Experience the fulfillment of group music making and the living tradition of fiddle tune sharing with The Factory String Band. This 10-week ensemble will incorporate and develop a manageable repertoire of Appalachian, Scots-Irish and Scandinavian fiddle tunes. Participants will be expected to prepare for rehearsal with advance access to an online folder of written and recorded tunes.
The ensemble will be led by Liam Bailey and will cover a direct set of stylistically diverse fiddle music, while discussing different approaches to accompaniment, feel, balance and ornamentation. In The Factory String Band, the joy and abandon of group music making will be priority.

This ensemble will take place on Thursday nights from 6-7pm at the Hickory Music Factory and is opened to the public. This class is suitable for some beginners and all intermediate players of any age. Cost for the ensemble is free to current HMF students. If you are not a current HMF student but would like to participate, there is a $40 registration fee. Appropriate instrumentation will include but will not be limited to, fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar, banjo, mandolin and acoustic bass. If you are interested in the ensemble, but don’t play any of these instruments or have further questions, please contact: liam@liamthomasbailey.com