Schedule Of Events:

November 2, 2023

6:30 am – 10:00 am -  Hotel Breakfast Buffet in Stony Brook Café 6:30-10AM
7:30 am – 11:00 am -  Quick Breakfast, Snacks, and Coffee in 1st Floor Hallway between Rooms 2 and 5
7:45 am – 6:00 pm -  FH REGISTRATION OPEN - Here's what you need to bring
8:00 am – 8:00 am -  Whova Help Link
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  Gus Cannon, the Five-String Banjo and the Coming of the Blues
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  Practical Music Theory for Melody Instruments in Folk Music
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  "I Can't Find My Note!" Demystifying Bluegrass Harmony Vocals
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  Learn Two Traditional Songs from Northeast Scotland
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  Fun Practice Tips to Make You More Effective
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  Learn a Favorite Reel from the Beaton Family
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  A Favorite Tune from Pascal's Trad Québec Studio - Fiddle Lead and Guitar Backup
8:15 am – 9:15 am -  Taking the Melody in Unexpected Directions that Delight the Listener
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Piano Textures and Approaches (Listening)
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  JAM: Old-Time Tunes from Clifftop and Galax [70 minutes]
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Kids and Teens: Improvise Using Pentatonic Scales
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  The Basics of Singing While You Fiddle
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  The Blues - Putting It All Together
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Making Music for Film
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Intro to Bluegrass Banjo for Old-Time Banjo Players [Bring Fingerpicks if You Have Them]
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  An Old-Time Fiddle Tune from William Adams
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Three Polkas for Irish Fiddlers
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  The Essence of Scottish Pipe Marches (and You'll Learn an Easy One)
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Tune Writing Workshop - Cape Breton Style
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Creating Contrasts in Your Fiddling
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  You're the Drummer - Mandolin Chops and Rhythm
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  Ways to Take Your Bluegrass Guitar Playing to the Next Level
9:30 am – 10:30 am -  How to Listen to Tunes and Songs
10:00 am – 2:00 pm -  TENTATIVE Hotel Breakfast Buffet in Lobby 10AM-2PM
11:00 am – 4:00 pm -  Quick Meals, Snacks, and Coffee in 1st Floor Hallway between Rooms 2 and 5
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  CONCERT: Morning Duets with Bruce and Darol
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  JAM: Play Through Original Tunes with Jay and Molly
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  KIDS and TEENS Learn a Québécois Fiddle Tune Used for Step Dancing
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  A Fun First Swedish Fiddle Tune
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Work Songs across the Traditions
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  A Gentle Intro to Improvising in Funk and Rock Music
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Learn the Irish Polka Pulse
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  An Old-Time Tommy Jarrell Tune, Judy-Style
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Old and New - A Tune from James Scott Skinner and One from a Current Scottish Pub Session
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Fiddle and Banjo Duet Playing with Janie Rothfield - Primarily for Banjo Players [70 Minutes]
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Two Old-Time Tunes that Sit Nicely on the Cello
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Modern Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Integrating Licks from Solos You Have Learned into Your Improvisation
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  Advanced Variation in Irish Tunes
11:00 am – 12:00 pm -  A Challenging New England Tune
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  FOOD and DRINK at Old Joe Clark's Pub noon-3PM
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Magic Mandolin Concert
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Lunchtime Storytelling from Maine and from the Land of Finger Puppets
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  JAM: Intermediate Scandinavian Jam
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  JAM: Québécois à Pleine Vitesse
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Black Maritime Songs
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Luthier's Corner 2: Your Soundpost Is the "Soul" of Your Instrument
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Learn a Cajun Tune with Jay and Molly
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Improve Your Accompaniment Techniques on Cello
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Classic Bluegrass Banjo Licks and How to Use Them
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  The Complete Technique of the Irish Roll and Where to Use It
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Clawhammer Banjo Technique through the Lens of Wade Ward
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Iconic Bluegrass Fiddle Breaks [70 Minutes]
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Advanced Fiddle Textures for Playing Backup
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm -  Getting Deeper into Shetland Fiddle (Good for Scottish and Scandinavian Players)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Dramatic Electric Violin Concert
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  JAM: Easy Bluegrass Jam
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Embellishing Fiddle Tune Melodies on Mandolin
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Hiding In Plain Sight : Musical Threads That Bluegrass Shares With its Stylistic Relatives
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Easy Québécois Jig Workshop
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Learn an Easy New England Contra Dance Tune from the FH CTL
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Creating Variations on the Banjo
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  The Blues: North America's Musical Language
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  John Johnson's "Shelvin' Rock" with Bruce Molsky
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Slip Jigs and Hop Jigs, Oh My!
