Pete Sutherland: the tunes, the songs, the writing, the mentoring
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
Purchase tickets at the door ($15, sliding scale), or buy an all-festival ticket online:
This concert will also be livestreamed and recorded. By purchasing an all-festival ticket, you will also get access to the livestream link.
Pete’s Posse: Pete Sutherland, Oliver Scanlon, and Tristan Henderson.
Pete Sutherland playing with his Vermont Traditional Arts Apprentice, Emmett Stowell.
Collage by Pete Sutherland.
The Young Tradition Festival is a celebration of multi-generational relationships from traditional music and dance communities. Children, youth and young adults are the focus, along with those who support them as teachers, mentors, friends, and families.
The theme for the 2023 festival is "family songs, tunes, and dances," highlighting material inspired by families, learned within and from families, and performed and shared by families. In keeping with the theme, this year’s festival hosts are La Famille LeBlanc.
The Festival is presented by Vermont Folklife, with support from Burlington City Arts, Church Street Marketplace, North Country Federal Credit Union, Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, the Windjammer Inn & Conference Center, the Nelson Family Foundation, the Turrell Fund, the Vermont Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and others.
Email ytv@vtfolklife.org with questions.