The Young Tradition Festival
The Young Tradition Festival is an annual event which takes place in early May in Burlington, Vermont. It celebrates young artists and multi-generational relationships in diverse traditional music and dance communities.
The Young Tradition Festival provides engaging opportunities for youth, families, and the greater community to become immersed and involved in traditional music and dance from Vermont’s traditional communities.
Young Tradition Festival 2024
May 10-12 in Burlington!
About the Festival:
The 2024 Young Tradition Festival celebrates young artists and multi-generational relationships in diverse traditional music and dance communities while providing opportunities for youth, families, and the greater community to immerse themselves in several types of traditional music and dance.
This year’s festival includes concerts at Contois Auditorium: World-renowned Nepali Sarangi player Shyam Nepali’s band Himalayan Dreams will perform Friday night, and the well-known Quebecois trad band Genticorum will play Saturday night, with an opening act by the 20 teen performers of the Young Tradition Touring Group. Young musicians and dancers will perform alongside their teachers Saturday morning at the Burlington Farmers Market during our Student/Mentor Showcase. Performances will include folk fiddling, Tibetan singing and draynen, Nepali harmonium, West African drumming, Quebec trad music, and more. On Sunday all-ages will have an opportunity to join in the fun at a family-friendly jam session and contra dance at Contois Auditorium. The festival's programming also includes free performances for students at Burlington’s Integrated Arts Academy and residents at the Converse Home.
Sponsors
Young Tradition Festival 2024 is put on in partnership with Burlington City Arts and Burlington Farmers Market, and funded in part by the Government of Quebec and the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts,, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. Additional sponsors include the Northeast Fiddlers Association, Courtyard Marriott, Vermont Violins, Burlington Irish Heritage Festival, Vermont Hindu Temple, Cabot Arts, Deb Flanders, Alyson Richards & James Pepper, Gigi Weisman and Jane Van Buren, and John & Fiona Patterson in honor of Aidan Price.