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Playing More Advanced Fiddle Accompaniment to Your Singing
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Backing Up Irish and Scottish Tunes in Standard Guitar Tuning
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Learn a Tasty Chord Solo on Mandolin
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm -  Piano Accordion Workshop
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Your Original Tunes Concert (Open Mic)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  JAM: Scottish S l o w Jam with Barbara McOwen and Janine Randall
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Learn an Easy Québécois Tune on Fiddle or Backup Guitar
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Singing With Lissa - Learn Techniques and a Song from "Thunder In My Arms"
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Effects for Electric Strings
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Learn a Rocking Swedish Polska
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Learn a Favorite Tune Composed by Charlie Lennon
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  How to Practice Creatively for Bluegrass, Country, and Roots Music
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  How to "Think on Your Feet" on Guitar with Grant Gordy
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Fiddle Tunes on Jazz Changes - from Groove to Swing
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Québécois Workshop to Learn a Fine Reel
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm -  Connecting Regional Scottish and CB Fiddle Styles to Dance Forms
4:00 pm – 4:00 pm -  CLOSING at $PM: Quick Meals, Snacks, and Coffee in 1st Floor Hallway
5:00 pm – 5:00 pm -  Our Heartfelt Thanks to All Who Have Donated to Our FH Scholarship Fund!
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  JAM: Waltz Playalong - Some Sheet Music Available
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  River of **** Podcast Live with Special Guest Jake Jolliff (Listening)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  Drop-In Session #2 for Quick Advice from Luthier Jess Fox on Your Fiddle, Viola, or Cello
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  Learn One of McKinley's Favorite Easy Irish Tunes on Cello
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  JAM: Hang Out and Play some Tunes with Éric, or Ask Him Your Fiddling Questions (even Foot Percussion!)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  A Beautiful Scandinavian Bridal March
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  Learn One of Jake's Favorite Fiddle Tunes from Clifftop
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  DAWG Music on Guitar
6:00 pm – 6:00 pm -  Fh Registration and Store Close

November 3, 2023

6:30 am – 10:00 am - Hotel Breakfast Buffet In Stony Brook Café 6:30-10am
7:30 am – 10:40 pm - FH REGISTRATION OPEN - Here's What You Need To Bring
7:30 am – 11:00 am - Quick Breakfast, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway Between Rooms 2 And 5
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Learn An Easy Waltz From Québec
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Intro To Alexander Technique With Brittany Karlson
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Drop-In Friday Morning Practice: Basic Arpeggios
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Learn About Cape Breton Strathspeys, And Learn One
8:15 am – 9:15 am - "Trouble In The Den" In G Minor
8:15 am – 9:15 am - A Fine Métis Tune For The Early Birds
9:00 am – 10:30 pm - Whova Help Schedule
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Jam: New England Slow Jam [70 Minutes]
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Three Key Ideas For Beginning Irish Fiddlers
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Easy Scottish Cello
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Intro To Swing Fiddle In The Style Of Jason Anick
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Intro To Choro For All Lead Instruments: F M C G All Lead
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Harmonizing A Melody With Double Stops On Mandolin
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Lead A Double Life! - Tasty Double Stops For Fiddlers
9:30 am – 10:30 am - How To Add Rolls To Bluegrass Song Melodies
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Flute Playing Across The Traditions
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Passing Chords On The Piano With Molly Mason
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Arranging Tunes As A String Band For Contra Dancing
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Learn A Cape Breton Tune By John Campbell From The Boston States
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Bowing Traditional Tunes From Québec (And You'll Learn One)
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Pairing Mando And Guitar - Ideas For You To Try Out
9:30 am – 10:30 am - A Recent Keith Murphy Tune That's Great For Contra Dancing
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Very Easy Old-Time Fiddle Workshop
11:00 am – 5:30 pm - Quick Meals, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway Between Rooms 2 And 5
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Burke Family Band In Concert
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Jam: Irish Slow Jam With Ellery Klein [70 Minutes]
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Jam: Cape Breton Kitchen Party
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - How To Pick Up Chord Progressions In A Jam
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Bow Control In Slow Airs
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Four Ways To Make Your Fiddle Swing
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Spice Up Your Guitar Backup With Drop-D Tuning
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - An Easy Old-Time Tune For Banjo From The Common Tune List
