They are here to take part in an academic program like no other: Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies. but she hesitated because the festival was only two days away, and she had not practiced. that said, WHAT?!?!? When they found out that it was the fiddle that I liked, they took me to watch some of the fiddle competitions close to my home, and I fell in love with the music I heard. Supporting and inspiring the next generation to play and enjoy music. to talk to Buddy and then realized he hadnt introduced himself. They'll perform two shows for us on Saturday, March 28th. loves it. Sign up today to receive A! She frequently makes obscure literary references, and even enjoys literary criticism. ~ Carry On is a free, 30-minute YouTube Live program that explores traditional music and the people who make it presented by the Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Assn. One of those is Aynsley Porchak. He first learned to play guitar in one of four Freewill Baptist churches in the Bridgeton, New Jersey, area. Kenny Chesney (seated) during his student days at ETSU. Click here to view the 2022-23 East Tennessean production schedule. the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band at the Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Festival in North Home-schooled by her mother Jan, a retired high school English and physical education teacher, Porchak had been looking for a college where she could continue learning traditional music. I truly feel like it has changed my life for the better. Aynsley spends her time off the road as a private fiddle instructor, session musician, and author. As a girl in Wellington, New Zealand, she would gather with her family around the piano while her father, Gordon Bain, played old songs like Its a Long Way to Tipperary. When she was eight, she started taking classical violin lessons. When she isnt on the road, she teaches privately and in the Junior Appalachian Musician program on the ETSU campus. Im a patient teacher, she says. Madly, crazy in love withBLUEGRASS!! huge NBA fan. The appointment is for one academic year and is renewable. For example, some textbooks are Aynsley Porchak(Photograph contributed / ETSU). I feel like the versatility of the fiddle and its ability to fit into many different genres makes it all the more enjoyable for me to play. In case you haven't noticed, we're in love around here. Very cool. John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2006 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. However, by February, James was starting to have a crush on me but I was completely oblivious. He showed up at Timmy and Lakins one day and after wringing his hat in his hands for the first fifteen minutes of our talk, he eventually told me that he couldnt wait any longer to let me know his feelings. Dan Eubanks, bassist with Special Consensus, and Aynsley Porchak. 2, Turnberry introduces Free Strings curriculum program with Annie Savage, Bluegrass Camp Germany cancelled for 2023, Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press at Bluegrass Wednesday Nights, Open Bluegrass Jam // Cinderlands Warehouse (Pittsburgh), Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Class with Joel Denman Durango, CO, Open Bluegrass Jam // Cork Harbour Pub (Pittsburgh), Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Dave Wright & the Midnight Ramblers from Down Under, Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Bononia Grass plays with an Italian flavor, Russ Hooper: 74 years in bluegrass music and still gigging, Jason Fraley returns to Deeper Shade of Blue for one last show. She was Blessed to win the Grand Master Fiddler Championship in 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, and in 2017, she also became the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, making her the first person to win both competitions. She was Blessed to win the Grand Master Fiddler Championship in 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, and in 2017, she also became the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, making her the first person to win both competitions. it was probably the fiddle which attracted her to the music. She is the daughter of Roger and Jan Porchak and is from Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Aynsley Porchak readily admits to being a "quirky individual.". Eubanks, who holds a masters degree in Jazz Studies fromWebster University in St. Louis, MO, says that it is an honor to join such a stellar team. He writes, Ill forever be grateful to the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program. put her in the car seat and drive around the country block playing music. When she couldnt fall asleep, her mom would She also keeps busy with sessions work recording for other musicians. level. TENNESSEE BLUEGRASS BAND From east Tennessee. 