2022 Young Tradition Festival
May 2-8, 2022 in Burlington, VT
Young Tradition Festival is an annual event held on the first full weekend (Friday-Sunday) and the weekdays prior in May. It's a week-long celebration of multi-generational relationships from diverse traditional music and dance communities. Children, youth and young adults are the major focus, as well as those who support them as teachers, mentors, friends and families. The Festival attempts to cultivate and feature intergenerational sharing. Participants share what inspires them, what they have learned, and their ability to perform, and to be inspired by and inspiring to others.
The Festival returns in 2022 with a full set of in person and live streamed activities:
Monday May 2nd through Friday May 6th 7pm evening concerts featuring artists and guests from and inspired by Quebec: Grosse Isle (Monday), É.T.É (Tuesday), Zigue (Wednesday), Babineau/Chartrand (Thursday) and the Young Tradition Touring Group and Young Tradition Youth Commission (Friday)
Saturday, May 7th 1pm Contest Finals, featuring 10 finalists selected from online video entries from throughout Vermont and the Northeastern US and Canada.
Saturday, May 7th 6pm Showcase Concert featuring a wide variety of young musicians and dancers performing with their mentors, teachers and/or parents.
Sunday, May 8th 3pm Tribute titled 'The Singers/The Songs' honoring Larry Gordon, Tony Barrand & Norma Waterson hosted by Windborne. Guests include Village Harmony alums (Avery Book, Lila LeFebvre, Ethan Sudan, Anna Trowbridge, Pete Sutherland, Magda Sharff & Fiona Stowell), Heidi Wilson, Robert Resnik & Mary McGinniss, Tim Eriksen, Andy Davis, Arthur Davis, Fred Breunig and others.
Tickets are on sale now at www.youngtraditionvermont.org
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