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Learn A Wonderful Waltz With Jay And Molly
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Whompin' Rhythm Chops For Strummers
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - A Contemporary Scottish Fiddle Tune
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - "Jimmy In The Swamp," A Catchy Old-Time Fiddle Tune From Bob Walters
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Learn A Traditional Cajun Tune
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - The 3 Skooches - Nodes Of Change In The Blues Scale
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Chord Construction On The Guitar
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - A Favorite Set Of Reels From Matt Cranitch
12:00 pm – 11:59 pm - FOOD And DRINK At Old Joe Clark's Pub Noon-11pm
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Rakish In Concert
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Jam: New To Jamming?
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Jam: Classic New England Dance Tunes For Intermediates
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Learn The Bones (A Few Extras Available And Can Also Buy At FH Store)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - A Dramatic And Fun Klezmer Tune For Lead Instruments
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Learn A Bluesy Mandolin Tune
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - An american Fiddler’s Take On Nordic Fiddling
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Working The Seven Dimensions Of The Bow
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - From Mouth Music To Fiddle
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Bluegrass And Old-Time Fiddle Master Class: Feedback From Ella On Your Playing And Technique
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - David Surette Tune Workshop
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Scottish Grace Note Tutorial
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Fiddle As Backup - What To Do, What Not To Do
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Playing Wild Old-Time Cello
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Two Essential Old-Time Tunes From North Carolina Fiddlers
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Guitar And Mandolin Backup And Solo On A Jazz Standard
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm - FLASH MARCH "Bonaparte And Moscow" (From CTL)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - CONCERT: The Dead Sea Squirrels
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Jam: Advanced Irish Session With Rakish
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Tone Production On The Fiddle
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Learning Singing Melodies On The Fly So You Can Play A Break (=Solo)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - A Classic Scottish Strathspey By Neil Gow
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Violin Fingerboard Mastery With Jason Anick
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Gàidhlig Song Workshop
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - How To Accompany And Jam On Guitar In Standard Tuning
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Double Thumbing On Oldtime Banjo
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - An Irish Tune As Played In Québec
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Learn A Great Pete Sutherland Tune From A Vermont Fiddler
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Playing And Backing Up Irish Reels On Cello
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Adventures In Rhythm And Language
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Comprehensive Mandolin Fretboard Knowledge
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Cape Breton Set Workshop (March To Strathspey To Reel)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Choro And Jazz Manouche With The Jason Anick Trio
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Jam: Intermediate OT Tunes (Some From The Fiddle Hell Common Tune List)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - KIDS And TEENS: Learn A Bluegrass Tune
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Cape Breton Bowing Workshop (Including A Simple Tune)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Basics Of Old-Time Guitar Backup
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Guidelines And Suggestions For Playing In Irish Seisiúns - F M C G Flute Any L2 Cranitch[F]
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Singing While Playing Fiddle
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Cross-Tuned Fiddle Favorites
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Explore Your Groove On "Yell In The Shoats," An Original Tune By Judy From Old-Time Sweethearts, Vol. 1
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - How To Learn Tunes By Ear With Lissa Schneckenburger
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Une Boite À Outils (Toolbox) For Québécois Fiddling
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Scandi Tunes For Lead Instruments
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Cello Improvisation Workshop
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn Elements Of Contra Dance Fiddling And A Great Tune
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn A Classic Tune And How To Make It Sound Bluegrassy
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn A Quintessential Scottish Pipe March
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - New England And More Fiddle Concert With Lissa And Becky
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - A Panoply Of Peachy Playing For Two Fiddles (Listening)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Jam: Cajun House Party [70 Minutes]
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - KIDS And TEENS: Fun With Improvisation
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Singing For The Joy Of It
