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Capturing The Magic

Brian Slattery
Most every moment playing oldtime is lost to eternity, and that, perhaps, is a great part of its joy. As we sit with friends old and new, we dig into the now, riding the wave of notes rising and passing away, inviting the elusive siblings of groove and drive...
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Banjo Resources

Oldtime banjo players are probably the luckiest of the lot in finding learning materials online. I have no good explanation for why, but there's...
Oldtime Voices

Decolonizing the Music (Room)

Brandi Pace is an African-American music educator, now teaching elementary music in Fort Worth, Texas for almost a decade.  She is also an accomplished...

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There's a ton of resources out there on the web to help you learn oldtime fiddle. This is a...

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There's no where near as many resources out there for oldtime backup guitar players. That's a shame because it's...

Clifftop: a Beginner’s Guide

Festival Profiles Hilarie Burhans
All photos by Sandra Parks Three to four thousand old-time musicians, all in one place. If you’re one of the...

Is oldtime out of tune?

General Benjamin Smith
Whether we admit it or not, almost all of us have had that moment of listening to an oldtime...

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