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Ida Mae Specker is a 3rd generation fiddler, performing artist and educator from Andover, Vermont.
As a touring artist, Ida Mae is intent on bringing traditional American music to the next level. Her live show synthesizes her diverse influences and features original, contemporary lyrics set to old-time melodies with a rock n’ roll backbeat. A powerhouse on stage, she fiddles, drums and sings simultaneously in a whirlwind of passion and virtuosity.
As an educator, she creates and presents age-appropriate, multi-media lessons in the history and theory of old-time music, using a combination of audio samples, historical images, video footage, live demonstrations, and hands-on instruction. Specker's teaching style emphasizes ear-training, chord progressions, rhythmic structure, and the differences between folk and classical music. She has collaborated with visual art and humanities departments in creating cross-disciplinary programs that teach American history and culture through the study of folk music.
Her father, John Specker, is a master fiddle and clawhammer banjo player with a repertoire of over 400 traditional tunes, who often collaborates with her in teaching workshops and giving performances and demonstrations.
For more information visit www.idamaespecker.com.
For more information on booking a performance, workshop or residency, and for rates and availability, please contact Ida Mae.
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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2010
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2010
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