Tuesday, October 13, 2015

We also recommend the Reiner Family's "Fiddle Hell", November 6-8 in Westford

Earlier today we recommended Skip Gorman's upcoming camp - see Two thumbs up for Skip Gorman's CAMP BACKUP!
In fairness, we have been tangentially involved with the Reiner Family's "Fiddle Hell" from practically the beginning, some ten years ago. So in all fairness we must also recommend it, which, unfortunately if you wanted to attend both, run the same weekend.

There are two parts, for hard core fiddlers and for the general public.

Traditional Fiddle Concert at Fiddle Hell Gathering, Westford Regency Inn, 219 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA. This epic concert is followed by an easy contradance (stay to listen or dance).  Tickets are $15 at the door.  Free parking.

Concert fiddlers and their styles:
Alan Jabbour (oldtime Appalachian)
Andrea Beaton (Cape Breton)
Andy Reiner (world, bluegrass) 
Christian Howes (jazz)
Dave Reiner (bluegrass, swing)
Eric Favreau (French Canadian)
Frank Ferrel (New England)
Lissa Schneckenburger (Scottish, New England)
Laurel Martin (Irish) 
Pete Sutherland (oldtime Appalachian)

Andrea Beaton
The 11th Annual Fiddle Hell event itself has 235 workshops and jams for fiddlers from Nov 6-8.   It’s fun, friendly, inexpensive, and a great way to meet new fiddling friends.  For an intro to Fiddle Hell, which Dave Reiner’s family sponsors and runs, go to http://reinerfamilyband.com/introduction.html and click on What Is Fiddle Hell?  This is Fiddle Hell’s 11th year. There’s a list of all of the fiddlers who are teaching at the weekend Fiddle Hell event at http://reinerfamilyband.com/schedule.html - just click on 2015 Workshop and Jam Leaders.  Many are very well known as performers, and all are excellent teachers!


2015 Workshop & Jam Leaders

For 2015, our leaders include an incredible range of wonderful fiddlers and accompanists, covering many styles.
Click on leaders' names to look at their websites. Those new to Fiddle Hell in 2015 are marked with a '+' sign; they are most welcome!
Instrument CodesF=Fiddle, B=Banjo, M=Mandolin, A=Accordion, D=Dulcimer, H=Harp, BASS=Bass, CELLO=Cello, BODH=Bodhrán, CLAR=Clarinet, U=Ukulele
Style Codes: BALK=Balkan, BG=Bluegrass, BLUE=Blues, BRET=Breton, CAJ=Cajun,CAN=Canadian, CB=Cape Breton, CJ=Chili Judge, CL=Classical, CTRY=Country, FOLK=Folk,GYP=Gypsy, IR=Irish, JAZZ=Jazz, KLEZ=Klezmer, MARI=Maritime, MW=Midwest, NE=New England, OT=Oldtime (Southern), QB=Québecois, SCAN=Scandinavian, SCOT=Scottish,SWNG=Swing, TX=Texas, VOC=Vocals (at Fiddle Hell), WO=World, WS=Western Swing
MusicianInstruments   Primary traditional styles
Adrianna CicconeFCAN, QB, CB, IR, OT
+ Alan JabbourFOT, fiddling researcher
Alan KaufmanF, M, GOT, BG
+ Andrea BeatonF, PCB
Andy ReinerF, MOT, IR, BG, CB, SCOT, SCAN, WO
Art BryanB, G, MNE, OT, IR
Art SchatzFWS, BG, CTRY
August WattersMCL, JAZZ, CTRY, FOLK, BG, WS
Barbara McOwenFSCOT
+ Becky TracyFIR, QB, NE (back after 3 years away)
+ Bennett HammondG, BOT, IR, FOLK
Bethany WaickmanG, PNE, IR, SCOT
Bob AlessioF, GNE, OT
Cathy MasonFOT, CAJ
+ Christian HowesFJAZZ
Cindy EidBODH, BIR, OT, BG, SWNG, BLUE, WS, KLEZ
Clayton MarchF, CLARIR, NE, KLEZ
Dave ReinerF, MBG, OT, IR, NE, WS, TX, MW, CAJ, SWNG
David Kaynor
F, G, MNE, SWED, CTRY
David MoultrupG, MSWNG, BG, VOC
Ed PearlmanFSCOT, CB
Ellen CarlsonFBG, CAN, SWNG, IR, CTRY, BLUE
Eric Eid-ReinerPNE, CB, SCOT, IR, OT, SWNG, WS, BLUE
Eric FavreauFQB, CAN
+ Frank FerrelFNE, IR, QB, MARI, CB
George FowlerFNE, IR
+ Jane RothfieldF, BOT, NE, SCOT
Jason AnickF, MJAZZ, GYP, SWNG, BOP, BG
Jenna MoynihanFSCOT
Jerry WileGBG, OT, WS, BLUE
John ChambersA, FSCAN, KLEZ, NE, BALK, SCOT, IR
John RobinsonGBG, IR, OT, NE, SWNG, BLUE, CTRY, CAJ
Joy AdamsCELLO, BOT, WO, FOLK, VOC, CL
Julie MetcalfFNE, OT, BG, SCOT, TX
+ Laurel MartinFIR (esp. Clare & East Galway)
Laurie HartFQB, NE, IR, SCAN
Lissa SchneckenburgerFVOC, NE, SCOT
+ Lorraine HammondD, M, HVOC, FOLK (old and new), OT 
+ Lukas PoolBOT
Mark SimosF, GOT, IR, NE, QB, KLEZ, VO, New Trad
Marshall RacowskyGTX, SWNG, WS, OT, CJ
Michelle KaminskyFCAJ, OT
Paul HartyG, FBG, IR, NE, WS, CAJ, OT, BLUE, SWNG
Pete AnickF, M, GSWNG, BG, GYP, WO, OT, BRET
+ Pete SutherlandF, G, ...VOC, OT, NE, much more
Rob FlaxF, M, BASSJAZZ, BG
Shana AisenbergF, M, GOT, IR, SCOT, NE, KLEZ, BALK, SCAN, BLUE
Shona CarrG, F, BOT, SCOT, FOLK, VOC
Terri LukačkoFOT
Tim RowellB, D, UOT
Tom MorleyFCL, IR, OT

notloB alumni are in red.

Good luck deciding which to attend!


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