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Marcus Martin's "Shove That Pig's Foot A Little Farther In The Fire" From The FH CTL
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Basics Of Improving Your Timing And Rhythm On Guitar
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Arranging Music In A Duo Setting
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Old-Time Fiddling Together With Other Fiddlers
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Québécois Trad Band Instrumental Workshop With Genticorum
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Donegal Tune Workshop (Johnny Doherty)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Octave-Playing In The Sliabh Luachra Style
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - What Are Modes And How Can You Use Them In Your Playing?
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Playing Clawhammer Banjo Up The Neck
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Choro On Mandolin
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - "The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Society’s Welcome To The Shetland Islands" By Willie Hunter
5:30 pm – 5:30 pm - CLOSING NOW: Quick Meals, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm - Fiddle Hell Quick Dinner Buffet In Lobby 5:30-7:30pm
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - Genticorum In Concert
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - Play A Bluegrass Tune Or Song With BB And Get Helpful Feedback From Her On Your Playing
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - Learn An Easy One Of Judy’s Most Favorite Old-Time Fiddle Tunes In Standard Tuning
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - 4 Great Ways To Invent Melodic Variations For Lead Instruments
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm - Teen Meetup On Friday Night (Ages 13-18 Only) [30 Minutes]
9:00 pm – 10:15 pm - Jam: THE WHOMP! Glowing Gathering Of The Groove For All Instruments (Goes Until 10:15pm; Join Any Time)
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Learn "Candy Girl" With Rhythm And Groove On Clawhammer Banjo
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Playing Irish Slides (And You'll Learn A Great One)
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - A Classic Swedish Polska
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Mandolin For Guitarists [Bring Mandolin]
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Learn A Classic Western Swing Tune In The Style Of Bob Wills
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - DADGAD Guitar For Irish And Scottish Tunes
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Introduction To Galician Fiddle (Spanish Celtic Tradition)
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Two Irish Reels That Work Well For Contra Dances
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: Sea Chantey Blast
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: Freylekh Klezmer Jam - Music Provided [70 Minutes]
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Learn An Easy Irish Tune "O'Keefe's Slide" (From CTL)
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Country Fiddle Licks And Style
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - There's More To A Tune Than The Melody
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Inventing Solo Arrangements For Flatpicked Guitar
10:40 pm – 10:40 pm - FH REGISTRATION And STORE CLOSE
11:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Rooms Open For Jamming After 11:30pm: 4, 6, 7, 8, 35, 36, All Jam Spots (Except 7 And 9) COPY

November 4, 2023

6:30 am – 10:00 am - Hotel Breakfast Buffet In Stony Brook Café 6:30-10am
7:30 am – 10:40 pm - FH REGISTRATION OPEN - Here's What You Need To Bring
7:30 am – 11:00 am - Quick Breakfast, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway Between Rooms 2 And 5
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Learn An Easy Waltz From Québec
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Intro To Alexander Technique With Brittany Karlson
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Drop-In Friday Morning Practice: Basic Arpeggios
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Learn About Cape Breton Strathspeys, And Learn One
8:15 am – 9:15 am - "Trouble In The Den" In G Minor
8:15 am – 9:15 am - A Fine Métis Tune For The Early Birds
9:00 am – 10:30 pm - Whova Help Schedule
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Jam: New England Slow Jam [70 Minutes]
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Three Key Ideas For Beginning Irish Fiddlers
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Easy Scottish Cello
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Intro To Swing Fiddle In The Style Of Jason Anick
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Intro To Choro For All Lead Instruments: F M C G All Lead
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Harmonizing A Melody With Double Stops On Mandolin
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Lead A Double Life! - Tasty Double Stops For Fiddlers
9:30 am – 10:30 am - How To Add Rolls To Bluegrass Song Melodies
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Flute Playing Across The Traditions
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Passing Chords On The Piano With Molly Mason
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Arranging Tunes As A String Band For Contra Dancing
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Learn A Cape Breton Tune By John Campbell From The Boston States
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Bowing Traditional Tunes From Québec (And You'll Learn One)
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Pairing Mando And Guitar - Ideas For You To Try Out
9:30 am – 10:30 am - A Recent Keith Murphy Tune That's Great For Contra Dancing
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Very Easy Old-Time Fiddle Workshop
