano, dance
Troy MacGillivray is from Lanark, a small community on the north-eastern shore of Nova Scotia. Troy’s commitment to music has spanned 30 years and includes both practical and academic accomplishments, most recently an M.A. in Ethnomusicology from the University of Limerick in Ireland. From as young as six years old, Troy impressed audiences with his step dancing and soon after, fiddle and piano skills.…
Tony Mates
Washington
Tony plays fiddle, guitar and bass, sings and calls dances, and has been a part of Fiddle Tunes for quite a long time. An enthusiastic performer, he loves to encourage others in their passion for music and dance. His choice of music reflects a love of dance music and lively, accessible tunes. For his performances, Tony will be joined by members of his band, Peckin’ Out Dough, including David Cahn, Catherine Alexander, Brigid Blume and Carmen Ficarra.…
Katie McNally
Maine
Katie McNally grew up playing Scottish and Cape Breton music near Boston, Massachusetts and currently tours with her own projects, Pine Tree Flyers and the Katie McNally Trio. A member of the cross-genre fiddle supergroup, Childsplay, Katie has also toured with Karan Casey, John Whelan, and Galician bagpiper Carlos Núñez.
Equally at home on the concert stage or in the dance hall, she has appeared at Celtic Colours, Celtic Connections, Newport Folk Festival, and The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, as well as countless folk venues throughout North America and Europe.…
The Milnes Family
Jesse Milnes, fiddle
Gerry Milnes, fiddle, banjo
Gerry Milnes has been collecting and playing old-time music and writing about traditional musicians in West Virginia for over fifty years. He’s a multi-instrumentalist, folklorist, filmmaker, and writer, focusing not only on the music but also where it comes from and the values and stories that go along with it.…
Arkaitz Miner & Friends
Arkaitz Miner, violin
Teresa Jareño, alboka, dance
Caitlin Romtvedt, violin
David Romtvedt, accordion
Arkaitz Miner is a violinist, mandolinist, and guitarist with a background in traditional, European classical, and contemporary music. His musical sensibility derives from the close relationship he has with the traditional music of the Basque Country. …
Bruce Molsky
New York State
Grammy-nominated Bruce Molsky transports audiences to another time and place, with his authentic and personal interpretations of rarities from the Southern Appalachian songbook and other musical traditions from around the globe. Best known for his work on the fiddle, Bruce’s banjo, guitar and his distinctive, powerful vocals also resonate with listeners.…
Jim Nelson
Faculty
Jim Nelson is a veteran of the old-time music scene, having honed his guitar skills through many years of playing with senior dance fiddlers, especially Bob Holt of Ava, Missouri and Lotus Dickey of Paoli, Indiana, and by keeping a close eye on some of the older guitar players. He has been playing with Geoff Seitz for the past 40 years, and along with Geoff and Curt Buckhannon.
The Newell Family
Carter Newell, fiddle
Maisie Newell, fiddle
Helen Newell, fiddle
Eric Dayan, guitar
Three generations of fiddlers means lots of fun! Carter Newell’s been fiddling for 50 years and farming oysters for almost as long. He is a marine biology PHD, a shellfish and coastal ecosystems researcher, and co-owner of the Pemaquid Oyster Company.…
Los Originarios del Plan
Leonel “La Chona” Mendoza, harp
Rafael “Caña” Farías, violín
Fernando “Perico” Amezcua, violín
Elías Francisco “Pancho” Cárdenas, vihuela
Today’s arpa grande musical tradition is both old and new. The sound of the large harp (arpa grande), regional guitars, two violins, and full-throated, high-pitched vocals goes back to the late 19th century in the hot, agricultural lowlands and foothills of the states of Michoacán and Jalisco, the riverplain known to locals as El Plan.…
Lisa Ornstein
Washington
with Sabin Jacques, button accordion, and Rachel Aucoin, piano
Fiddle virtuoso Lisa Ornstein is an outstanding interpreter of the traditional music of French Canada and Appalachia, blending compelling and inventive playing with impeccable tune choice. Befriended by North Carolina fiddle legend Tommy Jarrell while she was in her teens, Lisa quickly became an accomplished fiddler in the Round Peak style.…