Master Cape Breton Fiddler
Holland Will Teach at VISA

Famed Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland will be in residence in Central Vermont this winter.

Master Cape Breton Fiddler Jerry Holland will give lessons and workshops at the Vermont Independent School of the Arts (VISA) in Sharon. Holland is a renowned fiddler, strongly rooted in Cape Breton, Scottish and Irish dance music traditions, and is an active performer and recording artist. Many of his own tunes have entered the traditional repertoire around the world and his tunes, books and recordings have remained influential wherever Celtic music is played.

Holland will teach two different 13-week workshops. A beginner fiddle workshop will meet Tuesdays from 6:45-8:15 p.m., and an intermediate to advanced fiddle workshop will meet Tuesdays from 5-6:30 p.m. Both workshops start January 17.

V.I.S.A. is also happy to announce that drumming instructor Rory Loughran is now accepting new students in Sharon and Randolph. He has 18 years of snare, drum set and hand drumming experience and has studied in Vermont with various drummers including Gabe Jarrett, Marcus Copening, and Jeff Salisbury, as well as two years in Boston with Bob Gullotti. Loughran has played percussion and drums with The Skinks, The Pulse Prophets, Up, Down and Strange; The Bell Tower Trio, Little Big Man Quartet, Incremental Balance, Network, Captain Marvel and others.

To sign up for programs and lessons, or for more information call the school at 802-763-2334, or log onto www.vtisa.org.

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