11:00 am – 5:30 pm - Quick Meals, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway Between Rooms 2 And 5
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Burke Family Band In Concert
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Jam: Irish Slow Jam With Ellery Klein [70 Minutes]
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Jam: Cape Breton Kitchen Party
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - How To Pick Up Chord Progressions In A Jam
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Bow Control In Slow Airs
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Four Ways To Make Your Fiddle Swing
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Spice Up Your Guitar Backup With Drop-D Tuning
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - An Easy Old-Time Tune For Banjo From The Common Tune List
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Learn A Wonderful Waltz With Jay And Molly
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Whompin' Rhythm Chops For Strummers
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - A Contemporary Scottish Fiddle Tune
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - "Jimmy In The Swamp," A Catchy Old-Time Fiddle Tune From Bob Walters
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Learn A Traditional Cajun Tune
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - The 3 Skooches - Nodes Of Change In The Blues Scale
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Chord Construction On The Guitar
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - A Favorite Set Of Reels From Matt Cranitch
12:00 pm – 11:59 pm - FOOD And DRINK At Old Joe Clark's Pub Noon-11pm
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Rakish In Concert
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Jam: New To Jamming?
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Jam: Classic New England Dance Tunes For Intermediates
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Learn The Bones (A Few Extras Available And Can Also Buy At FH Store)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - A Dramatic And Fun Klezmer Tune For Lead Instruments
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Learn A Bluesy Mandolin Tune
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - An american Fiddler’s Take On Nordic Fiddling
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Working The Seven Dimensions Of The Bow
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - From Mouth Music To Fiddle
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Bluegrass And Old-Time Fiddle Master Class: Feedback From Ella On Your Playing And Technique
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - David Surette Tune Workshop
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Scottish Grace Note Tutorial
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Fiddle As Backup - What To Do, What Not To Do
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Playing Wild Old-Time Cello
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Two Essential Old-Time Tunes From North Carolina Fiddlers
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Guitar And Mandolin Backup And Solo On A Jazz Standard
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm - FLASH MARCH "Bonaparte And Moscow" (From CTL)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - CONCERT: The Dead Sea Squirrels
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Jam: Advanced Irish Session With Rakish
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Tone Production On The Fiddle
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Learning Singing Melodies On The Fly So You Can Play A Break (=Solo)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - A Classic Scottish Strathspey By Neil Gow
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Violin Fingerboard Mastery With Jason Anick
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Gàidhlig Song Workshop
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - How To Accompany And Jam On Guitar In Standard Tuning
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Double Thumbing On Oldtime Banjo
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - An Irish Tune As Played In Québec
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Learn A Great Pete Sutherland Tune From A Vermont Fiddler
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Playing And Backing Up Irish Reels On Cello
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Adventures In Rhythm And Language
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Comprehensive Mandolin Fretboard Knowledge
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Cape Breton Set Workshop (March To Strathspey To Reel)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Choro And Jazz Manouche With The Jason Anick Trio
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Jam: Intermediate OT Tunes (Some From The Fiddle Hell Common Tune List)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - KIDS And TEENS: Learn A Bluegrass Tune
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Cape Breton Bowing Workshop (Including A Simple Tune)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Basics Of Old-Time Guitar Backup
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Guidelines And Suggestions For Playing In Irish Seisiúns - F M C G Flute Any L2 Cranitch[F]
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Singing While Playing Fiddle
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Cross-Tuned Fiddle Favorites
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Explore Your Groove On "Yell In The Shoats," An Original Tune By Judy From Old-Time Sweethearts, Vol. 1
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - How To Learn Tunes By Ear With Lissa Schneckenburger
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Une Boite À Outils (Toolbox) For Québécois Fiddling
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Scandi Tunes For Lead Instruments
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Cello Improvisation Workshop