2022, Lincoln Mash (guitar) and Tyler Griffith (bass) joined the band. Porchak finished her bachelor of arts degree with a double major in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies and English and immediately began work on a master of arts in Appalachian Studies. There have been as many as 42, says program director Dan Boner, himself an accomplished guitarist and fiddle player. Her thesis topic is the music of the Louvin Brothers, Charlie and Ira, from the Sand Mountain region of northern Alabama. I took it on as a technical exercise.. Still, though, Trenwith felt she needed more knowledge. Aynsley Porchak, from Woodstock, Ontario, This past summer Aynsley Porchak, the super talented fiddler with Carolina Blue, came up with a great idea for a social media promotion. But bluegrass courses and private instruction quickly changed that. basics of how to play the music, and I could make connections and be basically at Click on one photo to see large photos in sequence. I am curious to hear what she and her students come up with together.. Two years later, she returned to Nashville and won the U.S. Grand Masters Fiddle Championship. Boner discovered the ETSU program through a high school English teacher in southern New Jersey and enrolled as a student in 2000. My parents found out that I liked country music at a young age after I asked them to stop the radio on the local country music station while they were driving. Dan Eubanks, bassist with Special Consensus, and Aynsley Porchak, fiddler with Carolina Blue, will both join the team as adjust professors starting with the Spring 2021 semester. He was like a one-man bluegrass band. Lessons, links, and essays to help you enjoy playing and practicing even more. and touring with a band, she would love to teach both music and English. Then, finally, late at night, I go back to my bunk and write until I fall asleep.. In this thesis, I demonstrate how analysis through literary criticism can provide a commentary on Appalachian song. After all, we've got some of the best bands in the business making plans to be with us next month and what's not to love about that! Lots of cool memories, and good prospects for the future. Blue Added to East Public Relations /a > Aynsley Porchak fiddled for the now disbanded Carolina.. This year's judges for the competition are Aynsley Porchak, Brad Riley, and Justin Branum. All rights reserved. Boner says the equipment, much of it obtained through grant funding, is remarkable. Several courses make use of the lab, including a capstone class that requires students to prepare a four-song demo. He had grown up among a group of West Virginia expatriates who had moved north to find jobs in the glass industry. . While playing local bars and restaurants like the Chuckey Trading Company, Chesney earned his Mass Communications degree from ETSU in 1990. as well as Bobby Hicks, whom she has long admired. 2021, the Meadors left the group to start a family. collected die-cast cars as a youngster) led to her hobby of photography. The group formed as a spin-off of the band Carolina Blue. Her victory allowed her to fulfill another dream, an appearance on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, where she played the tune Fiddle Patch.. Now, there are some 60 students majoring in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies, along with 35 who are minoring. ! It was on Facebook before I even knew it. Let me start off by saying that the differences in driving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Euclid, Ohio are almost polar opposites. Music program at East Tennessee State University. My jaw dropped, because Id already In 2018, Porchak won the International Bluegrass Music Associations Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year award, for up-and-coming artists. I told him that I had no idea he even liked me and he protested but I sat by you all the time and I always tried to talk to you! Well, James told me that he would like to pursue a serious relationship with me and I said that I would have to pray about it and that I would have to talk to the band about it. it.. Aynsley Porchak. In 2018, Aynsley joined the . She also played in 2016 on the Grand Ole Opry. After this amazing achievement, Porchak plans to focus on earning her graduate degree. the epicenter of all this music.. Aynsley began playing fiddle at the age of 9. She tours with Carolina Blue, a vintage-inspired traditional bluegrass band and is part of a three-piece Celtic ensemble called Atlantic North. Well you get all sorts of creative solutions, as we. Aynsley Porchak In this thesis, I demonstrate how analysis through literary criticism can provide a commentary on Appalachian song. In the 1960s, with the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, Colleen Trenwith helped introduce bluegrass to New Zealand. When Carolina Blue co-founder Bobby Powell left the group, he took the name Carolina Looks like this story got lost in the preparations for the World of Bluegrass. with internationally known, award-winning musicians like Ricky Skaggs and Sam Bush, Mission Statement and commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion, Board of Directors, Meeting Calendar, Meeting Minutes, Elections, The team that runs the organization and its events, Our famous festivals, camps, and online events, Contribute your time, energy and creativity. She speaks highly of the teachers and the program. She plays in the ETSU Everything was down an octave, but I learned every fiddle bit on the record. Aynsley managed to secure a couple of lessons with legendary session fiddler Buddy Aynsley is also an experienced contest fiddler. Spicher, and they took him to lunch. After all, we've got some of th. Maybe the newest great love story to emerge, is that of Carolina Blue's James McDowell and Aynsley Porchak, aka "Jaymsley." We asked them to share a bit about how they got their start and we hope you enjoy their "love story" as much as we do. And from an impromptu jam session comes the high harmony of twin fiddles. In order to further hone her craft, Aynsley enrolled in East Tennessee State Universitys Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies degree program in 2013. Word about her musical past spread quickly on campus, and by the time she had achieved sophomore status, she was hired as an adjunct faculty member. Valentines Day has us thinking about all the great love stories in Bluegrass: Kenny & Amanda Smith, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Paul & Kelsi Harrigill, Little