Old Time Fiddle & Guitar Workshop with Sammy Lind & Nadine Landry

Cost is $35 per person
Workshop will be approximately 90 minutes in length.
This workshop is for Advanced Beginner to Advanced * (See below for skill level description)

Click the link to register, visit handmademusicschool.org
or call 1-540-745-2110

Chestnuts are tunes to break bread by – staples of community. They are the melodies that dancers hear a few notes of and know exactly what kind of fun and excitement is about to fill the air. In this workshop, Sammy and Nadine will teach a few unsung versions of chestnuts that will be a great addition to any old time musician’s repertoire.

We’ll start by gathering all together to hear a demonstration and brief history of the tunes that will be taught. We’ll then split into two groups: fiddle and guitar. Participants will spend half of the allotted time learning the melodies on the fiddle and how to accompany them on the guitar. We’ll reconvene at the end to jam the newly learned tunes!

The fiddle workshop, led by Sammy Lind, will focus on learning the melodies by ear, breaking them down phrase by phrase, with an emphasis on bowing. Alternate tunings will also be explored.

In Nadine’s guitar workshop, tools will be provided for accompanying the fiddle tunes, with an emphasis on the “boom-chuck” rhythm that is characteristic of old time guitar backup, gradually introducing bass lines without compromising the rhythm. Participants are encouraged to bring a capo.