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YouTube channel: Hoedown History
YouTube channel: Hoedown History
YouTube has been recommending these videos to me but I avoided them. Why? Because I had been burned by some similar-looking “music history” videos that were pointless, repetitive, disjointed, and a waste of my time — aka AI …
Paul Brown’s Across the Blue Ridge archive
Paul Brown’s Across the Blue Ridge archive
Paul Brown is one of those unknown national treasures. (I mean – come on! He’s got a Wikipedia page!) Unlike other unsung heroes behind the scenes of old time music, you’ll probably recognize his voice …
John Lamancusa’s Old time Fiddle Tunes
John Lamancusa’s Old Time Fiddle Tunes
Created by retired engineering and acoustics professor, violinist and fiddler, luthier, and bow-maker John Lamancusa, this is a copious compendium of fiddle tunes from many traditions — Old Time, Celtic/Contra, Waltzes, Southwest, Ragtime, and Other.
1098 tunes …
An Afternoon of Jazz with Jason DeCristofaro, Will Boyd and Craig Kellberg
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Join us for another fantastic afternoon of Jazz with the Jason DeCristofaro Trio! This week’s trio features Will Boyd on woodwinds, Jason DeCristofaro on drums, and Craig Kellberg on Bass. …
Old Time Frederick
Old Time Frederick
Old Time Frederick was recommended to me this week at Mt. Airy. It’s crazy that I didn’t know about it because Sally’s mom was from Frederick and we’ve spent a lot of time there.
The website is of the free Google Sites variety, and …
Cedar Mountain News for June 1st, 2026
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Now available as a podcast.
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Owen Grooms Presents Haden Rhea and Potluck Live and Live Streamed
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Born in Western North Carolina, Haden Rhea is a very talented fiddle player, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who …
Cedar Mountain News for May 26th, 2026
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YouTube channel: Ben Kiser
YouTube channel: Ben Kiser
Here is another young and very talented musician and student of our tradition. He may show up at festivals around here — I saw him at the Flag Pond convention recently — but his YouTube channel contains a wealth of well-played tunes …
We are a venue on the Blue Ridge Music Trail! We are so honored. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
We are deeply honored to be included as a venue on the Blue Ridge Music Trail.
Thank you to everyone who supports our music program. We are so grateful!
Owen Grooms Presents Pickers Anonymous and Potluck Live and Live Streamed
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Pickers Anonymous is an old timey trio consisting of multi-instrumentalists Nicholas Edward Williams (American Songcatcher/The New Quintet), …
Jason DeCristofaro’s Jazz Series Presents: Craig Kellberg and Danny Iannucci Live and Live Streamed
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Craig Kellberg (bass), Danny Iannucci (bass) and Jason DeCristofaro (percussion). This show was amazing …
Cedar Mountain News for May 21st, 2026
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Time for summer hours! Opening until 8 pm on Saturdays
Well the holiday weekend is upon us and it is time to expand our hours. We will be open until at least 8 pm on Saturdays. Happy summer!
Podcast: Fiddle Me This
Old Time Resource of the Week: Podcast: Fiddle Me This
I don’t know much about the host, JT Trawick, but he is a very good backup guitar player and a laid-back interviewer.
The podcast centers around players around Portland, Oregon, making it heavy on contest-style …
Trivia is continuing and will be hosted every other Wednesday
Well, in the past we have discontinued trivia from Memorial Day to Labor Day and picked it back up every other Friday. Folks spoke up and asked if we could continue it through the summer and not stop. We took a vote of those who attend trivia and it was …
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