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn Elements Of Contra Dance Fiddling And A Great Tune
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn A Classic Tune And How To Make It Sound Bluegrassy
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn A Quintessential Scottish Pipe March
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - New England And More Fiddle Concert With Lissa And Becky
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - A Panoply Of Peachy Playing For Two Fiddles (Listening)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Jam: Cajun House Party [70 Minutes]
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - KIDS And TEENS: Fun With Improvisation
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Singing For The Joy Of It
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Marcus Martin's "Shove That Pig's Foot A Little Farther In The Fire" From The FH CTL
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Basics Of Improving Your Timing And Rhythm On Guitar
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Arranging Music In A Duo Setting
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Old-Time Fiddling Together With Other Fiddlers
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Québécois Trad Band Instrumental Workshop With Genticorum
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Donegal Tune Workshop (Johnny Doherty)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Octave-Playing In The Sliabh Luachra Style
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - What Are Modes And How Can You Use Them In Your Playing?
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Playing Clawhammer Banjo Up The Neck
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Choro On Mandolin
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - "The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Society’s Welcome To The Shetland Islands" By Willie Hunter
5:30 pm – 5:30 pm - CLOSING NOW: Quick Meals, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm - Fiddle Hell Quick Dinner Buffet In Lobby 5:30-7:30pm
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - Genticorum In Concert
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - Play A Bluegrass Tune Or Song With BB And Get Helpful Feedback From Her On Your Playing
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - Learn An Easy One Of Judy’s Most Favorite Old-Time Fiddle Tunes In Standard Tuning
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm - 4 Great Ways To Invent Melodic Variations For Lead Instruments
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm - Teen Meetup On Friday Night (Ages 13-18 Only) [30 Minutes]
9:00 pm – 10:15 pm - Jam: THE WHOMP! Glowing Gathering Of The Groove For All Instruments (Goes Until 10:15pm; Join Any Time)
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Learn "Candy Girl" With Rhythm And Groove On Clawhammer Banjo
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Playing Irish Slides (And You'll Learn A Great One)
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - A Classic Swedish Polska
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Mandolin For Guitarists [Bring Mandolin]
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Learn A Classic Western Swing Tune In The Style Of Bob Wills
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - DADGAD Guitar For Irish And Scottish Tunes
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Introduction To Galician Fiddle (Spanish Celtic Tradition)
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Two Irish Reels That Work Well For Contra Dances
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: Sea Chantey Blast
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: Freylekh Klezmer Jam - Music Provided [70 Minutes]
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Learn An Easy Irish Tune "O'Keefe's Slide" (From CTL)
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Country Fiddle Licks And Style
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - There's More To A Tune Than The Melody
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Inventing Solo Arrangements For Flatpicked Guitar
10:40 pm – 10:40 pm - FH REGISTRATION And STORE CLOSE
11:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Rooms Open For Jamming After 11:30pm: 4, 6, 7, 8, 35, 36, All Jam Spots (Except 7 And 9) COPY

November 5, 2023

6:30 am – 10:00 am - Hotel Breakfast Buffet In Stony Brook Café 6:30-10am
7:30 am – 7:45 pm - Fh Registration Open - Here's What You Need To Bring
7:30 am – 11:00 am - Quick Breakfast, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway Between Rooms 2 And 5
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Healthy Singing From The Ground Up
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Ergonomic Fiddling And Technique
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Approaches To Bowing For Irish Jigs
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Old-Time Fiddle Basics
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Tune Writing Methods
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Drop-In Saturday Morning Practice: Pentatonic Scales
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Scotttish and Cape Breton Ornamentation
8:15 am – 9:15 am - Just The Bassics For Intermediates (Bring Bass Or Listen)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm - Whova Help Schedule
9:30 am – 10:30 am - CONCERT: The Sound Of Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Jam: Sing Or Play Old-Time Charlie Poole Songs
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Foundations Of Clawhammer Banjo
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Get A Taste Of The Berklee Really Eclectic Orchestra With Mimi Rabson
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Basic Fiddle Textures For Playing Backup
9:30 am – 10:30 am - A French Tune For Bal Folk Or Contra Dancing
9:30 am – 10:30 am - What Chords Go With A Tune?
