tag:idamaespecker.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=2Latest News2023-12-14T17:05:13-05:00Ida Mae Speckerfalsetag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/73193592023-12-14T17:05:13-05:002024-02-22T01:28:08-05:00Vermont's Young & Gifted Feature Article in VT Magazine<p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.vtmag.com/post/vermonts-young-gifted">https://www.vtmag.com/post/vermonts-young-gifted</a></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Thank you so much to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/benjaminlerner.clean?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVZUqaLG_yYcpJupu9WWRlS0C09qJXTERDPO_i9lF9mQIByLaUUqyBiB0QMM2dEtWfodpRmtpOi-SLuSpFT8ZkZEc9ujt1iplRn2WFxwvA9pOofctbBNWsUu97mATCZoV3Wn6zGlodmn3DalPLn16CozCbkA_ikWMXPAfHr3TW0bL3ue8Y-iW6PiGWvkBcN3fk&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>Benjamin Lerner</span></a> at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/vermont.mag?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVZUqaLG_yYcpJupu9WWRlS0C09qJXTERDPO_i9lF9mQIByLaUUqyBiB0QMM2dEtWfodpRmtpOi-SLuSpFT8ZkZEc9ujt1iplRn2WFxwvA9pOofctbBNWsUu97mATCZoV3Wn6zGlodmn3DalPLn16CozCbkA_ikWMXPAfHr3TW0bL3ue8Y-iW6PiGWvkBcN3fk&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>Vermont Magazine</span></a> for this wonderful article! I am so honored to be included and to be able to share some of my story with readers near and far. I had a really lovely hour long chat with writer and fellow musician Ben, during which we discussed-</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">-life as an independent musician and music educator in Vermont</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">-my childhood and musical background, and</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">-where I am hoping to go artistically in the future.</div>
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<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Some shoutouts to my family <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/thespeckers?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVZUqaLG_yYcpJupu9WWRlS0C09qJXTERDPO_i9lF9mQIByLaUUqyBiB0QMM2dEtWfodpRmtpOi-SLuSpFT8ZkZEc9ujt1iplRn2WFxwvA9pOofctbBNWsUu97mATCZoV3Wn6zGlodmn3DalPLn16CozCbkA_ikWMXPAfHr3TW0bL3ue8Y-iW6PiGWvkBcN3fk&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>The Speckers</span></a>, recent collaborator <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/artsbusvt?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVZUqaLG_yYcpJupu9WWRlS0C09qJXTERDPO_i9lF9mQIByLaUUqyBiB0QMM2dEtWfodpRmtpOi-SLuSpFT8ZkZEc9ujt1iplRn2WFxwvA9pOofctbBNWsUu97mATCZoV3Wn6zGlodmn3DalPLn16CozCbkA_ikWMXPAfHr3TW0bL3ue8Y-iW6PiGWvkBcN3fk&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>The Arts Bus</span></a>, alma mater <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/BrownUniversity?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVZUqaLG_yYcpJupu9WWRlS0C09qJXTERDPO_i9lF9mQIByLaUUqyBiB0QMM2dEtWfodpRmtpOi-SLuSpFT8ZkZEc9ujt1iplRn2WFxwvA9pOofctbBNWsUu97mATCZoV3Wn6zGlodmn3DalPLn16CozCbkA_ikWMXPAfHr3TW0bL3ue8Y-iW6PiGWvkBcN3fk&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>Brown University</span></a>, recent employer <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/vermontpublic?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVZUqaLG_yYcpJupu9WWRlS0C09qJXTERDPO_i9lF9mQIByLaUUqyBiB0QMM2dEtWfodpRmtpOi-SLuSpFT8ZkZEc9ujt1iplRn2WFxwvA9pOofctbBNWsUu97mATCZoV3Wn6zGlodmn3DalPLn16CozCbkA_ikWMXPAfHr3TW0bL3ue8Y-iW6PiGWvkBcN3fk&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>Vermont Public</span></a> and favorite festival <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/greenmountainbluegrass?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVZUqaLG_yYcpJupu9WWRlS0C09qJXTERDPO_i9lF9mQIByLaUUqyBiB0QMM2dEtWfodpRmtpOi-SLuSpFT8ZkZEc9ujt1iplRn2WFxwvA9pOofctbBNWsUu97mATCZoV3Wn6zGlodmn3DalPLn16CozCbkA_ikWMXPAfHr3TW0bL3ue8Y-iW6PiGWvkBcN3fk&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival</span></a> as well! Thanks for reading and sharing! </div>
</div>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/70106072022-07-08T16:11:34-04:002024-02-22T01:28:08-05:00Yin Yoga Workshop with Live Music By Ida Mae Specker at Heart of the Village Yoga in Manchester, VT<p>Yin Yoga Workshop with Live Music by Ida Mae Specker (Mild) <br>with Jo Kirsch, E-RYT 500, accompanied by Ida Mae Specker on Strings and Vocals <br>3:30 to 5 p.m. <br>Sunday, July 10, 2022 </p>
<p>$45 </p>
<p>Join Jo and Ida for a restorative, grounding, relaxing,Yin Yoga Workshop. Throughout the workshop, Ida will sing and play the guitar providing the perfect atmosphere for deep rest and healing. Yin Yoga uses gentle long held postures practiced with an attitude of compassionate acceptance to awaken the more Yin parts of our physical, emotional and spiritual selves. It is healing, peaceful and leaves the practitioner feeling rested and filled with peace and love. The practitioner may opt to make the practice as restorative as they like, choosing to use props such as bolsters and blocks, adding support to one's body during each pose. All levels. No experience necessary. </p>
<p>Ida Mae Specker is a performing artist who fuses original, contemporary, and traditional material, bringing heartfelt new life and relevance to the chain of American folk music. A fiddler, vocalist, and guitarist, she released an EP of original music, 'Billy in the Heartland,' in December 2019. As a music educator, she has spent 10 years developing music programming and facilitating community events in Southern Vermont. A certified yoga teacher (School Yoga Institute 2012), Ida Mae is excited to be collaborating with Heart of the Village Yoga in joining these two great loves -music and yoga!</p>
