MARCH 13-14 - Florida Old Time Music Championship (FOTMC) Guest of Honor will be Dan Levenson, a great fiddler, banjoist and a great teacher as well. For more information visit FOTMC's website: www.fotmc.org For further information about fiddle events visit the Florida State Fiddlers Association web site |
| 13th Annual Festival of Women Composers March 15-22, 2009 |
| JAM SESSIONS Gainesville Half-Fast Jam Every Tuesday night 8:30 pm-10:30 pm. Address: 9710 SW 75th Way Gainesville, FL 32608 / Directions: from I-75 go West on SR 24; Turn South (left) on SW 75th St; Pass SW 85th Ave and turn Right onto SW 75th Way into Meadows of Kanapaha. Turn Right on SW 97th Ave. & it's the 1st driveway on right. Phone 352-495-2243 - Mostly old-time but can be very eclectic and varies from week to week. |
Musicians Byron Berline is a three-time National Fiddle Champion... Parties - Weddings - Events Instruments + Other |
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Calendar and Links
Gainesville Violins has customers throughout the USA and on every continent except Antarctica. The
business and workshop are managed by Daniel Muni, violin- and bowmaker, who is assisted in the workshop
by Anna van Rooyen and Amelyse Arroyo and in the office by Regina, Polly, Lynn and Allison. Jan van
Rooyen, violin-maker and business founder, specializes in making custom violins on commission and has
stars and top professionals such as Joshua Bell, Rachel Barton Pine, Scott Gregg, Ruxandra Marquard, and
Stephen Sims as customers. He has made more than 40 custom violins, violas and cellos for customers in
Florida, Cleveland OH, Rochester NY, Boulder CO, Dallas and Austin TX, and Germany, Australia and New
Zealand. Daniel Muni specializes in repairs and restoration of violins, violas, cellos and bows. The business
has extensive collections of antique restored instruments and bows as well as contemporary instruments and
bows. Its fine instruments and bows department (the "Vault Collection") has stocked rare antique and vintage
Italian, French, German, Austrian, Bohemian and other instruments, and French and English bows. It also
offers an acclaimed nation-wide rental program. See www.gviolins.cc/featuredinst and www.gviolins.cc/bows.
business and workshop are managed by Daniel Muni, violin- and bowmaker, who is assisted in the workshop
by Anna van Rooyen and Amelyse Arroyo and in the office by Regina, Polly, Lynn and Allison. Jan van
Rooyen, violin-maker and business founder, specializes in making custom violins on commission and has
stars and top professionals such as Joshua Bell, Rachel Barton Pine, Scott Gregg, Ruxandra Marquard, and
Stephen Sims as customers. He has made more than 40 custom violins, violas and cellos for customers in
Florida, Cleveland OH, Rochester NY, Boulder CO, Dallas and Austin TX, and Germany, Australia and New
Zealand. Daniel Muni specializes in repairs and restoration of violins, violas, cellos and bows. The business
has extensive collections of antique restored instruments and bows as well as contemporary instruments and
bows. Its fine instruments and bows department (the "Vault Collection") has stocked rare antique and vintage
Italian, French, German, Austrian, Bohemian and other instruments, and French and English bows. It also
offers an acclaimed nation-wide rental program. See www.gviolins.cc/featuredinst and www.gviolins.cc/bows.
Jan and Anna van Rooyen
Daniel Muni
Scott E Jackson
Specializing in old restored
instruments
Specializing in old restored
instruments
Mitch Corbin Builder of fine handcrafted guitars. Mitch teaches
guitar, mandolin and fiddle. He teaches small group lessons and
private lessons in his shop located in Oviedo, FL. Just outside of
Orlando, FL...
guitar, mandolin and fiddle. He teaches small group lessons and
private lessons in his shop located in Oviedo, FL. Just outside of
Orlando, FL...
| The Alachua Consort We are available for recitals, weddings, receptions, master classes, and other occasions... |
| Jason Thomas Jason Thomas is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, playing a wide range of musical styles primarily on fiddle and mandolin. |
| Tammy Murray Among her many accomplishments are: Florida Rustic Fiddle and Twin Fiddle Champion, Florida Hammered Dulcimer Champion, National Old-Time Banjo Champion, and Florida Old-Time Female Solo Vocalist. |
| The EMBROS Orchestra is available to perform at your special event , be it a festival, party, wedding or other occasion |
Byron Berline
His Double Stop Fiddle Shop carries
a wide variety of instruments in the
violin family for professionals,
collectors and beginners. The Byron
Berline Band features Bluegrass,
Western Swing and Traditional music.
His Double Stop Fiddle Shop carries
a wide variety of instruments in the
violin family for professionals,
collectors and beginners. The Byron
Berline Band features Bluegrass,
Western Swing and Traditional music.
| James Kelly TG4 Irish Musician of the Year 2006 ... |
| Mark O'Connor Violinist and composer Mark O'Connor is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America ... |
Mitch Corbin
He won the National Guitar Championship, National
Mandolin Championship and has also won awards
for his Songwriting and Fiddle playing. His latest CD,
"Looking For Home" has received rave reviews .
He won the National Guitar Championship, National
Mandolin Championship and has also won awards
for his Songwriting and Fiddle playing. His latest CD,
"Looking For Home" has received rave reviews .
Cathy DeWitt A jazz vocalist and
pianist, bluegrass guitarist and
singer/songwriter, she is the bandleader
for the jazz/variety quartet MoonDancer
and the all women’s folk/bluegrass band
Patchwork
pianist, bluegrass guitarist and
singer/songwriter, she is the bandleader
for the jazz/variety quartet MoonDancer
and the all women’s folk/bluegrass band
Patchwork
| Laurie Lewis You can't measure Laurie Lewis's 30-year career with the usual commercial yardsticks. She has won a Grammy ("True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe," 1997), and twice been named Female Vocalist of the Year by the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association). |
| LINKS |
| Patchwork Patchwork is available for booking for concerts, festivals, conventions, schools, museums, dances and other events throughout the Southeast. |
| The Alachua Consort March 17 at the Baughman Center |
THE BRIDGE
Annemieke to publish Book this summer on a
Violin/Fiddle Method called The Bridge with
Culicidae Press, LLC
- an autobiographical book: A violinists journey into
the world of fiddling -
