2024 marks the 17th Northern Roots Festival, a perennially favorite showcase of the variety of northern musical traditions including Irish, Scottish, English, French Canadian, Shetland, Scandinavian, and more.

This year’s festival includes the usual varied schedule of Saturday afternoon workshops and a Saturday evening concert. Joining us this year are two Boston area groups – Eight Feet Tall, bringing us tunes and dancing, and Triga, bringing Scandinavian-influenced tunes on nyckelharpa, fiddle, and bouzouki. The evening concert will also feature Jake Grieco and Cedar Stanistreet’s Irish flute & fiddle playing and Amanda Witman’s singing. To round out the evening concert, the 2024 edition of Traddleboro will feature Laurel Swift, Lissa Schneckenburger, and Liana Moskowitz.

On Sunday NRF continues its traditional three session afternoon format, with a Pub Sing, French Canadian Session, and Irish Session, all hosted downtown at the River Garden Marketplace.

The 17th Annual Northern Roots traditional music festival welcomes Eight Feet Tall (Rebecca Gowan, Dan Accardi, Armand Aromin, Jackie O'Riley);  Triga (Eric Boodman, Anna Breger, Yaniv Yacoby); Jake Grieco and Cedar Stanistreet; Amanda Witman, and Traddleboro 2024 (Laurel Swift, Lissa Schneckenburger, Liana Moskowitz).

Saturday, January 27

Recital Hall

12 - 12:50pm Irish Tunes for All: Dan Accardi.

1 - 1:50pm Fiddle Styles Panel: Eric Boodman, Anna Breger, Armand Aromin.

2 - 2:50pm French Canadian Fiddle Tunes for All: Eric Boodman.

3 - 3:50pm Song Panel: Amanda Witman, Laurel Swift, Lissa Schneckenburger, Julia Friend.

Class Room

12 - 12:50pm English Tunes for All: Laurel Swift.

1 - 1:50pm Irish Tunes for All: Cedar Stanistreet.

2 - 2:50pm Learning by Ear: Lissa Schneckenburger.

3 - 3:50pm Scandinavian Tunes for All: Anna Breger.

Library

12 - 12:50pm May Songs in January: Amanda Witman, Armand Aromin, Ben Gagliardi.

1 - 1:50pm Intro to the Tony Barrand Library at the BMC: Amanda Witman.

2 - 2:50pm Harmony on the Fly with English Songs : Laurel Swift, Julia Friend.

3 - 3:50pm Open Jam: Cedar Stanistreet, Carol Compton.

Serkin

12 - 12:50pm Fiddle Technique: Lissa Schneckenburger.

1 - 1:50pm Irish Flute: Jake Grieco.

2 - 2:50pm Intro to Bouzouki Accompaniment: Yaniv Yacoby.

3 - 3:50pm Creating Counter Melody Accompaniment: Yaniv Yacoby.

Auditorium

12 - 12:50pm Intro to Sean Nos Step Dance: Rebecca McGowan, Jackie O’Riley.

Music: Cedar Stanistreet and Jake Grieco.

1 - 1:50pm Bal Folk Tunes for All: Becky Tracy, Rachel Bell.

2 - 2:50pm Irish Fiddle Bowing: Armand Aromin.

3 - 3:50pm Irish Set Dancing: Rebecca McGowan, Jackie O’Riley.

Music: Dan Accardi, Jake Grieco.

4 - 5:00pm Performers Circle: Evening performers

EVENING CONCERT

7:30pm EVENING CONCERT Eight Feet Tall, Triga, Jake Grieco & Cedar Stanistreet, Amanda Witman, plus Traddleboro 2024: Laurel Swift,

Lissa Schneckenburger, Liana Moskowitz

Tickets:

Adult Evening -  $25

Youth Evening - $10

Combination Day Workshops & Evening Concert:

Adult - $50

Youth - $15 

SUNDAY

The River Garden Marketplace

1 - 5:30pm Sunday Sessions — $5 suggested donation Pub Sing: Ben Gagliardi and Amanda Witman 1:00-2:20 pm;

French Canadian Session: Eric Boodman, Becky Tracy 2:30 - 3:50 pm; Irish Session: Dan Accardi, Armand Aromin, Keith Murphy 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Pub Sessions on Sunday at River Garden Marketplace, 12-5:30

Tickets:

Adult Day: $35

Youth Day: $10

Combination Tickets for Daytime Workshops and Evening Concert:

Adult Combo - $50

Youth Combo - $15

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Date: January 27 - 28, 2024

Location: Brattleboro Music Center

72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT 05301

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