<p>SING UP LINK:</p>
<p><a contents="https://heartofvillageyoga.pike13.com/group_classes/174725#/week?dt=2022-07-10&lt;=staff" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://heartofvillageyoga.pike13.com/group_classes/174725#/week?dt=2022-07-10&lt=staff" target="_blank">https://heartofvillageyoga.pike13.com/group_classes/174725#/week?dt=2022-07-10<=staff</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/535345/a8f12b356505223dc2f21da8761e84353edfce21/original/img-0838.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/70106062022-07-08T16:09:05-04:002022-07-08T16:09:05-04:00Make Music Summer with the ARTS BUS and Ida Mae Specker!<p>SUBJECT: The Arts Bus & IDA MAE SPECKER Launch make music summer of ‘22! </p>
<p>RANDOLPH, VT – On International Music Day, The Arts Bus & Ida Mae Specker are launching Make Music Summer of ’22 with fiddles & singing! The music starts with an interactive family-friendly show in Randolph at MotioREC from 3pm-5pm on Tuesday, June 21st. The following week, Vermont’s beloved green bus and Ida Mae will be traveling through Central Vermont’s summer camps, collaborating with children to write, record, mix & produce songs, culminating in live performances and digital compositions for release on radios & streaming on-line. Ida Mae will bring her folk song and fiddling expertise to each camp, where she’ll teach the basics of folk music, adapt it with contemporary lyrics, explore the variety of artists' roles in sound production, record & perform live with the children! </p>
<p>Ida Mae Specker has played fiddle since childhood with her sister, Lila, as part of a multi-generational musical legacy inspired by their father, master fiddler John Specker, and his passion for the tradition. Ida Mae & Lila have spent their lives performing this cultural treasure for audiences and carry on the love for it by teaching the craft through fiddle, songwriting, and movement. As children born into a folk-playing legacy and now mothers themselves, the Specker sisters have an intrinsic desire to share the legacy with children in particular, having experienced the profound joy and personal growth that occurs when young minds are empowered by the art of music. Ida Mae is also a recipient of a FY22 Vermont Arts Council Artist’s Development Grant. </p>
<p>It turns out Ida Mae was exactly at the right time and place to get on board The Arts Bus! Remote location digital recording is a new medium of exploration for the bus and has opened new avenues for creativity, including recording songs, soundtracks, interviews and podcasts. </p>
<p>“Last summer, The Arts Bus teamed with Vocal Booth to Go to design customized panels, sound blankets and digital recording equipment to convert the interior of the bus into a sound booth, which was just super for our campers’ puppet theatre,” says Genny Albert, Executive Director of The Arts Bus, “However, what we really hoped for was a musician with a desire to write an original song and willingness work with children at summer camps –then Ida Mae Specker came along, making our wish come true and with a fiddle, too!” </p>
<p>This incredible 3 week, 3 camp journey spanning from Rutland City through Stockbridge to Bethel is part of The Arts Bus award-winning “Ever After Kids Program”, focused on taking the magic of the bus to kids in remote & underserved areas of Central Vermont. The program is made possible by grants from Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation, Coach Family Foundation, Windham Family Foundation, private donors, and camp partnerships with OnePlanet Afterschool & Camps and Rutland City Tapestry Program. The Arts Bus first rolled in 2010 to empower children to find joy and authentic self-expression through the arts and (so far!) has directly impacted a child’s imagination over 15,000 times throughout Central Vermont. To support The Arts Bus and see the creative joy it empowers, contact us at info@artsbusvt.org or visit our website at www.artsbusvt.org or our Facebook page @artsbusvt. </p>
<p>The Arts Bus, 67 Main Street, Randolph, VT 05060 / 802-265-0730 <br>Climb aboard! www.artsbusvt.org or Facebook @artsbusvt</p>
<p> </p>
<p>CONTACT: <br>Genny Albert </p>
<p>Executive Director </p>
<p>The Arts Bus </p>
<p>802-265-0730 </p>
<p>executivedirector@artsbusvt.org </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/535345/a085f722dbbfe1ecb57500902f82f5af0ad3ccb7/original/image001.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/70106032022-07-08T15:58:03-04:002022-07-08T15:58:03-04:00RIVERFOLK! <p>Hey beautiful friends! </p>
<p>On Monday July 11th at 6:30pm at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT, I will be performing (headlining?!) at the 1st annual RIVERFOLK, a small but mighty, one-day folk festival produced by a group of local musicians in the Upper Valley region. </p>
<p>Here is the livestream link as well as the link for in person tickets for those of you who can attend! I receive about 50% of the livestream ticket sales, so it is a great way to support the festival and my work, and enjoy several hours of entertainment from the comfort of your own home! </p>
<p>I am so excited to be a part of this event, along with my pals Western Terrestrials and many more local acts I have yet to meet! </p>
