The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra will be presenting its spring concert at the Barre Opera House on Saturday, 8 April at 7:00 pm under the leadership of musical director Peter Macfarlane from Addison. Admission is by donation. The concert will feature guest artist fiddler Katie Trautz of Montpelier. Katie brings swinging Cajun music from Louisiana to the orchestra's program, which also includes traditional jigs, reels, waltzes and other traditional tunes from Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Quebec, France's Breton region, the Shetland Islands, Appalachia and Vermont. The musical director has contributed a composition of his own, as well as including two tunes by well-loved local musician Pete Sutherland, who passed away in November.
More information is available at www.vermontfiddleorchestra.org.