Come hear the cutting-edge fiddle and cello explorations of Scottish and global music brought by Alasdair Fraser @drivenbow and Natalie Haas @nataliehaas at Nashville State Community College on Tuesday, April 21 at 7pm!
Thanks to the generous support of Nashville State Community College @nashvillestatemusic , The Nashville Folk Collective @nashvillefolkcollective , The Violin Shop @theviolinshop , and various community donors, this concert is being presented with FREE admission ($20 suggested donation)!
Go to nashvillefolk.weebly.com to find the RVSP link!
What do Tchaikovsky, jazz, acoustic instruments, and Christmas have in common? The “Mr. Sun plays Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite” concert here in Nashville on Dec. 10, that’s what!!
Come out to Hillsboro Presbyterian Church THIS WEDNESDAY at 7:30pm to hear the incredible Darol Anger @darolangerfiddler , Joe K. Walsh @joe_k_walsh , Grant Gordy @grantgordy , and Aidan O’Donnell play their acoustic adaptation of Duke Ellington’s take on Tchaikovsky’s iconic Nutcracker Suite!
This concert is hosted by The Nashville Folk Collective @nashvillefolkcollective with The Violin Shop @theviolinshop and Hillsboro Presbyterian Church. You can get tickets by scanning the QR code in the attached image or by visiting . I hope I’ll see you there!!
…”Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” -Matthew 25:45
Proud to have stood up for the least of these today in Nashville. #nokingsday #nokings #freedom #nashville
So looking forward to hearing the amazing music of @darolangerfiddler and @bruce_molsky on October 12 right here in Nashville!! Hope to see you there! 🎻 Tickets available at
Nashville State Community College is thrilled to announce the launch of a new folk ensemble designed to bring together musicians of all ages in a fresh and collaborative way!
This group offers something for everyone, blending tunes from the musical traditions of many cultures in the United States and beyond with new approaches to learning, arranging, and community music-making.
Whether you’re a young player, an experienced musician, or an adult rediscovering folk music, this ensemble is a space to grow, connect, and make music together across generations. Nashville State Roots will meet for weekly sessions covering a wide variety of folk styles as well as feature guest workshops and a final concert in December where we will share our music with the broader community.
This idea has been building at Nashville State for a long time, and we are so thrilled that the timing is finally right to bring it to life. If you’re in the Nashville area and curious to learn more or would like to learn about available financial support, we would love to hear from you.
#NashvilleStateRoots #Nashville #Nashvillefolkensemble #communitymusic #newbeginnings
What an amazing camp we had this year! Look out for an email about how to add photos and videos to our archive! Carry on the joy of camp to your next summer adventures!
Beyond excited to have Alasdair Fraser @drivenbow and Natalie Haas @nataliehaas coming back to Nashville this March for a concert and a workshop!!
Come hear the electric energy of Alasdair and Natalie’s playing at Hillsboro Presbyterian Church on Saturday, March 8 at 7pm. If you play an instrument (especially violin or cello!) and want to learn from these musical masters, join the workshop on Sunday, March 9 from 2-4pm. Tickets - for general admission and for students - are available at /collections/shows.
Hope to see you there!! 🎻
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW 🎉
If you had asked what the saying “when one door closes, another one opens” meant to me in early October 2024, I probably would have told you that I wish I knew. If you asked me now, I would have a very, very different answer.
In mid-October 2024, the door of a job into which I had invested years of care and work closed for the last time. In January 2025, I officially began my current position as a full-time Instructor of Music at Nashville State Community College.
I have tried over and over to write a post about my feelings regarding this door that has opened for me, especially after I began working with the incredible students at Nashville State. All I could create to express my thoughts is a list of words: Honored. Humbled. Grateful. Moved. Fulfilled. Eager. Inspired.
Now, if you asked me what the saying “when one door closes, another one opens” means to me, I would simply tell you this: Never let the pain of a freshly-closed door keep you from the joy of a newly-opened door - you just might find your purpose.
With unbelievable gratitude,
Dr. Perdue (pictured in my new office)
#professor #fulltime #newdoor #grateful
As many of you know, I have been teaching fiddle + violin to precollege students at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music for the past 6 years. I had the privilege to teach both private lessons and weekly group classes alongside master pedagogue Crystal Plohman Wiegman. My passion for folk music education fit perfectly with Crystal’s vision for the fiddle program at Blair, and I am proud of our work teaching students not just how to be better musicians, but better people.
This January, Blair named a new Dean for the School of Music. In February, I received a letter from the new Dean stating that due to lowered enrollment numbers (the result of the administration having doubled the price of the program in just two years), I would not be offered a contract for the upcoming school year. Knowing how much this decision would impact our students, Crystal and I pursued every imaginable option to prevent the fracturing of the program that would be caused by breaking up our team. We were told that if Crystal reached a higher number of hours than she had ever taught and if I had five students registered, the Dean’s office would reconsider offering me a contract. Every effort we made—increasing our advertising, pursuing fundraising options, writing hundreds of emails, having meeting after meeting, collecting and presenting data… even our students’ parents wrote emails and letters to the administration pleading for this decision to be changed—was met with opposition, reneging of agreements, and sometimes downright hostility. Despite Crystal’s incredible record of having built a thriving program that just reached its 30th year, the administration decided that they want to keep the fiddle program “contained” and that “Blair will not be hiring an adjunct to teach fiddle in the Academy.” (Continued in comments)
Sweet strings and wedding rings 💍🎻 ’This Will Be’ by our Southern Strings Quartet is the perfect Recessional to begin a lifetime of marital bliss! ✨ #HappilyEverAfter
Today is my 10-year Type 1 Diabetes anniversary. While I can’t say I would have ever chosen to have T1D or that it’s an easy disease to live with, I am so grateful to still be here and for the support I have had on my journey. Here’s to a cure for T1D 💙 #type1diabetes #t1d #warrior