<p>This festival is an extended variety show format, with a rockin' house band and various featured artists. I will be playing a "solo" set with the house band, performing a few originals off of my EP Billy in the Heartland, and then playing a few fiddle tunes later on in the show. </p>
<p>This is my ONLY summer show where I will be performing original music! Hope to see lots of you in person at Northern Stage (BBQ truck! Beer Tent!), and if you can't make it, here's the livestream link below! </p>
<p>LIVESTREAM LINK: </p>
<p><a contents="https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/GBkfosNNkJqS9IwpEsYr?utm_source=ida&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="Hey%20beautiful%20friends!%20%20On%20Monday%20July%2011th%20at%206:30pm%20at%20Northern%20Stage%20in%20White%20River%20Junction,%20VT,%20I%20will%20be%20performing%20(headlining?!)%20at%20the%201st%20annual%20RIVERFOLK,%20a%20small%20but%20mighty,%20one-day%20folk%20festival%20produced%20by%20a%20group%20of%20local%20musicians%20in%20the%20Upper%20Valley%20region.%20%20I%20am%20putting%20the%20livestream%20link%20at%20the%20bottom%20of%20this%20email,%20as%20well%20as%20the%20link%20for%20in%20person%20tickets%20for%20those%20of%20you%20who%20can%20attend!%20I%20receive%20about%2050%%20of%20the%20livestream%20ticket%20sales,%20so%20it%20is%20a%20great%20way%20to%20support%20the%20festival%20and%20my%20work,%20and%20enjoy%20several%20hours%20of%20entertainment%20from%20the%20comfort%20of%20your%20own%20home!%20%20%20I%20am%20so%20excited%20to%20be%20a%20part%20of%20this%20event,%20along%20with%20my%20pals%20Western%20Terrestrials%20and%20many%20more%20local%20acts%20I%20have%20yet%20to%20meet!%20%20%20This%20festival%20is%20an%20extended%20variety%20show%20format,%20with%20a%20rockin'%20house%20band%20and%20various%20featured%20artists.%20I%20will%20be%20playing%20a%20%22solo%22%20set%20with%20the%20house%20band,%20performing%20a%20few%20originals%20off%20of%20my%20EP%20Billy%20in%20the%20Heartland,%20and%20then%20playing%20a%20few%20fiddle%20tunes%20later%20on%20in%20the%20show.%20%20This%20is%20my%20ONLY%20summer%20show%20where%20I%20will%20be%20performing%20original%20music!%20Hope%20to%20see%20lots%20of%20you%20in%20person%20at%20Northern%20Stage%20(BBQ%20truck!%20Beer%20Tent!),%20and%20if%20you%20can't%20make%20it,%20here's%20the%20livestream%20link%20below!%20%20%20%20%20LIVESTREAM%20LINK:%20%20https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/GBkfosNNkJqS9IwpEsYr?utm_source=ida%20%20%20%20%20IN-PERSON%20TICKET%20LINK:%20%20https://northernstage.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S5d00000TLxGPEA1%20%20%20%20%20%20%20edit%20profile%20unsubscribe" target="_blank">https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/GBkfosNNkJqS9IwpEsYr?utm_source=ida </a></p>
<p>IN-PERSON TICKET LINK: </p>
<p><a contents="https://northernstage.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S5d00000TLxGPEA1&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://northernstage.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S5d00000TLxGPEA1" target="_blank">https://northernstage.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S5d00000TLxGPEA1 </a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/535345/e736271e2c03cfe6443b055a3f422ece8a4847a5/original/riverfolk-poster-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/68752902022-01-20T17:19:46-05:002023-12-10T13:10:07-05:00Interview for Vermont Arts Council<p>Honored to be featured by the Vermont Arts Council as part of their "Art in the Time of Covid" series. Check out the interview here:</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/blog/art-in-the-time-of-covid-ida-mae-specker/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/blog/art-in-the-time-of-covid-ida-mae-specker/" target="_blank">https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/blog/art-in-the-time-of-covid-ida-mae-specker/</a></p>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/66442532021-05-30T15:37:33-04:002021-05-30T15:37:33-04:00'Vermont Roots Roadshow' Tour Announcement!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/535345/f0e79b931eca48a4942a7d3f1e43f311a4b7ee7b/original/instagram-idamae.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><strong>5-Band “Vermont Roots Roadshow” Tour Announced for Summer 2021 - Showcasing Americana, Country, and Traditional Music from the Green Mountains. </strong></p>
<p>Vermont - Today, the “Vermont Roots Roadshow” live music showcase announced three dates. The showcase features performances by Vermont acts Ida Mae Specker and Terrible Mountain Stringband, Maple Run Band, Saints & Liars, Sarah King, and Western Terrestrials. A celebration of the Green Mountain State’s legacy of traditional and original music, the concerts offer Vermonters an opportunity to gather, celebrate, sing, and dance together again. </p>
<p>The first three “Vermont Roots Roadshow” dates announced are: </p>
<p><a contents="8/7 - Magic Mountain&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://magicmtn.com/" target="_blank">8/7 - Magic Mountain </a></p>
<p><a contents="8/14 - Jay Peak&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jaypeakresort.com/things-to-do/events/vermont-roots-roadshow" target="_blank">8/14 - Jay Peak </a></p>
<p><a contents="9/24 - Higher Ground&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://highergroundmusic.com/e/vermont-roots-roadshow-155983545985/" target="_blank">9/24 - Higher Ground </a></p>
