Matthew Stallard

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Instruments: Fiddle
Genres: Old Time
Primary Location: Athens, Ohio
Email: stallarddws@gmail.com
Website: wmmt.org/june-appal
Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube

I grew up in Eastern KY in the 1970s, and I learned directly to play fiddle from many oldtimers with roots in the nineteenth century. I did not choose to do “the oldtime music thing.” This music chose me. This is the music of my friends and family. I can help ground students in the real techniques of playing authentic eastern Kentucky mountain fiddling, and pass along fiddling lore acquired first-hand from my childhood experiences. My fiddling primary mentor was JP Fraley with whom I played with for many years. My grandfather was Hobart Stallard (1895-1996) whose music I play tribute to on my June Appal Recordings album _Hobe_ which was produced by Chance McCoy of Old Crow Medicine Show. I was a college professor for 18 years and now recently retired from academia.

Katherine Forbes

Katherine Forbes is the founder of Nashville based website and brand design company, Designing the Row. Her client roster has grown to include GRAMMY Nominated & Award Winning Artists, New York Times Best Selling Authors, Film Composers, Reality TV Personalities, & many more! She is known for her clean and simple design style and is recognized as a Squarespace Expert and Squarespace Authorized Trainer. She is also the creator of music community, Music Biz Besties, and teaches digital music marketing as an adjunct professor at ETSU.

Her work has been featured on Forbes.com and she’s spoken on panels hosted by YELP, the Music Business Association, Women in Music, and many others.

Katherine believes that "your success depends on you taking action" and she's passionate about motivating and encouraging others to do just that!

https://www.designingtherow.com
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