New York City! Get ready for a Square Dance at Jalopy Theatre, this Saturday, March 14th at 8pm! I'll be calling squares to a rockin' old-time band made up of @stephiecoleman@ayen_bass@bridger.dunnagan@studio808a It's going to be a good one. I'm also teaching line dance & two-step at Burstin' Boots tomorrow, and offering a flatfooting class on Saturday!
🎻🪕Fiddles, banjos and guitars welcome to join in this advanced jam on the old time style - or just cozy up to the fire and enjoy. 🔥🍺 Sunday, March 8th from 3-6pm @blackrabbitbar in Brooklyn.
Calling all fiddles, guitars, and banjos! Come play some old time music with us this Sunday at 3pm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Or just sit by the fire and have (a properly poured) Guinness. Either way, it’s a good time. 🪕🎻#oldtimejam
Such a treat excavating these cassettes and mastering them for release! I’ve heard a lot of stories over the years about this era and it’s really nice to get a little snapshot of the music these two were making. Thanks to dear pals Alice and Andy for looping me in to work on this! Up today for bandcamp Friday!!!
🎻✨ Thank you to everyone who came out for The Old Time Rollick: May 16–18, 2025 at the Ashokan Center! ✨🎻
What a joyful weekend of fiddles, banjos, guitars, basses, mandolins, voices, and vibrant community dancing. Whether you were brand new or a seasoned player, we were honored to have you be part of this welcoming, inclusive celebration of Old Time music and connection.
Special thanks to our incredible instructors and dance callers for sharing your time, tunes, and talent—and to all of you for bringing the energy, laughter, and rhythm.
📸 Got photos or videos from the weekend? Tag us or use #AshokanOldTimeRollick so we can see and share the memories!
📽️: @ommmmatthew
🎶: @jake.m.blount
Until next time—keep pickin’ & grinnin’! 🎶💛
#AshokanCenter #OldTimeMusic #SquareDance #CommunityMusic #HudsonValleyEvents #MusicCamp
🎻 2025 Old Time Rollick at Ashokan
Hosted by Emily Schaad
Join us for a joyous weekend of old-time music and dance! Whether you're a seasoned player or just starting out, you'll find inspiration in fiddle, banjo, guitar, and singing classes, unique one-off presentations, a dynamic staff concert, and a high-energy Saturday night square dance. Deepen your skills, expand your repertoire, connect with fellow musicians, and jam late into the night.
🎶 2025 Includes:
Emily Schaad – Fiddle & Camp Organizer
Emily Eagen – Singer
Jake Blount – Fiddle & Banjo
Jeff Claus – Guitar & Banjo Uke
Judy Hyman – Fiddle
A'yen Tran – Guitar
Joseph DeJarnette – Bass, Guitar & Live Sound
Will Mentor – Square Dance Caller
@emilyeagen@analog.jeff@violinjude@jake.m.blount@studio808a
🎻 Open to all folks, all ages, all orientations—come be part of the OT Rollick family!
🎟 Flexible pricing available, including “Pay it Forward” scholarships for gigging musicians and music educators.
Click the link in our bio to learn more or visit /product/old-time-rollick-2025/
🎶 Get ready to dance, jam, and immerse yourself in Appalachian roots music! 🎻
Join us for The Old Time Rollick at the Ashokan Center, May 16-18—a welcoming and inclusive weekend filled with fiddles, banjos, mandolins, guitars, basses, voices, and plenty of dancing feet!
Deepen your skills, expand your repertoire, and make lifelong musical connections with an incredible lineup of instructors:
Emily Schaad – Fiddle & Camp Organizer
Emily Eagen – Singer
Jake Blount – Fiddle & Banjo
Jeff Claus – Guitar & Banjo Uke
Judy Hyman – Fiddle
A'yen Tran – Guitar
Joseph DeJarnette – Bass, Guitar & Live Sound
Will Mentor – Square Dance Caller
@emilyeagen@analog.jeff@violinjude@jake.m.blount@studio808a
This camp is open to everyone—all ages, all orientations, all levels of experience. Come be part of the OT Rollick family!
🎟 Flexible pricing & scholarships available through our Pay it Forward program. Sign up today! Visit our website for details & registration.
#OldTimeRollick #AshokanCenter #AppalachianMusic #MusicCamp #SquareDance #Banjo #Fiddle
So I just upgraded my computer and a bunch of software that I've been using over the years. One of the plug-in updates included a new AI feature. I tried the AI master assistant on 3 records... a jug band record, and old-time stringboard trio, and a solo acoustic guitar project. I'm delighted to report that it sounded terrible on all 3, and remind you that I am here to do low impact natural sounding mastering on your trad and trad adjacent records. I am a human, and have spent my life listening to and studying this music and the art of recording and presenting it. Give me a shout if you want a balanced, natural, non squashed medium volume master for your recordings for digital, vinyl, or cassette release!
I have decided to greatly simplify my recording setup, as I’m doing more mobile and post producrtion work these days. I have a lot of cool gear that I’m just not using in my current workflow, that I’d love to get out of my space and into somewhere where folks will use it.
This includes:
DDA D series 24 channel analog mixing console with power supply and stand -$1000
Sebatron 4 channel vacuum tube mic preamp
$1400
Lindell 6x 500 series mic preamp with EQ -$200
Purple Audio “biz” 500 series mic preamp - $450
APA Juggernaut 500 series Mic preamp -$625
Orban 424 compressor - $350
Orban 622B parametric EQ - $350
1950s Gretsch New Yorker Archtop electric guitar $600 sold
Oktava Mk 319 LDC microphone $200 sold
Audio Technica 4033 LDC microphone $200 sold
Otari mx5050 2 track 1/4” tape deck works great - $2000
Metric Halo 2882 interface upgraded to 3D USB digital cards x2 = $1000 each or both for $1600
Mu-tron wah/volume pedal - $500
Rane ma6 six channel professional power amp-$200
Discounts for multiple items! Can post more pics next week, and can meet up on Jan 2nd near Floyd, VA.
Also potentially Interested in trades/partial trades for Sennheiser 441, api or neve mic pres, adat capable 500 rack, rickenbacker bass, metric halo lio or uln8, stackable washer and dryer, on demand water heaters