<p><a contents="Tickets and information can be found at https://www.VermontRootsRoadshow.com.&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.vermontrootsroadshow.com" target="_blank">Tickets and information can be found at https://www.VermontRootsRoadshow.com. </a></p>
<p>All shows will adhere to state Covid safety guidelines. The shows are sponsored in part by Vermont Ski+Ride and Vermont Sports (https://vtskiandride.com/), and a portion of the proceeds will go towards Chill (www.chill.org), a non-profit founded by Donna and Jake Carpenter supporting youth development programs. </p>
<p>“We wanted to take a 'united we stand' approach towards building a revitalized Vermont roots music scene together,” explained Trevor Crist, from Maple Run Band. Jed Hughes, of longtime New England live music stalwarts Saints and Liars, elaborated further. “In a time when so many of us are longing for the collective experience of live music, we wanted to celebrate its return with some of our friends from around the state who share our love of Americana, bluegrass, honky tonk, and roadhouse music.” </p>
<p>“I can’t wait to play live music for and with real humans again. This past year has been both challenging and rewarding for all of us, and I’m pumped to kick off a new start with such a strong group,” said Sarah King. It’s a sentiment shared by Nick Charyk, of Western Terrestrials. “The other acts on this bill are some of my favorite musicians anywhere, period. It’s an embarrassment of riches that they all hail from Vermont. We’ve all put out records and new music during quarantine, and it’s been the soundtrack that has kept me going during some darker days. I can’t wait to see these tunes played live and be a part of that experience.” </p>
<p>A 3rd generation fiddle player, Ida Mae Specker is equally enthusiastic about the Vermont Roots Roadshow format. “Vermont has long been steeped in old time and traditional folk music. Each act on this bill celebrates and reinterprets this tradition in their own unique way. This will be a rollicking and raucous roadshow, but a reverent one too.” </p>
<p>“Vermont has a rich history with country music and bluegrass. It’s nice to see a package show touring the state once again,” concluded Cousin Early, a Vermont country music DJ and editor of Honky Tonk Times. “These will be must see shows.” </p>
<p>Additional Vermont Roots Roadshow dates are expected to follow. </p>
<p>MORE ABOUT THE “VERMONT ROOTS ROADSHOW” ACTS </p>
<p>Ida Mae Specker </p>
<p>www.idamaespecker.com </p>
<p>Ida Mae Specker and Terrible Mountain Stringband fuse original and traditional material, bringing heartfelt new life and relevance to the chain of American folk music. Third generation fiddle players, Ida Mae and Lila Specker were born in a one-room cabin at the foot of Terrible Mountain in Andover, Vermont. Together with Josh Norman on guitar, vocals and percussion, Lila and Ida Mae formed Terrible Mountain Stringband in 2017. They are joined by multi-instrumentalist Miller Nuttle on banjo and virtuoso Mowgli Giannitti on bass. Playing a blend of Ida Mae’s recently released originals and old-time fiddle tunes, the band pays homage to the past while continuously evolving their unique sound. </p>
<p>Maple Run Band </p>
<p><a contents="www.maplerunband.com/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.maplerunband.com" target="_blank">www.maplerunband.com/ </a></p>
<p>Maple Run Band released their debut, self-titled album in August, 2020 to critical acclaim. Several songs landed on playlists for both terrestrial and online radio stations worldwide, landing the band a spot on the Alt.Country charts soon after release. The band's repertoire of original Americana music is driven by the vocal harmonies of multi-instrumentalist Trevor Crist and drummer Nicole Valcour. Vermont guitar legend Bill Mullins (Barbacoa) contributes inventive and melodic leads, and John Spencer holds down the bass lines. Seven Days sums up the band's signature sound as "honest songwriting, tight arrangements and outstanding musicianship." </p>
<p>Saints & Liars <br><a contents="www.saintsandliars.com&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.saintsandliars.com" target="_blank">www.saintsandliars.com </a><br>Saints & Liars is a four-piece Americana group from Southern Vermont, blending their own variants of honky tonk, folk, bluegrass, and rock n roll. They’ve become known as “Vermont’s roadhouse roots band”, having thrived in such venues throughout New England since 2012. Members include, Jed Hughes [guitars, lead vocals], Mike Farkas [guitars, vocals], Chris Rogers [bass], and Nolan Rolnick [drums]. The group remained a live performance driven band until late 2020, when they decided to record their first studio album, entitled ‘These Times’. Influenced by social distancing, and without the opportunity to continue playing frequent shows as they always have, the band took to the recording studio in an effort to find a sense of normalcy and relieve their pent-up creative energy. Wildly fun and refreshingly raw, Saints & Liars aim to entertain. Dance. Stomp. Sing along. </p>
<p>Sarah King <br><a contents="www.sarahkingsings.com&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sarahkingsings.com" target="_blank">www.sarahkingsings.com </a><br>Sarah King inhabits the dark side of Americana, creating gritty murder ballads and feminist anthems anchored by her atmospheric voice and rhythmic blues guitar. “I always say my influences are bourbon and bad decisions,” she explains when asked about her gothic country style. On her debut solo EP, The Hour, King stands up to the idea that women should just smile and be quiet, exploring how righteous anger, revenge, and fear can actually lead to empowerment. Produced by Simone Felice (The Lumineers, Matt Maeson, Jade Bird), together, the songs on The Hour mark the evolution of King’s sound, and a promise that she will make her voice, and those of women everywhere, heard. </p>
