Touring Group at Trinity Church
Join the Touring Group for a performance at Trinity Church in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, April 23rd, at 6:45pm.
Springtide and Touring Group at Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast
Join us for a joyous evening of music with Springtide and the Young Tradition Touring Group at the at Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast on Thursday, April 24th, at 7:00 pm.
The Pine Tree Flyers and Touring Group at One Longfellow Square
Join us for a joyous evening of music with the Pine Tree Flyers and the Young Tradition Touring Group at One Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine, on Friday, April 25th, at 8:00 pm.
Touring Group at Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church
Join the Touring Group for a performance at Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church in Melrose, Massachusetts, Saturday, April 26th, at 7:00pm.
Touring Group at the Upper Valley Music Center
Join the Touring Group for a performance hosted by the Upper Valley Music Center at the First Congregational Church, Lebanon, New Hampshire, on Sunday, April 27th, at 2:00pm.
Community Potluck and Dance Leader Roundtable - 2025 Young Tradition Festival
Join us for a potluck dinner to open the 2025 Young Tradition Festival! During the meal, Vermont Folklife’s Mary Wesley will host a round table with community-recognized dance experts and longtime VT Folklife partners, Migmar Tsering (Tibetan musician and dance leader), Mediha Jusufagic (Bosnian dance leader), Susmita Dakahl (Nepali dance leader), and Aline Mukiza (Burundian singer and dance leader).
Community Dance Party - 2025 Young Tradition Festival
Join us to enjoy an evening of participatory dance and learn about the range of traditional arts practiced in Vermont today. This event is an opportunity for attendees of all ages and abilities to gather, move together to live music, and learn from dance leaders representing a diverse array of Vermont’s cultural communities.
Student/Mentor Showcase - 2025 Young Tradition Festival
Join us at the Burlington Farmers Market for a showcase performance of students performing music and dance from a wide range of traditions alongside their teachers and mentors.
Performances will include folk fiddling, Tibetan Dranyen, Jazz ukulele, Scottish harp, and Irish step dancing.
Workshop: Green Mountain Greatness with the Pine Tree Flyers - 2025 Young Tradition Festival
In this 90-minute workshop, the Flyers will introduce a favorite New England classic (Green Mountain Petronella, for the great state of Vermont!), teaching both chords and melody. After a short break, the second half of class will focus on how we arrange for the concert stage. With a combination of demonstrating, discussion, and full-group playing, we'll use Green Mountain Petronella to make some magic happen.
Concert with the Pine Tree Flyers and Young Tradition Touring Group - 2025 Young Tradition Festival
Join us for a joyous evening of music with the Pine Tree Flyers and the Young Tradition Touring Group!
Sugar in the Pan at the Smithsonian Folk Festival
Vermont Folklife's youth trad ensemble Sugar in the Pan, with current Touring Group members Eli Glasser, Emmett Stowell, Fiona Stowell, and Henry Kervick, joined by Touring Group alumni Grace Martin and Owen Kennedy, will be performing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in July! We are honored and so excited to be a part of this great festival!
Fiddleheads Semester with Sarah Ehrlich - Spring 2025
This class is for intermediate students who can play a few tunes, and can learn tunes by ear by repeating back a series of 5-10 notes.
Wednesday, 5-6pm, March 5- April 16
Fiddleheads Ensemble with Laurel Swift - Spring 2025
Join Laurel Swift for this Spring Fiddleheads Teen Ensemble for intermediate to advanced players of all instruments at the Brattleboro Music Center.
The focus is on exploring ensemble playing and developing creativity in folk music. Learn great tunes and how to accompany them, make harmonies and build a groove! We'll work in both small and large groups, and there are simpler and more complex lines accommodating a range of abilities.
Beginner Fiddleheads Semester with Eliza Goodell
Join Touring Group alum Eliza Goodell for a series of beginner-friendly fiddle lessons this fall, in Burlington!
Sundays, 11-12, Feb 2 &16, March 2 &16, April 6, 13 & 27, May 4
The Touring Group at the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub
Join the 2024-25 Touring Group for a performance at the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub.
Instrument Petting Zoo at the Castleton Free Library Story Hour
The Instrument Petting Zoo includes a wide variety of traditional acoustic instruments: The majority are stringed instruments like fiddles, ukuleles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, cellos, basses, etc. with the express purpose of letting young people play them.
Beginner Fiddle Fiddleheads Series with Maeve Fairfax
Join Fiddleheads Alum Maeve Fairfax for a series of beginner-friendly fiddle lessons this fall, in Burlington!
Sundays, Oct 6 & 20, Nov 3 & 17, Dec 1, 2024. 11am-12pm
Fiddleheads Fall Ensemble with Laurel Swift
Join Laurel Swift for this Fiddleheads Teen Fall Ensemble for intermediate to advanced players of all instruments at the Brattleboro Music Center.
The focus is on exploring ensemble playing and developing creativity in folk music. Learn great tunes and how to accompany them, make harmonies and build a groove! We'll work in both small and large groups, and there are simpler and more complex lines accommodating a range of abilities.