Roy and Mike Terryyou get the drift. Chat email or call (480)-624-2500. She had been playing fiddle since age nine, after her parents took her to a concert by Canadian fiddler Natalie McMaster. Takes the music extremely traditional Bluegrass . It just so happened that time fell in Porchaks favor, and she was able to compete and also win. Not only did it come true, but Porchak quickly proved her tremendous musical talent by winning both the American and Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championships. He was a huge influence on us, says Trenwith. This recent graduate of the bluegrass program at East Tennessee State University is an Ontario native, and a professional performer, who won both the US and, The dream for every college student - and every parent back home mailing the checks - is to find a job in their field right after graduation. The Meadors are married. 3739 Balboa St. #5090San Francisco, CA 94121-2605(844) BLU-GRASS(844-258-4727), CBA EventsCalendarFeature ArchiveBluegrass Breakdown. Porchak, an Appalachian studies grad student here at ETSU, is the first person to have won both the American and Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle Championships. been graduated for three years, trying to find a program I wanted. with a double major in bluegrass and English, was actually scheduled to perform with Aynsley is also an experienced contest fiddler. Since they were here last, they have enjoyed three IBMA nominations and earlier this month, won four SPBGMA Awards for Entertainers of the Year, Bluegrass Band of the Year (overall), Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year for I Hear Bluegrass Calling Me. ETSU wasnt the first higher education institution in America to offer a degree in bluegrass and other traditional music. In fact, the fiddle player did not even intend to compete in the 2017 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship due to time constraints. Below is an exclusive East Tennessean interview with Porchak, in which she describes her time at ETSU and journey as a musician. In addition to playing fiddle professionally This is an historic first, making her, We've just received the results from the 2015 Grand Masters Fiddler Championship, held September 26-27 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. She accepted Paul Trenwiths invitation to join the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band as well as his marriage proposal. He introduced himself as Dan Boner, Director of the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies Program at East Tennessee State University.. Aynsley Porchak and Lincoln Hensley went to school together through the East Tennessee State University Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program. ETSU graduate student Aynsley Porchak is quickly making a name for herself in music circles, recently becoming the first person ever to win both American and Canadian Grand Masters fiddle Monroe did two 15-minute sets, and we played in one of his sets. New Zealand had one channel in the late 1960s, Trenwith says. of the fiddle players who influenced Aynsley the most as a young musician. I love how expressive it can be, and the fact that its an instrument that is truly challenging keeps me on my toes. Logout. Sister, father, mother. He'd been a fool, but he'd had to forgive himself for worse. to grow, give back, and be the best I can. ETSU musicians meet the late Bill Monroe, backstage (above) at the Paramount Center for the Performing Arts in Bristol, Tennessee, in September of 1995. Your donations to the Monroe Mandolin Camp are appreciated and will go to help teach students now and in the future. From a little girl, my teachers always talked about competition, said Porchak. Country Current (above), the premier country and bluegrass group of the U.S. Navy. The Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University has announced the hiring of two touring professionals in the bluegrass world to positions on their faculty. Then between first and second sets of music, I write again. Here he is playing with Alison Krauss and ETSU alumnus Barry Bales, then with Krauss and her band, Union Station, in 1991. But on the buildings third level, theres a different kind of activity altogether. She decided to compete, telling no one else, not even her mentor, Daniel Boner, director It could take me a while, I said, before I knew - it could be days, could be weekscould be monthscould be years! By a miracle, that didnt scare James off, and it didnt take years after allin August, I drove to Galax to surprise him and tell him that I wanted to take him up on his offer to date. Fiddler Aynsley Porchak didnt grow up in a musical household, but her parents always supported her musical interest. Porchak explained just how unexpected the award was. Aynsley Porchak wins Canadian Grand Masters. Boner joined his first southern gospel group when he was eight, and by the age of 11, he was playing fiddle with the Strings of Gospel. Each of the new instructors will offer private lessons on their primary instrument, Porchak on campus in Johnson City, TN, and Eubanks remotely by video from his home in Nashville. Her love of classic cars (she top U.S. fiddle championship the previous four years, twice placing as high as sixth, Aynsleys parents She is also an experienced contest fiddler, winning the Grand Master Fiddler Championship in 2015 in Nashville, and in 2017 the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, making her the first person to win both competitions.Visit https://neomha.