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Updated 1/3/2024

Adam Boyce, Antique Music on Fiddle and Organ

  • V

    VT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Adam Boyce has been called the foremost disciple of the late traditional VT fiddler, Harold Luce of Chelsea, Vermont. Boyce started taking lessons from Luce in 1991, going on to learn about the traditional music and dancing of central Vermont. Adam has performed at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, VT, the famous Ground Hog Opry, Lost Nation Theater, the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, among other venues. For many years, he was affiliated with both the Vermont Humanities and the New Hampshire Humanities, giving lectures about square/contra dancing, fiddle contest history, and giving living history portrayals, including "The Old Country Fiddler," Charles Ross Taggart (1871-1953); Adam wrote a book in 2013 about Taggart titled "The Man from Vermont: Charles Ross Taggart, The Old Country Fiddler." Primarily available for background music, small concerts and other events. Prices and mileage amounts negotiable. Can be solo or with one accompanist (either piano or guitar).  Can alternate between fiddle and pump organ/melodeon, or can play just one of the sponsor's choosing.

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Adam Boyce
Job Title: fiddler, organist, speaker
Phone: 802-484-7719
Address:
1076 Rush Meadow RD
Brownsville, VT 05037

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2001

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2001

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Traditional

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Community Arts
  • Exhibitions
  • Artist Market
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall
Events Per Year: 100

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Nonprofits

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Vermont Humanities Council Speakers' Bureau
  • New Hampshire Humanities To Go!
  • Vermont Folklife Center

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Vermont Humanities Council Speakers' Bureau
  • New Hampshire Humanities To Go!
  • Vermont Folklife Center

Awards

Awards:

  • 2000 winner, Vermont Division, Northeast Fiddlers' Fiddle Contest, Barre, Vermont

Education

Education:

  • apprenticed under Harold Luce of Chelsea, and personal study on traditions/history of New England music and dance

Artist Info

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • electricity, chairs with no arms

Fee Range:

$250 - $800

State of Residence:

Vermont

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

2

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • electricity, chairs with no arms

Fee Range:

$250 - $800

State of Residence:

Vermont

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

2