<p>Western Terrestrials <br><a contents="www.westernterrestrials.com&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.westernterrestrials.com" target="_blank">www.westernterrestrials.com </a><br>Honky-tonk outsiders Western Terrestrials blend their love for the weird with the twang of classic country, creating a sound that’s honest, irreverent, and upfront about what they believe in. Their second album Back in the Saddle of a Fever Dream captures them in all their contradictory glory. Earning praise as an unconventional new voice on the country scene, the album was produced by Dean Miller, son of Roger Miller, and features a duet with Georgette Jones, daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones. It reached #11 on the Alt Country Specialty Chart, won a Times Argus Tammie award for Best Country Album, and earned them a spot as featured artists on the legendary WSM radio station. The album also includes a song co-written with Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, “Ethan Alien,” which Western Terrestrials are turning into a feature film, a honky-tonk space opera out in August, 2021.</p>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/65865552021-03-27T10:40:21-04:002021-04-06T11:30:39-04:00NEW Subscription Program - Special Content and Fiddle Lessons!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/535345/32c8651637ae494ace9b063d7b9e6883ba73f2df/original/07-19-18-ida-mae-grassroots-2-1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Hi Friends!</p>
<p>In case you haven't already heard, I am launching a new subscription program through my website! I'm excited to connect with you in this online community. Make sure to sign up for my mailing list and check out my new offerings in this post and on my <a contents="subscription" data-link-label="Subscribe" data-link-type="page" href="/subscribe">subscription</a> page!</p>
<p>I'm now offering three distinct subscription offerings tailored to different needs and interests. All subscribers will receive a monthly email newsletter which will include an update on my music, alerts for new releases, and behind-the-scenes content. I invite you to join this community of music lovers and learners and look forward to getting to know you. Thank you so much for your support.</p>
<p>1. Become a Backstage Guest </p>
<p>Welcome to the Green Room! </p>
<p>For $5 a month, you can become a "Backstage Guest." Every month, I will record a special performance of a song or a tune just for subscribers! These videos will be posted on the Subscriber page (this page) on my website, which will only be accessible to you and other Backstage Guests. They will also be emailed to you along with my newsletter. Feel free to request covers of your favorite songs! With exclusive access to a chat forum on the Subscriber page, this option is suited for everyone. Since I collaborate with multiple artists and perform with a variety of bands, the musical menu will change every month. In addition to solo performance videos, expect to hear from Terrible Mountain Stringband, John Specker, and good friends old and new! </p>
<p>2. Everyone Plays! (Fiddle Lessons for Beginners) </p>
<p>Interested in playing the fiddle? Start or continue your journey as a beginning fiddle student. </p>
<p>Learn real traditional tunes right from the start with my no-fail teaching method I have honed for the past 13 years. Every month, one 30-minute pre-recorded fiddle lesson will be delivered straight to your inbox. The video will be accompanied by an email containing extra listening content and background information on the tune. Additionally, this subscription comes with access to ALL content from the Backstage Guest tier, so you can enjoy exclusive performance videos and connect with like-minded folks. The lessons will be tunes mostly from the Appalachian tradition, interspersed with Irish, Bluegrass and French Canadian tunes! </p>
<p>In each fiddle lesson video, I will: </p>
<p>Go over instrument basics, including how to properly hold the fiddle and bow <br>Introduce the tune, with some basic background information including where I learned to play it <br>Play the tune a couple of times through up to tempo <br>Lead a scale in the key of the tune <br>Go through some bowing exercises to get our rhythm sections warmed up <br>Teach the tune phrase by phrase, slowly working up to playing a whole section <br>Play the whole tune slowly <br>Go over variations and give suggestions for how to make the tune your own </p>
<p>3. Intermediate Fiddle Student </p>
<p>Dive deeper into building your repertoire as an intermediate fiddle student. </p>
<p>Every month, one 30-minute pre-recorded fiddle lesson geared towards more experienced fiddlers will be delivered straight to your inbox. The video will be accompanied by an email containing extra listening content and background information on the tune. Additionally, this subscription comes with access to ALL content from the Backstage Guest tier, so you can enjoy exclusive performance videos and connect with like-minded folks. The lessons will be tunes mostly from the Appalachian tradition, interspersed with Irish, Bluegrass and French Canadian tunes! Expect special guest appearances by John Specker and more guidance on bowing and stylistic variations. Plus, you get access to the beginner level fiddle lesson video too! </p>
