To keep us all safe in this time of Covid-19, we have reimagined Fiddle Hell as an online festival and music camp in 2020. This is an exciting new way for our music community to be together, until we can once again meet face-to-face.
We’ve assembled an epic online lineup of 35 live concerts, 34 live jam sessions, and 160 live workshops, for fiddle, mandolin, cello, guitar, old-time banjo, and singing. Other instruments (and listeners) are also welcome! Check out the schedule at https://fiddlehell.org/schedule
Featuring Ministry of Folk artists such as Seán Heely (fiddle), McKinley James (cello), Alex Lacquement (bass), Katie McNally (fiddle), Jenna Moynihan (fiddle), Neil Pearlman (piano), Lissa Schneckenburger (fiddle), Eamon Sefton (guitar), and Brennish Thomson (fiddle)!
A major advantage of being online is that we can record all the sessions and make those videos available online shortly after they happen live at the event, and for 3 months afterwards for attendees to enjoy.
Fiddle Hell instructors -- who are experienced and encouraging teachers, and wonderful and inspiring players -- cover Bluegrass, Cajun, Cape Breton, Electric, French Canadian (Québécois), Gypsy Jazz, Irish, Jazz, Klezmer, New Acoustic, New England, Old-Time Southern, Scandinavian, Scottish, Swing, Western Swing, and other styles. Nearly all the instructors who were originally booked for the in-person event will now be teaching and performing online. We've been able to add more instructors, including several from far away.
Attending FHO is not only an amazing experience, it’s a way for you to support and connect with these wonderful instructors and performers, who have seen almost all of their in-person gigs disappear, and in many cases are just trying to make ends meet. Most of them are now teaching online, and they’re excited about jamming, performing, and leading workshops for you at Fiddle Hell Online.
Early registration will help your planning and ours as well. Our event software from Whova, accessible from your web browser or phone once you’re registered, helps you browse the agenda, ask questions, chat with the Fiddle Hell community, easily attend live Zoom sessions, replay sessions once they’ve happened, and visit our virtual exhibitors. Please let your musical friends know about Fiddle Hell Online!