Now in its 5th year the Brattleboro Music Center's annual Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival brings together local and regional musicians representing the best of various northern musical traditions including Irish, Scottish, English & French Canadian.

The Northern Roots Festival begins with a full slate of daytime participation and performance activities, including workshops, panels, mini-concerts, pub sessions, dance band prep, and a family dance; and concludes with an evening performance.

See schedule of events below.

For tickets visit www.bmcvt.org or call the BMC at 802-257-4523.

2012 NORTHERN ROOTS MUSICIANS:
MARY ALICE AMIDON, PETER AMIDON, KAREN AXELROD, PETER BARNES, TONY BARRAND, MARY CAY BRASS, DAVID CANTIENI, FLYNN COHEN, DOUG CREIGHTON, ANDY DAVIS, COREY DI MARIO, MAEVE GILCHRIST, SAMANTHA HARRIS, ETHAN HAZZARD-WATKINS, MATT HEATON, SHANNON HEATON, MICHELLE LIECHTI, KEITH MURPHY, ANNA PATTON, LOUISA PUGH, JOHN ROBERTS, LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER, BRENDAN TAAFFE, BECKY TRACY


Saturday, January 28, Brattleboro, VT:

12-12:45

SONG PANEL with Brendan Taaffe, John Roberts, Tony Barrand, Flynn Cohen, Maeve Gilchrist

CONTRA FIDDLE WORKSHOP with Ethan Hazzard-Watkins

SLOW JAM with Louisa Pugh and Lissa Schneckenburger

1-1:45

IRISH STEP DANCE INTRO WORKSHOP with Samantha Harris

SINGING WORKSHOP with John Roberts

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE MUSIC Intro for All Instruments/Music Readers with Peter Barnes

PLAYING YOUR FIDDLE COMFORTABLY WORKSHOP with Michelle Liechti

IRISH/SCOTTISH SESSION with Matt Heaton, Flynn Cohen, Lissa Schneckenburger

2-2:45

YOUTH SHOWCASE Brief performances from up and coming talent

FRENCH CANADIAN TUNES WORKSHOP for All Instruments with Becky Tracy

FLUTE & WHISTLE WORKSHOP with Shannon Heaton

PIANO WORKSHOP & DEMONSTRATION with Karen Axelrod and Peter Barnes

PUB SING (2:30) with John Roberts and Tony Barrand

3-3:45

FAMILY CONCERT with Peter & Mary Alice Amidon

DANCE BAND PREP with Andy Davis and Mary Cay Brass (all-comers band will perform at 4 pm dance)

GUITAR WORKSHOP with Flynn Cohen

HARP DEMONSTRATION with Maeve Gilchrist

4-5:30

FAMILY DANCE with Andy Davis and Mary Cay Brass

FRENCH CANADIAN SESSION with Becky Tracy, Anna Patton, Doug Creighton

7:30-9:30

EVENING PERFORMANCE with Shannon Heaton & Maeve Gilchrist; The Chantey Boys with John Roberts, Tony Barrand, Peter Amidon & Keith Murphy; Karen Axelrod, Anna Patton & Peter Barnes; Matt Heaton & Flynn Cohen; Traddleboro with David Cantieni, Corey DiMario, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins & Keith Murphy; and Samantha Harris