<p>In each fiddle lesson video, I will: </p>
<p>Introduce the tune, with some basic background information including where I learned to play it <br>Play the tune a couple of times through up to tempo <br>Lead a scale in the key of the tune <br>Go through some bowing exercises to get our rhythm sections warmed up <br>Teach the tune phrase by phrase, slowly working up to playing a whole section <br>Play the whole tune slowly, then up-to-tempo <br>Go over variations and give suggestions for how to make the tune your own</p>
<p>If you're interested in joining the fun, visit my <a contents="subscription page" data-link-label="Subscribe" data-link-type="page" href="/subscribe">subscription page</a>. Feel free to contact me with the contact form on the bottom of my website if you have any questions!</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all the support!</p>
<p>XO</p>
<p>Ida Mae</p>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/65847462021-03-25T16:17:42-04:002022-05-18T01:20:23-04:00Playlists for VPR's All The Traditions<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/535345/d40196f3815dabeff5b5b246f16cfd54acfdff83/original/screen-shot-2021-01-16-at-9-23-55-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>In response to the incredible amount of interest I had after hosting Vermont Public Radio's All The Traditions, I am sharing my playlists for all 5 programs. I hope you enjoy and look up the artists listed, and support them directly! I am so touched by how many of you reached out to me and shared your feedback on the material and the commentary I provided. </p>
<p>XO</p>
<p>Ida Mae</p>
<p> </p>
<ol> <li>Tired As I Can Be, Lucille Bogan, Shave ‘Em Dry: The Best Of Lucille Bogan </li> <li>Sitting On Top Of The World, Howlin’ Wolf, The Definitive Collection </li> <li>Bringing In The Georgia Mail, Charlie Monroe and his Kentucky Pardners, Bringing In The Georgia Mail/ Down In The Willow Garden </li> <li>Train On The Island, The Fox Hunt, America’s Working So We Don’t Have To </li> <li>Polly Ann’s Hammer, Our Native Daughters, Songs of Our Native Daughters </li> <li>Blue Diamond Mines, The Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet, Spinning World </li> <li>Toi, Tu Joues a L’amour, Kelli Jones and Joel Savoy, Toi Tu Joues a L’amour </li> <li>Tee Black, Cedric Watson, Cedric Watson </li> <li>Roma au lac bell, De Temps Antan, Les habits de papier </li> <li>The Spanish Cloak, Finbar and Eddie Furey, The Best Of Finbar & Eddie Furey </li> <li>Hares On The Mountain, Shirley Collins and Davy Graham, Folk Roots, New Routes </li> <li>The Piney Wood Hills, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie </li> <li>The Lost Child, The Stripling Brothers, Desperate Man Blues </li> <li>Big-Eyed Rabbit, Rockridge Brothers, Rockridge Hollerin’ </li> <li>Way Down The Old Plank Road (Live), The Highwoods Stringband, Feed Your Babies Onions: Fat City Favorites (Live) </li> <li>Girl From The North Country, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, The Essential Johnny Cash </li> <li>Dinaka, Mahotella Queens, Meet The Mahotella Queens </li> <li>Holotelani, Nelcy Sedibe, The Indestructible Beat of Soweto – Volume One </li> <li>Day-O, The Overtakers, More Reality </li> <li>Garden Song, Saints and Liars, These Times </li> <li>Furnace Room Lullaby, Neko Case, Furnace Room Lullaby </li> <li>Red Eyes, John R. Miller, The Trouble You Follow </li> <li>Buzzard Lope, Bessie Jones and The Georgia Sea Island Singers, Join The Band </li> <li>Single Girl, Married Girl, The Carter Family, Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume 3A: Songs </li> <li>Blowin’ Down The Road (I Ain’t Going To Be Treated This Way), Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads </li> <li>Great Grandpah’s Banjo, Pura Fe, Full Moon Rising </li> <li>The Month of May, Cahalen Morrison, Wealth of Sorrow </li> <li>Little Sparrow (Live), Dolly Parton, Live and Well </li> <li>The World is in a Tangle, Jontavious Willis, Spectacular Class </li> <li>Sylvie, Leon and Eric Bibb, A Family Affair </li> <li>Long Way Home, Tom Waits, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards </li> <li>Sail Away Lady, Uncle Bunt Stephens, Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume 2A: Social Music </li> <li>Baby How Can It Be, Bo Carter, Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 2 </li> <li>I Walk The Line, The Carter Family, The Carter Family Sings The Country Album </li> <li>Sweetheart From Venezuela, Harry Belafonte, Jump Up Calypso </li> <li>We Boy, Mahotella Queens, Meet The Mahotella Queens </li> <li>Corina, Jesse Lege and the Cajun Country Revival, The Right Combination </li> <li>I Love No One But You, The Stanley Brothers, The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers </li> <li>Let Me Fall, Camp Creek Boys, The Camp Creek Boys </li> <li>Cigarette Trees, The Local Honeys, Little Girls Actin’ Like Men </li> <li>Making Believe, Emmylou Harris, Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris </li> <li>Blue Kentucky Girl, Loretta Lynn, Blue Kentucky Girl </li> <li>Cold Cold Heart, Hank Williams, Cold Cold Heart </li> <li>The North Dakota Cowboy, Brennan Leigh, Praire Love Letter </li> <li>Walking On A Wire, Luminous Crush, Live From Lonely Highway Studio </li> <li>You Were A Friend (For Rattletrap), Darrin Hacquard, Signs and Wonders </li> <li>Lizzie Lindsay, Finbar and Eddie Furey, The Best of Finbar