This CD can be ordered directly from us.  $15 includes the cost of shipping and handling.  Send a check made out to Woodbury Strings to 12 North Street, Suite 7, Burlington, VT 05401

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“Live Performances of the judges at the 42^nd Annual Northeast Regional Old Time Fiddler’s Contest:  Barre, VT 2008" is a two disc CD just loaded with tunes from the following artists and their bands:  Bill Cameron, Nicole Engstrom, Sarah Hotchkiss, Ron West, Tom Wilkinson, and Don Woodcock.  These performances took place in between divisions during the fiddle contest and were each at least 15 minutes in length with a wide variety of tunes and styles represented. 

That's two CD’s for the price of one:  $15 plus $2.50 S/H!   It's worth the price of the CD alone for Don Woodcock’s version of Orange Blossom Special .  Another treasure on the CD is nine traditional New England tunes played by Vermont’s own fiddling legend, Ron West. John and Sarah play several fiddle guitar duos including John's original tune, "Kerry Sunset Waltz" which many fiddlers have started learning and playing around the region.  Nicole Engstrom, Tom Wilkinson, and Bill Cameron all give stellar performances as well!

This CD was created as a fundraiser for the New England Fiddlers Association.  To find out more about NEFA and this CD, download this PDF FILE which will also give you instructions on how to purchase the CD.

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This CD, “SPROUT” was made by one of our own youth fiddlers, Kate Dwyer Frattalone in our studio, using our finest recording equipment.  It is a beautiful, professional quality recording of fiddle tunes and songs that Kate recorded mostly during their 15th year of age.  This CD is sure to inspire the young musicians in your household to work toward their own such creations!

Kate has a distinctive fiddling style and a beautiful voice that is captured just at that delicate point between young teen and young adult.  "Motherless Child" will make you weep, and their interpretation and delivery of an old classic, Barbara Allen is an achievement by any standard!  Their fiddling is fresh and exhilarating, sure to get you up and dancing.  Another special treat on the album is one of their original songs, "Be With You," recorded with their band, "The Dear" (Rachael Rice, guitar/harmonica/vocals, and Margaret Stocksdale, mandolin/vocals) with whom they got much of their earliest professional performing experience.  Other tracks on the album are old time favorites such as, Oh Susanna, Shady Grove, Old Joe Clark, and Sally Ann.  There are two other great fiddle tunes from the south that are less well known in these parts:  Gunboat and Sally in the Lane. Add to this a set of jigs (Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket, Stan Chapman’s Jig by Jerry Holland, and Juniper Jig) and you have a wonderful mix of just great music freshly interpreted by a young artist with a lot of talent and genuine musicality.

This album was brilliantly recorded, mixed, and mastered by John Mowad who plays some very fine backup on guitar and fiddle. Sarah, who was Kate's fiddle teacher from the time she was 5 years old, also had the great privilege of accompanying Kate on banjo, fiddle, and viola on a few of the tracks.  Some of the tracks include Jen Wells or David Gaillard on upright bass to help give it that old time string band sound! 

For Kate, SPROUT is in some ways a primer, their springboard as an emerging artist, as well as a tip of their hat to their roots before they branch out to do many new things.  It captures that very special moment in time in the life of a young musician, and at the same time is just great listening!! 

To order this CD and to find out more about the CD itself, contact Kate at katesprout [at] gmail.com