FwT Music Video Collection

Welcome to the Fiddling With Traditions music video series. Enjoy!

Psst…Looking forward to adding baking, sugaring, bee keeping and ice harvesting soon…

•• PAPER MAKING ••

Enter the enchanting world of paper making through the bow of a fiddler! This edition of "Fiddling With Traditions" features paper maker Todd Moe, w/ special guest fiddler-step dancer, Syl Foisy.

••ADK GUIDEBOAT BUILDING••

Enjoy a gentle row on Sagamore Lake with a fiddle & piano as your guide. This edition of Fiddling With Traditions features ADK guideboat builder Chris Woodward.

••QUILTING••

Embark on an epic quilting adventure with a fiddler as your guide! This edition of "Fiddling With Traditions" features quilter Rebecca Muir MacKellar.

••RUG BRAIDING••

Step into the world of rug braiding with the interwoven sounds of fiddles & piano. This edition of "Fiddling with Traditions" features ADK rug braider, Helen Condon.

••BLACKSMITHING••

Watch the sparks fly as the fiddle & piano forge red hot metal into a fiery dance tune. This edition of Fiddling With Traditions features the metal & iron work of blacksmith James Gonzalez filmed on location at Farmhouse Forge.

••PAINTING••

Experience the natural beauty of NY State through the paint strokes of an artist & the bow strokes of a fiddler. This edition of "Fiddling With Traditions" features pastel painter & poster artist, Catherine LaPointe Vollmer in duet w/musicians Gretchen Koehler & Daniel Kelly filmed at Mohonk Mountain House.

••SILVERSMITHING••

Imagine "The Sounds of Silver" as the fiddler shapes, bends and polishes metal into fine jewelry. This edition of "Fiddling With Traditions" features the work of silversmith Mary Ann McLaughlin in harmony w/ Gretchen Koehler on location at The Silver Studio, St. Regis Falls, NY & The TAUNY Center, Canton, NY.

••SPINNING WOOL••

Travel through time with a reel that knits together Quebec, Cajun, Acadian and African American fiddle traditions. This edition of "Fiddling With Traditions" features the work of spinner/knitter Renee Stauffer.