and Eddie Furey </li> <li>A Maid I Am In Love, Mrs Stan Marshall, Maritime Folk Songs: from the Collection of Helen Creighton </li> <li>Calypso Minor, Luiz Bonfa, Solo in Rio 1959 </li> <li>Homenagem aos orixas, Dona Onete, Feitico Caboclo </li> <li>Lorraine, Jorge Ben Jor, Bem-Vinda Amizade </li> <li>Pa Janvier, Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole, Creole Moon: Live From The Blue Moon Saloon </li> <li>Tes Parents Ne Veulent Plus Me Voir, Canray Fontenot, Louisiana Hot Sauce, Creole Style </li> <li>Tippy Toeing, Jesse Lege and the Cajun Country Revival, The Right Combination </li> <li>Aint No Ash Will Burn, Della Mae, This World Oft Can Be </li> <li>Wedding Bells/ Let’s Turn Back The Years, John Prine feat. Lucinda Williams, In Spite of Ourselves </li> <li>The House I Live In, Josh White, The Legendary Josh White </li> <li>The Riddle Song, Jean Ritchie and Paul Clayton, Authentic Songs of the American Revolution and The Civil War Era </li> <li>I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton, Jolene </li> <li>I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You, Tom Waits, Anthology of Tom Waits </li> <li>Bridge Over Troubled Water, Aretha Franklin, Soul Queen </li> <li>If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) (Live), Sam Cooke, Sam Cooke At The Copa </li> <li>Theme For Scotland, Alasdair Fraser, Dawn Dance </li> <li>Reel du pendu, Jean Carignan, Old Time Fiddle Tunes Played by Jean Carignan </li> <li>Jolie et maquillee, De Temps Antan, Ce monde ici-bas </li> <li>Farewell to Nova Scotia, Touchstone, The New Land </li> <li>Shout Sister Shout (Live), Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Sensational Sister Rosetta Tharpe from Carnegie Hall to Antibes </li> <li>Country Boy, Muddy Waters, The Folk Singer </li> <li>Itchy’s Blues, Hawk Alert, Itchy’s Blues </li> <li>Dark as a Dungeon, Merle Travis, Folk Songs of the Hills </li> <li>Sixteen Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Sixteen Tons </li> <li>Dying to Make a Living, The Local Honeys, Dying to Make a Living </li> <li>Shake Sugaree, Elizabeth Cotten, Shake Sugaree </li> <li>Death Came A-Knockin’, Ruthie Foster, Runaway Soul </li> <li>Mahk Jchi (feat. Ulali), Robbie Robertson And The Red Road Ensemble, Music For The Native Americans </li> <li>The Fox, Burl Ives, Timeless Country: Burl Ives </li> <li>What Will We Do When We Have No Money?, Lankum, Between the Earth and Sky </li> <li>Aliwowo, Olatunji, Drums of Passion </li> <li>Andarele, Rio Mira, Marimba del Pacifico </li> <li>Lagrimas Negras, Trio Matamoros, The Legendary Trio Matamoros 1928-1937 </li> <li>Weaving Medley: Busy Weaving / Julianne Johnson / Open Little Hand / Back Step Cindy, Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn, Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn </li> <li>They Gotta Quit Kickin’, Buffy Sainte-Marie I’m Gonna Be A Country Girl Again </li> <li>Dance All Night (Live), The Highwoods Stringband, Feed Your Babies Onions: Fat City Favorites (Live) </li> <li>Jeremiah, Sierra Ferrell, Jeremiah/ Why’d Ya Do It </li> <li>Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues), Jimmie Rogers, Essential Jimmie Rogers </li> <li>The Battle of New Orleans, Johnny Horton, Louisiana and the New Orleans Sound </li> <li>Air: The Rocks of Bawn, Willie Clancy, Willie Clancy The Gold Ring </li> <li>The Foxhunt, The Young Tradition, So Cheerfully Round </li> <li>There Is Power In A Union (John Peel Session, 20th August 1985), Billy Bragg, Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983-2019 </li> <li>True Life Blues, Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys, Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record Volume 1 </li> <li>I’m Bound To Ride, Arthur Smith, Nellie’s Blue Eyes/ I’m Bound To Ride </li> <li>My Tennessee Mountain Home, Maria Muldaur, Maria Muldaur </li> <li>The Midnight Special, Lead Belly, Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection </li> <li>Run Mountain, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Leaving Eden </li> <li>Wayfaring Stranger (with Francesco Turrisi), Rhiannon Giddens, There Is No Other (with Francesco Turrisi) </li> <li>Sail Away Lady, Peggy Seeger, Isla Cameron and Guy Carawan, Peggy Seeger Presents Origins of Skiffle </li> <li>Storms are on the Ocean, Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City </li> <li>Alabama Bound, Leadbelly, Best of Leadbelly </li> <li>Young Jamie Foyers, Cahalen Morrison, Wealth of Sorrow </li> <li>O’grady Road, The Lonesome Ace Stringband, When the Sun Comes Up </li> <li>Crossing Muddy Waters, I’m With Her, Crossing Muddy Waters/ Be My Husband </li> <li>Quasheba, Quasheba, Our Native Daughters, Songs of Our Native Daughters </li> <li>Down So Low, Mother Earth, Living With The Animals </li> <li>Dink’s Song, Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters, Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters </li> <li>Hùg Air A' Bhonaid Mhòir, Julie Fowlis, Cuilidh </li> <li>Freylekhs, Burning Bush, Klezmer and Hassidic Music </li> <li>Bulbes, Ben Zimet, Yiddish Folk Songs Vol. 1 </li> <li>Naila, Lila Downs, La Sanduga </li> <li>Maria Elena, Los Indios Tabajaras, Maria Elena </li> <li>The Sky Is Crying, Elmore James, The Sky Is Crying: The Ultimate Collection </li> <li>Bonaparte’s Retreat, W.H. Stepp, A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings </li> <li>Understand, Saints and Liars, These Times </li> <li>Waterbound, Dirk Powell, Transatlantic Sessions, Series 5: Volume Two </li> <li>Wildflowers, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, Trio </li> <li>Jack O’diamonds, The Blue Sky Boys, Presenting The Blue Sky Boys </li> <li>Doin’ My Time, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys, 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Flatt & Scruggs - The Millennium Collection </li> <li>Free and Equal Blues, Josh White, Free and Equal Blues </li> <li>Gone to The Country, Racines, Racines </li> <li>Kelli Jones and Joel Savoy, The Attakapas Trail/Reed de Nez Picqués, Toi, Tu Joues à L'amour </li> <li>The Lark in The Morning, The Dubliners, The Definitive Pub Songs Collection </li> <li>Bile Them Cabbage Down, Lewis Hairston, Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music </li> <li>Georgia Buck, Elizabeth Cotten, Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways </li> <li>Freight Train, Peter, Paul and Mary, In The Wind </li> <li>A Case of You, Joni Mitchell, Blue </li> <li>Give The Fiddler A Dram, The Holy Modal Rounders, The Holy Modal Rounders </li> <li>Indian Summer, Carling and Will, Soon Comes Night </li> <li>Samba Geladio, Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate, Ali and Toumani </li> <li>Sally Ann, Frank Blevins and the Tarheel Rattlers, Sally Ann </li> <li>Pig at Home in the Pen, The Mcgee Brothers and “Fiddlin’” Arthur Smith, Milk ‘Em in the Evening Blues </li> <li>Shortnin’ Bread, Lewis “Big Sweet” Hairston, Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia </li> <li>Lord Randal, Abner Jay, Folk Song Stylist </li> <li>All Over This World, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Vol. 2 1942-1944 </li> <li>Morning Blues, The Correctone Stringband, Black-Eyed Suzie </li> <li>Cumberland Gap, Peggy Seeger, Isla Cameron and Guy Carawan, Peggy Seeger Presents Origins of Skiffle </li> <li>A Picture From Life’s Other Side, The Blue Sky Boys, A Treasury Of Rare Song Gems From The Past </li> <li>Puff, the Magic Dragon, Peter, Paul and Mary, Deep Water </li> <li>Now That The Buffalo’s Gone, Buffy Sainte-Marie, It’s My Way </li> <li>Forever Young, Joan Baez, The Complete A&M Recordings </li> <li>Dead Flowers, Townes Van Zandt, Roadsongs </li> <li>An Leimras/ Harris Dance, Brighde Chaimbeul, The Reeling </li> <li>Carnlough Bay, Finbar and Eddie Furey, The Best Of Finbar and Eddie Furey </li> <li>The Unicorn, The Irish Rovers, The Best Of The Irish Rovers </li> <li>I Shall Be Released, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Almost Home </li> <li>Kwazulu (In The Land of The Zulus), Miriam Makeba, An Evening With Belafonte/ Makeba </li> <li>Pata Pata, Miriam Makeba, Pata Pata </li> <li>Bakonoba, Fatoumata Diawara, Kanou EP </li> <li>Cross Road Blues, Robert Johnson, Desperate Man Blues </li> <li>Four Cent Cotton, Lowe Stokes, Lowe Stokes Vol. 1 (1927-1930) </li> <li>Fortune, Oldboys, Moon Music </li> <li>Aragon Mill, Hazel Dickens, Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People </li> <li>Fear, Carol Bone, Songs from Yon and Yore </li> <li>The White Cockade, The Watersons, Early Days </li> <li>Dressed In Yellow, Moira Smiley, Dawn Pemberton, Karla Mundy, Jake Asaro, Gregory Fletcher, In Our Voices </li> <li>Barbara Allen, Jean Ritchie, British Traditional Ballads in the Southern Mountains, Volume 1 </li> <li>Louise, Darrin Hacquard, Signs And Wonders </li> <li>Fortune, Otis Burris, Legends Of Old-Time Music: Fifty Years Of County Records </li> <li>This Train Is Bound For Glory (Live), Pete Seeger and Big Bill Broonzy, At The Cahn Auditorium, Northwestern University, Evanston, Chicago 1956 (Live) </li> <li>Irene (Goodnight Irene), Lead Belly, Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1</li>
</ol>Ida Mae Speckertag:idamaespecker.com,2005:Post/65847222021-03-25T15:53:27-04:002022-05-29T11:52:03-04:00Hosting Vermont Public Radio's 'All The Traditions'<p>This past winter, I hosted folk and world music show 'All The Traditions' on Vermont Public Radio, filling in for Robert Resnik while he finished up his planned leave of absence. I had the honor of following in the footsteps of Vermont folk musicians Moira Smiley and Mary Mcginniss. I hosted the program every Sunday evening from 7-9pm from February 7th-March 7th. </p>
<p>I am looking forward to the future, including more opportunities in radio and podcasting. I recorded every show from my home studio- a first for me! </p>
<p>VPR's press release here: </p>
<p><a contents="https://www.vpr.org/post/listen-guest-hosts-all-traditions-fall-and-winter#stream/0" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="leave%20of%20absence.%20I%20had%20the%20honor%20of%20following%20in%20the%20footsteps%20of%20Vermont%20folk%20musicians%20Moira%20Smiley%20and%20Mary%20McGinniss.%20I%20hosted%20the%20program%20every%20Sunday%20evening%20from%207-9pm%20from%20February%207th-March%207th.%20%20I%20am%20looking%20forward%20to%20the%20future,%20including%20more%20opportunities%20in%20radio%20and%20podcasting.%20I%20recorded%20every%20show%20from%20my%20home%20studio-%20a%20first%20for%20me!%C2%A0%20%20VPR's%20press%20release%20here:%20%20https://www.vpr.org/post/listen-guest-hosts-all-traditions-fall-and-winter#stream/0" target="_blank">https://www.vpr.org/post/listen-guest-hosts-all-traditions-fall-and-winter#stream/0</a></p>
<p>Here's a picture of me snuggled up in my closet producing one of 5, 2-hour broadcasts!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>XO</p>
<p>Ida Mae</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/535345/0a95367a5a482399de8f82fb0eb7e26a80c07d94/original/img-8334.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Ida Mae Specker