Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddle Lessons
Private Old Time and Bluegrass fiddle lessons are now being offered in DownTown Kingsport, Tennessee.
For more information, contact Todd Meade at fiddleman03@yahoo.com or 423-782-6805.
Todd Meade
Todd is an expert in old-time and bluegrass fiddle music, carrying on the musical heritage of the Big Moccasin area of southwest Virginia. He also plays the banjo and bass fiddle. He has recently toured with Dr. Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys, Carolina Road and Appalachian Trail. He performed at the 2008 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) 25th Annual National Convention, where he was nominated for Bass Fiddle Performer of the Year.
At the age of 18, as a fiddler with Dr. Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys, Todd toured the world. See Todd's bio http://drralphstanley.com/biography/toddmeade.shtml
In addition to private lessons, Todd teaches classes in group fiddle and old-time string band with Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap and Gate City, VA.
Check out a November 2006 interview on Nathalie Bouffe's blog at http://www.autobiogeography.com/cabbages_and_kings/2006/11/tennessee_trans.html.
See a June 2005 Appalshop interview with Todd at http://www.appalshop.org/frontporch/artists/tmeade.htm.
Buy cds featuring Todd Meade on fiddle at cdUniverse: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Todd%20Meade/a/Todd%20Meade.htm.
See Todd play fiddle with Appalachian Trail at Bluegrass on Broad during the summer of 2008. Check out the YouTube video:
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