Join Fiddle Club of the World for $60 yearly dues, support our guest artists and save 20% off the spring schedule along. You will then have free admission for the rest of your year-long membership.
Plus you get your own very cool Fiddle Club card.
Friday, February 24 – David Greely, Cajun
As the founding fiddler of the hot Louisiana band, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, David Greely has played the Old Town School many times over the last 20 years. Having embarked on a solo career–he’s also doing a twin fiddle project with Joel Savoy–he brings a rich and deep repertoire of uncommon old Cajun tunes and new companion pieces. This will be a real treat.
$15 dues for this meeting, click here, or choose the yearly dues option above.
Saturday, March 3 – Arto Järvelä & Kaivama, Finnish
Born to a family of famous Kaustinen fiddlers, Arto Järvelä makes a return visit to Fiddle Club, bringing with him the Minnesota-based Kaivama. Arto may be the hardest-working fiddler in history. He has played with just about every roots music band on the Finnish folk scene. He is a consummate master of traditional Finnish tunes, as well as a composer of tradition-worthy new tunes. Besides fiddle, he plays mandolin and various keyed-fiddles. Kaivama is fiddler Sara Pajunen and Jonathan Rundman (guitar, mandolin and keyboard). They are making their second visit to the Old Town School on their second US tour with Arto.
Learn some tunes for the jam session with Arto, Sara and Jonathon: click for tunes.
$15 dues for this meeting, click here, or choose the yearly dues option above.
Friday, March 23 – Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, Irish
A Gaelic scholar, fiddler and dancer, Deirdre comes from the Aran Islands off Ireland’s West coast. She’ll play tunes with us and tell us about Irish fiddling in its native setting.
$15 dues for this meeting, click here, or choose the yearly dues option above.
Saturday, April 14 – Ed Cosner & Katie Bern, bluegrass
Transplanted southerner Ed Cosner has been introducing scores of younger fiddlers in northwest Indiana to the sounds of bluegrass. Katie Bern, a past winner in our Midwest Fiddle Championship, was one of his finest students.
$15 dues for this meeting, click here, or choose the yearly dues option above.
Sunday, May 20 – Dorian Gehring, Cajun *
Fresh out of college, Dorian is always ready with his fiddle. He won top prize in the 2010 Midwest Fiddle Championship with his band, the Cajun Vagabonds. Plans are still being worked out for this meeting, but I’m thinking a workshop on Cajun tunes, followed by a dance.
$15 dues for this workshop, click here, or choose the yearly dues option above. Dancers pay $5 at the door.
All meetings will start at 7:30pm, except * May 20, which will start at 6:30.
Old Town School East (4545 Lincoln in Chicago).
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Paul Tyler, convener