Posted on November 26, 2024
The first of our Christmas gigs is coming up on November 29th at 6pm we will be at Taylor Bachrach's office playing carols for the Christmas in the Valley event. Stop by and warm up with hot apple cider and a cookie and enjoy some tunes.
Posted on November 7, 2024
Our first trad jam of the season is coming up on Tuesday Nov 12 - 6:30 at the Old Church. The first while we play slower and then pick up the speed as the night moves on. Bring a tune or learn a tune. All people and instruments are welcome.
Posted on October 16, 2024
If you haven't been to a VYF family dance, then you are missing out. Fun for all ages. Called dances in the traditional style featuring Marian Rose as caller and a live band made up of VYF members.
Oct 18 7:30pm at Glenwood/Driftwood Hall
Admission by donation Suggested - Adults $10, Youth $5
Posted on August 27, 2024
Valley Youth Fiddlers is gearing up for another exciting year and now is the time to consider joining our merry little group.
Valley Youth Fiddlers is an organization that your child can grow with. We have several levels from beginner through to advanced. That said new members are expected to have a minimum of 1 year of lessons under their belt and be at least 5 years old. Members are expected to take lessons throughout their time in VYF. We have workshops where we learn new tunes and practices where we fine tune them but our group is not intended to be and can't be a replacement for regular one on one instruction. The VYF season starts each year in September. We suggest anyone who would like to be a member to reach out to us before September and start with us at the beginning of the year.
While our group is primarily focused on fiddlers we also welcome piano, guitar, bass, and drummers in our group. If you are looking to joing as one of these instruments you will probably want to have more than a year of experience. While we write multiple level parts for fiddle we dont generally write multi-level parts for the other instruments. Its also not a guarantee that when mentors come for workshops they will know your instrument. Backup as we call all the other instruments generally work as a team to help each other out and figure out work arounds for parts that might not be at someones level. It is ideal if your parent also knows your instrument or you have 2-3 years experience if you want to be in backup.
If you would like to become a member of VYF then please email us.