9:30 am – 10:30 am - "But I Learned My Break In G!" What To Do When The Singer Calls A Different Key [70 Minutes]
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Right Hand Technique To Make Your Mandolin Playing Sparkle
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Learn "Midnight" From The Playing Of Black Fiddler Jim Booker
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Magic Microtones In Irish Fiddle Playing
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Bow Chopping On A Bluegrass Tune
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Québecois Gaspésie Style Workshop
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Solidifying Your Rhythm For Backup Players With Yann Falquet
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Backing Up A Singer On Bluegrass Banjo
9:30 am – 10:30 am - Putting "Lift" Into Your New England Dance Playing
10:35 am – 10:55 am - 10:35-10:55am Flash Help: New To Fiddle Hell? Suggestions For You From Dave
11:00 am – 5:30 pm - Quick Meals, Snacks, And Coffee In 1st Floor Hallway Between Rooms 2 And 5
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Traditional Irish Concert From The Cape
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Jam: Kids and Teens: Bluegrass And Old-Time Guided INSTRUMENTAL Jam
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Jam: Traditional Scottish and Cape Breton Session
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Black People And Old-Time Music (Discussion)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - An Easy New England Tune That's Great For The Cello
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Improve Your Creativity Through Improvisation
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Learn A Couple Of Great Songs From Québec (Incl Harmonies)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - How To Play Together - Practical Approaches
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Guitar Accompaniment Strategies And Techniques
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - How To Improvise Over Jazz Chord Changes
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Old-Time Fiddling: The Bow Is Your Drumstick
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Phrasing and Long Soloing In Your Improvisation
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Let's Write A New Tune Together
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - "My Cape Breton Home" By Jerry Holland (On CTL)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Heating Up Bill Monroe's "Old Daingerfield"
12:00 pm – 11:59 pm - FOOD and DRINK At Old Joe Clark's Pub Noon-11 pm
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Old-Time Traditions Concert
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Jam: Favorite Tunes From Ashokan Music Camps With Jay and Molly
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Kids And Teens Learn An Easy Scottish Tune
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Intro To DADGAD Guitar
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Arranging Tunes and Songs As A Band (Genticorum)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - The Power Of Combining Classical and Fiddle Technique In Your Bowing
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - How To Make A Country Song Swing
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - No....YOU Back-Up! Backing Up A Singer On Mandolin
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Improvisation Master Class: Feedback From Andy On Your Soloing
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Master Class For New England Fiddlers
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - "The Trip To Windsor" By Dan R. Macdonald
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Playing Bluegrass Banjo Tunes On The Fiddle
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Learn One Of Ariel Friedman's Favorite Scandinavian Tunes That Sits Well On The Cello
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Irish Slow Airs On The Fiddle
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - A Great Irish Reel "Mason's Apron" With Variations
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm - Teen Meetup On Saturday Afternoon (Ages 13-18 Only) [30 Minutes]
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Vox Hunters In Concert
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Jam: Jam With Darol, Sharon, and Grant
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Intro To Shetland Fiddle (Good For Scottish and Scandinavian Players)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - DROP-IN Help On Cello From Mckinley James
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Demo and Discussion Of A Few OT Southern Regional Fiddle Styles
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Practicing Strategies
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - How To Read Music (Treble Clef)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Learn A Cape Breton Strathspey As Played By The Macmaster Family: F C L2-L3 BEATON[F]
