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Nashville-based cello-fiddle duo playing in Potsdam Friday

Posted 4/12/17

POTSDAM – The What a Raquette Music and Dance group plans a concert Friday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the United Methodist Church, 26 Main St., Potsdam. The organizers have changed the venue to the …

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Nashville-based cello-fiddle duo playing in Potsdam Friday

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POTSDAM – The What a Raquette Music and Dance group plans a concert Friday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the United Methodist Church, 26 Main St., Potsdam.

The organizers have changed the venue to the church from the library where the show was originally to be held.

Nashville-based duo Kaitlyn Raitz, cello, and Ben Plotnick, fiddle, will perform their twist on Appalachian folk music.

In their words, they "come together to take the age-old tradition of cello and violin and make it new. The concert is open to the public with a suggested donation of $10 per person.

The following day in Canton, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY), 53 Main Street, will host the duo from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. for a folk techniques workshop for stringed instrument players.

Participants will explore learning a fiddle tune by ear as well as dozens of ways to accompany under it and improvise over it.

The workshop will end with a performance of the tune with students using all the techniques learned in the workshop.

There will also be a performance by Kaitlyn and Ben themselves.

This program is open to all ages and levels of violin, viola, cello, and bass. Music stands are not necessary.

Preregistration is required for this program.

The cost is $45 per participant or $40 for TAUNY Friends.

Interested participants can contact TAUNY at 315-386-4289 to register.