HANDMADE MUSIC SCHOOL WORKSHOP — OLD TIME FIDDLE WITH SCOTT AINSLIE
DATE: JANUARY 24, 2026
LOCATION: COMMUNITY ROOM @ FLOYD COUNTRY STORE
TIME: 3:00 PM
TICKETS: $30
REGISTER ONLINE HERE: https://handmademusicschool.opus1.io/w/fiddle-workshop-scott-ainslie
Or email info@handmademusicschool.org
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.
