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Old time Fiddle Workshop with Scott Ainslie
February 28 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Join us at the Floyd Country Store on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM for an Old Time Fiddle Workhop with Scott Ainslie.
TICKETS: $30
Workshop will be approximately 90 minutes in length.
This workshop is for intermediate and advanced fiddle players.
Cost is $30 per person
Workshop will be approximately 90 minutes in length.
This workshop is for intermediate and advanced
In this workshop, Scott Ainslie will explore “Cross Rhythms in Old Time Bowing.” We’ll explore syncopated bowing patterns and rhythmic variations in old time fiddling and then work on incorporating them in a common tune. Bring your fiddles and a sound recording device if you like.
About Scott Ainslie:
Steeped in traditional music, Scott Ainslie is a renowned acoustic blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, banjo player and fiddler. He learned southern old-time ballads, banjo and fiddle from elderly musicians in North Carolina and West Virginia and blues from his black elders in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi.