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!
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.
Tribute to Pete Sutherland at the Young Tradition Festival
Friends, fans, students, collaborators, admirers and more pay tribute to beloved musician, mentor, and community member Pete Sutherland. The concert will be hosted by Sarah Blair and Will Mentor, and will include contributions from Jon Gailmor, Timothy Cummings, Tristan Henderson, Patti Casey, Colin McCaffrey, the Youth Commission, Rebecca Starks, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Geoff Gevalt, Oliver Scanlon, Zachary Mills and Social Band
Young Tradition Festival Showcase Concert
In this Showcase Concert featuring a variety of young musicians and dancers performing with their mentors, teachers and/or parents including La Famille LaBlanc, Michele Choiniere with Isabella Rottler, Brian Perkins with students, Gopal Niroula with Isika Niroula, Sarah Hotchkiss with Fiddleheads, Fiona Stowell with students, Joanne Garton with Liam Moore and Lacey Bennett, Migmar Tsering with Rolyang Lobling, Yasi Zeichner with Cora Marren, Oliver Scanlon with Fiddleheads, Gerlisa Garrett with Nelle King, Nicholas Williams with family band, Fiona Stowell with the Youth Commission, Hadley Stockwell and Owen Kennedy with the Touring Group, and others
Young Tradition Contest Past Winner’s Concert
For years the Young Tradition Festival Contest has encouraged young musicians and dancers to keep traditions alive and to support their involvement in traditional music and dance. This year, join us for standout performances from several past winners, including including Jordan Bélanger (2015, 2017), Eric George (2014), Jaden Gladstone (2008, 2012), Addie Herbert (2015, 2017), Owen Kennedy (2021, 2022), Romy Munkres (2018), Fern Tamagini-O'Donnell (2022), Duncan Yandell (2008), Oliver Scanlon (2010, 2011), McKinley James (2010, 2011, 2014, 2017) and others.
La Famille LeBlanc with the YTV Touring Group at YTF
La Famille LeBlanc of New Brunswick performs French Acadian music, this time with the 20-member YTV Touring Group. The Touring Group’s performance will include material learned on their week-long April tour of Cape Breton, which will have concluded just days before the festival.
La Famille LeBlanc with the YTV Youth Commission at YTF
La Famille LeBlanc of New Brunswick performs French Acadian music alongside the YTV Youth Commission, a talented trad band of 5 teens headed up by youth leader Fiona Stowell playing contemporary melodies and traditional tunes from various cultural backgrounds.