Carl Rahkonen’s
favorite fiddle events near Pennsylvania:
In Pennsylvania:
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering. Greenwood Furnace State Park,
Huntingdon County, PA. Last
weekend in August. Great weekend camp featuring Pennsylvania traditional
music. http://www.simplegiftsmusic.com/greenwood/
Folk College with Simple Gifts. Held at Juniata College,
Huntingdon, PA. Last weekend in May. Excellent weekend camp
with concerts, classes and jamming.
Great faculty from around the country. http://www.simplegiftsmusic.com/folkcollege/
Fiddlin Bear Weekend: Lake Genero
Musician’s Gathering. In the Northeastern Pa. Held around September 1st. http://www.sacrasoft.com/Genero/About.html
Pennsylvania State Fiddle Contest. October. DuBois, PA. Organized by Kim Thomas, winners represent Pa. in the
National. http://www.thomasmusicstudio.com/
Scottish Fiddling Championship at the
Ligonier Highland Games. Idlewild Park,
Ligonier, PA. First Saturday in September. Contest and clinic with an outstanding Scottish fiddler. http://www.ligoniergames.org/fiddling.htm
In West Virginia:
Appalachian String Band Music Festival.
Clifftop, WV First week in August.
One of the largest and best Southern “old time” music
events in the country. http://www.wvculture.org/stringband/index.html
Augusta Heritage
Center, Elkins, WV. Features five week-long
camps with different themes. Excellent faculty from
around the country. Also a fiddle
week and “Fiddler’s Reunion” weekend in
October. http://www.augustaheritage.com/
Nordic Fiddles and Feet. Buffalo
Gap, WV. Week of 4th
of July. An outstanding Scandinavian camp, either
for the four-day weekend, or the entire week.
Faculty from Norway
and Sweden, as well as the
best Scandinavian players in North America. http://www.nordicfiddlesandfeet.org/
The West Virginia State
Folk Festival. Glenville,
WV. Mid June. A fine smaller festival
featuring traditional Southern music.
http://www.etc4u.com/folkfest/index.html
The Vandalia Gathering. Charleston, WV.
Excellent Memorial Day weekend festival showcasing the music
of West Virginia.
http://www.wvculture.org/vandalia/
In New York:
Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps. Ashokan, NY. Jay Ungar & Molly
Mason. Features three excellent
weeks: Northern, Southern and Western
Swing. http://www.ashokan.org/ashokan/camp.shtml
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