Bruce Molsky is perhaps the finest old-time fiddler in the world today, the defining virtuoso of Appalachia's timeless folk music traditions. He performs solo on fiddle, voice, banjo and guitar, and with varied groups including Mozaik, Fiddlers Four, and his new band, Jumpsteady Boys. He has appeared with top artists such as Aly Bain, Ale Möller, Mark O'Connor, and the young band Nickel Creek. He is as much at home with a Swedish dance or Romanian gypsy tune as on an old-timey classic or an Anglo-American ballad. But Appalachian music is his deepest wellspring. Mark O'Connor praises his "mystical awareness of how to bring out the new in something that is old," and Linda Ronstadt says "There's an incredible power of history and tradition in his vocals." Born in the Bronx and trained as an electrical engineer, we are lucky that he decided to study with masters like Tommy Jarrell and turn his old-time music hobby into a full-time career. This is his first time in Woods Hole; let's help him raise the roof!

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