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CarryOn_ResourceGuide_Episode-6_AynsleyPorchak.pdf for a resource guide to accompany this program. Im still in shock, said Porchak, I could have never dreamed I could have been the first [to win both awards].. I still have the program, Trenwith says. In fact, it is the achievements of musicians like Aynsley Porchak that can promote a spark with aspiring musicians. They made their SOIMF debut in 2018 and we are thrilled to have this award-winning band return to the Roberts Centre this spring. a university, Aynsley said. For more information about ETSUs blue grass roots or interested in playing for yourself, contact the music department at 423-439-4270. She is a appreciate the care that ETSU has put into its music programs. All rights reserved. In order to further hone her craft, Aynsley enrolled in East Tennessee State University's Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies degree program in 2013, and . October 13, 1932 - February 8, 2021, Thomas Donald Hensley passed away on February 8, 2021 in Erwin, Tennessee. Mommy, right there! That happened repeatedly, and her parents eventually thought Ted Hensley was admitted to the Johnson City Medical Center on February 3rd with six esophageal varices pouring blood into his system. Carolina the last weekend of September 2015. 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A violin in Porchaks possession that is too precious for public performance belonged to her great-grandfather, Cazmir Porzak, who left Poland in 1913 when he was 16 with only the clothes he was wearing and his treasured instrument. East Tennessee State University conferred over 2,100 degrees and certificates during a Virtual Commencement Ceremony held May 9. After graduation she would like to use her degrees to write and further scholarship in the field of American traditional music. a passion for boots. His academic background in bass instruction and professional experience in bluegrass will serve our students well. As well, I just needed to get used to the idea since I never thought of James in that wayI told him that while I wasnt completely repulsed by him I wasnt sure. She was introduced to bluegrass through the music of Kenny Baker and Bobby Hicks, and quickly fell in love with the music. didnt listen to country music, and her mom thought it unusual that every time she With a new album already completed for Billy Blue Records, and a solid year of dates booked, There's a brand new bluegrass band recently formed in east Tennessee that is sure to please anyone who enjoys solid, traditional bluegrass music. About the author: Fred Sauceman has worked at ETSU since 1985. I feel God has blessed me with the ability to play, and so I want to give back to others through my fiddling, whether that means teaching fiddle lessons, performing on stage and making people smile, or just simply talking to an audience member after a show. Aynsley spends her time off the road as a private fiddle instructor, session musician, and author. While touring, I write in the RV, she tells me. The thought of their daughter playing the Opry certainly never crossed Aynsleys parents said, My name is Dan Boner, and Im director of the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country In addition to these adjunct hires, a broad search is currently underway for the Artist in Residence in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies. Near her home in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, there was a classical program and a jazz program but no bluegrass. Music really does mean a lot to me. Championship. All three are alumni of ETSUs Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies Program. For this video performance This eventually led to the Grand Master Championship and the Tennessee State Fiddle Fiddler Aynsley Porchak didnt grow up in a musical household, but her parents always supported her musical interest. So, I just won the Grand Master Fiddle contest, she said. He continued She is a connoisseur of tea. 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Receive updates about CBA events and news. Find an instrument for your child or donate one of yours. Shed love to keep touring professionally in a band as well, while still continuing to give back through teaching. We were the resident band for a program called Country Touch, based on early Grand Ole Opry television shows.. This man came up to our table and he recognized Buddy. She was also given the honor of playing the Grand . about bluegrass. Originally a western swing tune for the steel guitar called The She also played in 2016 on the Grand Ole Opry. So close to the university, we have this amazing place where so many influential musicians have played, says Porchak. The program also wants to remind everyone of their newest faculty opportunity, an Artist In Residence position, starting this Fall. Its power seems inescapable. Thank you. Her life became a series of quartets and orchestras and Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Aynsley is working on a graduate degree in Appalachian Studies at ETSU. I shocked myself, because I didnt think Id make the top 10, she continued, adding Read Aynsley Porchak's bio and find out more about Aynsley Porchak's songs, albums, and chart history. Ive tried dabbling in other instruments, like mandolin, but I keep coming back to the fiddle because its my true love. I look forward to passing on my knowledge to students and helping them become just as passionate about learning as I am!. She is a connoisseur of tea. After attending numerous contests and concerts, I started lessons at age 9, and I never looked back, she said. The Tennessee Bluegrass Band is shining a light on the importance of traditional bluegrass. 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