Friday morning, July 4th...Devon Leger teaches an Acadian tune from Prince Edward Island. Look at those feet going lickety-split!
(Below) Nic McMillian plays a tune from Round Peak, North Carolina
Gathering for the July 4th afternoon performances at McCurdy Pavilion
The big doors are open for the afternoon. You can sit inside in ticketed seats, or outside on the grass, weather permitting.
Wendy and David MacIsaac play Cape Breton tunes
Beverly Smith and Carl Jones sing sweet songs
Some Cape Breton tunes at intermission, led by Jane Landstra
Lining up for goodies, coffee and CD's at intermission
Lining up for beer or wine at the Beer Garden...
There's plenty of room for the kids to have a game....
Harold Luce and Adam Boyce play lively New England contradance tunes
Toe-tapping French-Canadian songs and tunes from De Temps Antan
Wendy Mac Isaac step dancing with De Temps Antan
After the performance, it's time for the Crazy Hat Cocktail party! (private party)
The horn section...
Step dancing to the music....
The kids play in the trees above us......
The Irish session on the other side of the food tent....
After the Crazy Hat Cocktail Party, it's over to the Mule Barn tent for some gumbo, followed by the Cajun Dance with the Pine Leaf Boys....their dynamic Cajun and Zydeco numbers make you get up and dance!
It's a big tent, but everyone wants to be close to the fabulous music...
The tent can't hold all the dancers....but there's plenty of room to boogie outside!
Fiddle Tunes went on for yet another day of concerts: the Band Lab concert and two more performances at McCurdy Pavilion. Featured musicians on Saturday afternoon included Jim and Joyce Cauthen, Lee and Elsie Stripling and Friends, Paul Bradley, Backstep, and James Bryan. The nighttime concert featured Aereo Correo, Earl Murphy, and Tim O'Brien. And dancing and jamming every night afterwards!
I hope you enjoyed seeing what a week looks like at "Fiddle Tunes" 2008. Come back next year to learn from some of the most talented folk musicians and experience some of the best traditional American music you'll ever hear! No experience is required to start learning at Fiddle Tunes, and families often participate together, as there are programs available for kids. Scholarships and work trades are also available to help with the cost of tuition. Go to www.centrum.org for more information.
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Comments: 37
Our American musical heritage is so wonderfully varied due to all the different cultures we have welcomed to our shores.
Thanks for sharing this, Alison. Wish I could have heard it too. :-)
The hats look like fun too.
No doubt about it ... fiddle music is sweet, warm and tantalizing, like honey on hot bread ... loved your posts about the Festival of American Tunes 2008!