Fiddleheads Semester with Sarah King - Fall 2024
This class is for intermediate students who can play a few tunes, and can learn tunes by ear by repeating back a series of 5-10 notes.
1-2pm on Saturdays, Sept. 7 to Nov. 2. No class Oct 12
Young Tradition Vermont at the New World Festival
Young Tradition Vermont’s Sugar in the Pan will perform at this year’s New World Festival at the Chandler Center for the Arts.
Attendees will also be able to visit an installation of the Instrument Petting Zoo, along with catching the festival’s other fabulous acts.
Instrument Petting Zoo at the Quechee Scottish Games
The Instrument Petting Zoo includes a wide variety of traditional acoustic instruments: The majority are stringed instruments like fiddles, ukuleles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, cellos, basses, etc. with the express purpose of letting young people play them.
BCA Summer Concert - Sap Line
With their sound firmly rooted in the musical traditions of New England, Appalachia, Scotland, and Ireland, Sap Line blends those traditions into a cohesive palette to work in harmony together. Bringing an astonishing number of instruments to the stage, Sap Line adds a fresh and youthful flavor to everything they do, from energetic jigs and reels to lyrical three-part harmony singing, captivating sean-nós dancing, and foot-stomping Old Time favorites.
Sugar in the Pan at the Rokeby Pie & Ice Cream Social
We love Pie! Join the Rokeby Museum to celebrate Summer and community with Rokeby’s annual Pie & Ice Cream Social. There will be games, raffle prizes throughout the afternoon, and music by Vermont Folklife’s Sugar in the Pan Trad Band!
Instrument Petting Zoo at the Charlotte Library
The Instrument Petting Zoo includes a wide variety of traditional acoustic instruments: The majority are stringed instruments like fiddles, ukuleles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, cellos, basses, etc. with the express purpose of letting young people play them.
CANCELLED - Sugar in the Pan at Mills Riverside Parks
CANCELLED - Due to weather.
Vermont Folklife’s Sugar in the Pan plays traditional music from New England, Québec, Maritime Canada and beyond, featuring lively tunes that will have folks of all ages up & dancing!
Touring Group Quebec Tour
After nine months of rehearsals and performances, the 20 talented young musicians of the 2024 Young Tradition Touring Group takes it on the road for a week of performances in Quebec!
The Touring Group Plays the Montpelier Contra Dance!
Join the Young Tradition Touring Group at the Capital City Grange for the Montpelier Contra Dance!
"Sugar in the Pan" Maine Tour
Vermont Folklife's Sugar in the Pan Trad Band plays traditional music from New England, Québec, Maritime Canada and beyond, featuring lively tunes that will have folks of all ages up & dancing! On this mini-tour of Maine, they’ll perform in Lewiston, Rockport, and Hallowell.
Fam Jam!
Come one and all to a family friendly jam session where all instruments and music are welcome. This group is aimed at providing a welcoming and supportive space to try out playing tunes and singing songs together.
Young Tradition Festival Family Contra Dance
Join Caller Luke Donforth and Pascal Gemme, Véronique Plasse and friends for a family contra dance.
Young Tradition Festival Family Friendly Jam
Join Pascal Gemme & Véronique Plasse for this family-friendly jam session.
Genticorum with the Touring Group at the Young Tradition Festival
Vermont Folklife’s Young Tradition Touring Group will open for Genticorum for the Young Tradition Festival’s Saturday night concert.
Student/Mentor Showcase at the Young Tradition Festival
Join us at the Burlington Farmers Market for a showcase performance of students performing music and dance from a wide range of traditions alongside their teachers and mentors.
Himalayan Dreams at the Young Tradition Festival
Featuring Genticorum, Shyam Nepali’s Himalayan Dreams, and the Young Tradition Touring Group.
Fam Jam!
Come one and all to a family friendly jam session where all instruments and music are welcome. This group is aimed at providing a welcoming and supportive space to try out playing tunes and singing songs together.
The Touring Group at the Putney School
Join the Young Tradition Touring Group at the Putney School for a T performance and community contra dance!
Fam Jam!
Come one and all to a family friendly jam session where all instruments and music are welcome. This group is aimed at providing a welcoming and supportive space to try out playing tunes and singing songs together.
Fam Jam!
Come one and all to a family friendly jam session where all instruments and music are welcome. This group is aimed at providing a welcoming and supportive space to try out playing tunes and singing songs together.
Fam Jam!
Come one and all to a family friendly jam session where all instruments and music are welcome. This group is aimed at providing a welcoming and supportive space to try out playing tunes and singing songs together.
The Touring Group at the Starksboro Meeting House
Join the Young Tradition Vermont Touring Group for a performance at the Starksboro Meeting House!
Fam Jam!
Come one and all to a family friendly jam session where all instruments and music are welcome. This group is aimed at providing a welcoming and supportive space to try out playing tunes and singing songs together.