
Old-Time Tune Workshop with the New Amsterdam String Band
Hands-on Appalachian old time tune workshop where players bring fiddles, banjos, guitars, and mandolins to learn the classic “Squirrel Hunters.” All ages and skill levels trade tips, bowings, and rhythms in an interactive listening-room session.
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