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.

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

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.

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’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.

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.

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.

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!

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 - 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!

Join the Young Tradition Touring Group at the Capital City Grange for the Montpelier Contra Dance!

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.

Join Caller Luke Donforth and Pascal Gemme, Véronique Plasse and friends for a family contra dance.

Join Pascal Gemme & Véronique Plasse for this family-friendly jam session.

Vermont Folklife’s Young Tradition Touring Group will open for Genticorum for the Young Tradition Festival’s Saturday night concert.

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.

Featuring Genticorum, Shyam Nepali’s Himalayan Dreams, and the Young Tradition Touring Group.

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.

Join the Young Tradition Touring Group at the Putney School for a T performance and community contra dance!

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.

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.

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.

Join the Young Tradition Vermont Touring Group for a performance at the Starksboro Meeting House!

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.

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.

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.

Join Touring Group members Ari, Eli and Winslow for a small group performance at the Thayer House

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.