Third Annual Floyd County Old Time Music Get-Together
The Handmade Music School is excited to announce the Third Annual Floyd County Old Time Music Get-Together at the beautiful EcoVillage in Floyd County, Virginia! This amazing four day camp will take place on October 15-18, 2020. Teachers include Caleb Klauder, Sammy Lind, Nadine Landry, Reeb Willms, Tatiana Hargreaves, Jake Blount, Adam Hurt, and Phil Jamison.
This event has been rescheduled for October 15-18, 2020.
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In-Person Lessons and Workshops Suspended Until Further Notice
The Handmade Music School is committed to the health and safety of our community and has suspended all in-person lessons and workshops until further notice. Online lessons with HMS teachers will still be available via Skype or another platform. If you are interested in arranging Skype lessons with one of our teachers, please contact andrew@handmademusicschool.com for details.
Mac’s Music of Our Mountains
Tunes and stories of our local Virginia Blue Ridge region
You’ll Never Miss Your Mama Til She’s Gone
This is Floyd County’s own Dent Wimmer. A strong clawhammer banjo player who never dropped thumb. His style is full and rhythmic typical of this area where house parties and frolics with flatfoot dancing were common before WW2. He was recorded for the Old Originals project in 1973 by folklorist Tom Carter.