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Old-Time Banjo Boot Camp
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Hornpipes Are Not Slow Reels
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Québécois Bowing Workshop
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Learn A Klezmer Dance Tune Medley
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Irish and Scottish Bow Technique Differences
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Learn A Classic Western Swing Tune With Jay and Molly
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Kids and Teens: Best Songs From Rustic Roots Retreat
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Bluegrass And Beyond Concert
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Jam: Irish Relaxed Seisiún [70 Minutes]
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Bowing and Ornamentation For Scottish Jigs (And You'll Learn An Easy One)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn An Easy Cajun Two-Step Including Seconding
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Get Feedback and Coaching On Your Band (70 Minutes)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Singing Together
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Alternative Back Up Guitar Chords In Old-Time
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Looping Pedal For Fiddle Practice and Texture Strategies
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Advanced Foot Tapping And Dancing While Playing
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Master Class For Cape Breton Fiddlers
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Mandolin Improvisation Master Class: Feedback From Jake On Soloing
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - A Favorite Tune From "Falling Forward"
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Learn A Couple Of Bruce's Coolest Old-Time Tunes
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Two Wonderful Irish Tunes By Vincent Broderick
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - A Splendid and Challenging Tune From Québec
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Kids and Teens: Fiddling With Rhythm Grooves
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Jam: Advanced Contra Dance Tunes With Autumn Rose and Eric
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Jam: Up-To-Speed Classic And Progressive Bluegrass Jam [70 Minutes]
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Kids and Teens: Even Kids Get The Blues Workshop
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Getting Started With Contra Dance Style Playing
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Improving Your Mandolin Tone And Technique
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Finding Bass Lines And More For Bluegrass and Folk Guitar
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Best Of Scottish Fiddle - A Guided Listening Workshop
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Fiddling In Layers With Dave Reiner
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Fiddle Tunes From Uncle Norm Edmonds Of Hillsville, VA
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Learn "Reel Des Copeaux De Bois" With Bowing and Foot Percussion
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Making Performers Sound Good Using A Sound System
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Tunes From The Jackie Daly Collection Of Original Irish Tunes
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Master Class For Québécois Backup Guitar
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - A Rocking Old-Time Fiddle Tune
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - "Last Chance" For Clawhammer Banjo
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Getting Lift and Lilt Into Your Strathspeys (And You'll Learn One
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm - Fiddle Hell Quick Dinner Buffet In Lobby 5:30-7:30 pm
7:00 pm – 11:59 pm - An EXTRA HOUR Of SLEEP TONIGHT As Daylight Savings Ends!
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm - The Epic Saturday Night Concert
10:00 pm – 11:00 pm - FH Registration RE-OPENS After Concert
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: Saturday Night Free Improvisation
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: Get Down With The Blues Jam [70 Minutes]
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: No Holds Barred Old-Time Jam With Judy and Jeff and Gus and Huck [70 Minutes Or More]
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - An Easy Crooked Québecois Tune
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Sing Along With Fine Irish Ballads And Songs (Drop In At Any Point)
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Jam: Greek Tunes - Music Provided
11:00 pm – 11:00 pm - Fh Registration and Store Close
11:30 pm – 11:30 pm - Rooms Open For Jamming After 11:30 pm: 4, 6, 7, 8, 35, 36, All Jam Spots (Except 7 and 9) COPY

Date: November 2-5, 2023

Location: Various Venue, Westford, MA

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