Fiddle/Violin/Viola Blankets delivered to Vermont Violins!

I am excited to announce that a project I have been working on for a couple years now is finally launched! The first product in my line of products that I will offering is custom hand crafted fiddle and viola blankets made with upcycled fabrics. Vermont Violins is hosting them on their gift page. Here is a photo with a link.

As of the date of this writing, not all the blankets have been posted online yet, and I will be making more as time goes on, but this is a great start and I am excited to be able to offer a colorful and unique blanket to the string community.

Here is another link that gives more description: Handmade Violin Blankets — Vermont Violins. Pretty soon I plan to put a page on this website that describes the process a little bit. There has been a lot of trial and error and many drafts and prototypes. I have also spent time investing in equipment and materials as well as hours of self training on YouTube! Each blanket is different, no two will ever be repeatable. I hope this is going to be really fun for people! 💚

BACK ROW GANG performed with Young Tradition Vermont, May 11

On Saturday, May 11, our students which we fondly call, “ The Back Row Gang” performed several tunes at the Young Tradition Vermont Mentor/Student Showcase at the Burlington Farmer’s Market. Photo here by Christine White.

We had such a great time that we are going to keep going through the summer and beyond. Each student has since selected a tune from the North Atlantic Tune List to share with the group and learn anew for upcoming events. We already have our next gig on July 23rd at the Owls Head Blueberry Farm in Richmond!

Rebranding has begun!

As of this weekend I have eliminiated the old website, woodburystrings.com and am going to be exclusively using this website, rebranding to Green Star Playhouse. Here’s a new page on the history of Greenstar Playhouse (as it used to be spelled!). Here is a goodbye and thanks to the old site and how it looked:

I’m going to miss the look and functionality of this old site. A big shout out to RB Technologies for graciously hosting this site all these years without charging me a thing! I enjoyed bringing the owner, Rubin, an occasional six pack of stout to go over a few details, but mostly I managed it myself and found that pretty easy. It got great traffic over the years and served us well. But “Woodbury Strings” is no longer relevant here in Winooski, so the time has come to change things up a bit. I am looking forward to what the future holds!

Fiddleheads Class for Advanced Beginners at Vermont Violins

Great news! On Wednesday, November 29th, 2022 I began an after-school fiddle class from 4:15 - 5:15 at Vermont Violins in South Burlington (next session begins April 4th, 2023 and will meet April 4, 11,18 and May 2nd culminating in a performance at the Young Tradition Vermont Festival on May 6)! This will be a Fiddleheads class! It meets mostly weekly for youths who have the ability to play simple tunes at a slow or moderate speed in the keys of A, D, G, and Em. The ability to play a two octave G scale with the low second finger position on the A and E strings is an important basic skill for this class. Violists and cellists will also be welcomed and will likely have to play all or parts of tunes in a lower octave when the fiddle tune goes up onto the E string. We will also drop tunes down a string to accommodate the violists and cellists when possible. $8 per class, scholarships available, details HERE!