The Roxbury Arts Group Announces Fiddlers 31

ROXBURY — The 31st annual Fiddlers! returns to the Roxbury Arts Center (5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury) on Sunday October 13th from 3pm to 7pm. This fiddle focused festival began as a way to honor music traditions of the Catskills and local fiddle legend Hilt Kelly.  This year’s festival will feature the Pine Tree Flyers, the Downhill Strugglers and the Stoddard Hollow String Band between 3pm- 6pm. Bring your instrument and and stick around to join the performers in the Community Jam Session at 6pm.  Pull out your favorite recipes and come in early to compete in (or judge!) our Chili & Apple Pie Cook-Off starting at 1pm. Tickets prices vary and can be purchased at the door or in advance at www.roxburyartsgroup.org.

Starting off the music performances at 3pm: The Stoddard Hollow String Band is known for its mix of Appalachian old-time tunes, traditional and original music. The band consists of Marvin Zachow on fiddles  and vocals, Ed McGee on clawhammer banjo, Frank Frazzitta on guitar and vocals, and Tom Ives on bass. In the 4pm hour, the Downhill Strugglers will take the stage.  This old time string band features Walker Shepard – fiddle, banjo, guitar, harmonica, voice; Jackson Lynch – fiddle, banjo, guitar, voice and Eli Smith – banjo, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, Jews harp, pump organ, voice. They have albums on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Jalopy Records and are featured on the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film, “Inside Llewyn Davis” produced by T-Bone Burnett as well as other films and video games. Then at 5pm the Pine Tree Flyers are here to make sure New England music has a seat at the table as a distinct and vital American tradition. All residents of Portland, Maine, Katie McNally, fiddle, Emily Troll, accordion, Owen Marshall, guitar, and Neil Pearlman, piano, cut their teeth playing for contra dances and learning from the greats. Individually, they’ve toured the world playing Irish, Scottish, and Quebecois music and they bring this wellspring of knowledge and technical prowess to the American music that was born from these traditions. 

Don’t miss out on this yearly festival where you can experience the timeless, toe-tapping rhythms and dynamic performances from old time music groups to Appalachian and New England folk music. All happening at the Roxbury Arts Center on Sunday October 13, 2024 from 3-7pm.  Tickets and information about the concert, chili and apple pie cookoff and more at www.roxburyartsgroup.org.

All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, The Community Foundation for South Central New York, the Tianaderrah Foundation, Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Delaware National Bank of Delhi.