Happy Valentine's Day! Click here if youre interested in buying an ad. In this aging gymnasium, in the lower reaches of the universitys business building nearby, and in what used to be the library, students converge from all over the world. Im still in shock, said Porchak, I could have never dreamed I could have been the first [to win both awards].. She plays in the ETSU Dan Eubanks, bassist with Special Consensus, and Aynsley Porchak. gratefully giving Him all the glory for all His many blessings.. I grew up hearing loud preaching and attending homecomings and Saturday night singings, Boner says. of Jerry Douglas, Shawn Camp, ETSU alumnus Barry Bales, Charlie Cushman and Johnny Aynsley managed to secure a couple of lessons with legendary session fiddler Buddy She is a connoisseur of tea. Lots of cool memories, and good prospects for the future. Her life became a series of quartets and orchestras and Gilbert and Sullivan operas. 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. 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 introduced to bluegrass in her early teens, and quickly fell in love with the music. I shocked myself, because I didnt think Id make the top 10, she continued, adding and touring with a band, she would love to teach both music and English. It just so happened that time fell in Porchaks favor, and she was able to compete and also win. 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. Pennsylvania brothers Jacob and Joey Mosley grew up tagging along with their father, Jeffrey, to bluegrass festivals in southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. ~ 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. Practice, play, and perform at the Father's Day Festival. a passion for boots. rolled the radio dial and hit a certain country station, Aynsley would say, Stop, 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. The Meadors are married. In 2016, she earned a bachelor of science degree in General Studies with a minor in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies and is now a full-time member of the faculty. She is a connoisseur of tea. in my area. I really Nearby a bass fiddle vibrates the floor. with a double major in bluegrass and English, was actually scheduled to perform with In 2008, ETSU opened its own recording laboratory. Its power seems inescapable. Basically, my goals are to be a blessing to others, to get as good as I possibly Some have built on those projects by adding more songs and putting out records., According to Blue Highways Tim Stafford, This program is helping ETSU take the worldwide lead in educational leadership in the field of contemporary music studies.. I look forward to passing on my knowledge to students and helping them become just as passionate about learning as I am!. 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. To me, that experience really speaks to one of the things that I find most fascinating about the nature of music, " it is an inclusive way of communicating thoughts and culture across the boundaries of regions, and even nations, she says. One of those great bands is Carolina Blue from Brevard, NC. Then between first and second sets of music, I write again. 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. the music. They are here to take part in an academic program like no other: Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies. Aynsley is working on a graduate degree in Appalachian Studies at ETSU. She was introduced to bluegrass through the music of Kenny Baker and Bobby Hicks, and quickly fell in love with the music. For this video performance Aynsley Porchak. In 2018, Aynsley joined the . There was one I am curious to hear what she and her students come up with together.. "We met for the first time when I auditioned for Carolina Blue in December two years ago. Aynsley was taken to see influential Cape Breton fiddler Natalie McMaster. She applied successfully for a Public Performance Scholarship and enrolled. In memory of NC banjo player Hoyt Herbert who passed on this day in 2019. More information about bluegrass at ETSU is available online. Named simply The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, this quintet features some of the brightest lights among our music's youth, What happens when you take all the super talented and artistic musicians in the world, and shut them all in for a year with next to no live performance opportunities? It taught me that I could foster the music of our region not only for employment but also to work for change and to educate a new generation about the historical and cultural significance of Appalachian music.. I was an only child and a homeschooled student, so I had my qualms about coming to Music really does mean a lot to me. 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. 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. that as the 2015 winner, she will be a judge for the 2016 competition and perform Formed in 2020 by Aynsley Porchak (fiddle), Lincoln Hensley (banjo), John Meador (guitar), Gracie Meador (bass) and Tim Laughlin (mandolin). 2022, Lincoln Mash (guitar) and Tyler Griffith (bass) joined the band. Chat email or call (480)-624-2500. As Jack Tottle points out, Chesney was a novice guitar player when he first stepped onto the ETSU campus. Porchak also loves the sense of community here at ETSU; as well as just being around such great music. High-res versions are in Flickr. From her carseat, she demanded that her mother stop dialing the radio when station BX 93 in London, Ontario, aired songs by country artists Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, and George Strait, whose sidemen played the fiddle. Well you get all sorts of creative solutions, as we. When Carolina Blue co-founder Bobby Powell left the group, he took the name Carolina Blue with him and the remaining members formed a new band. In this thesis, I demonstrate how analysis through literary criticism can provide a commentary on Appalachian song. In case you haven't noticed, we're in love around here. He earned a degree in Vocal Music Education at ETSU before the university started awarding degrees in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies. Madly, crazy in love withBLUEGRASS!! He sent me back a text In January of 2018, Porchak secured a steady job playing fiddle for the up-and-coming group Carolina Blue, based in Brevard and Hendersonville, North Carolina. 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The group formed as a spin-off of the band Carolina Blue. Looks like this story got lost in the preparations for the World of Bluegrass. He introduced himself as Dan Boner, Director of the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies Program at East Tennessee State University.. Natalie and her music, so when I was 9 years old, I started taking fiddle lessons. The Future of the Past. Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music 304 Brooks Memorial Hall | PO Box 70435 Johnson City, TN 37614 (Get Directions) Phone: 423-439-7072; Department of Appalachian Studies. I truly feel like it has changed my life for the better. Woodstock, Ontario, native Aynsley Porchak is a perfect example of this very heart and soul. When they found out that it was the fiddle that I . Aynsley Porchak In this thesis, I demonstrate how analysis through literary criticism can provide a commentary on Appalachian song. She confesses to having a passion for boots. I don't think there's anything wrong with pullin pop into the genre with covers like this. Logout. My Profile TENNESSEE BLUEGRASS BAND From east Tennessee. 24 / 7 Professional Support My number one goal is to teach music, especially higher education, said Porchak. 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. Despite busy weekends touring to places like Branson, Missouri; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; and Nashvilles famed Station Inn, Porchaks academic work continues. 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. This was right after the O Brother, Where Art Thou? phenomenon, and programs like ours were exploding, Boner says. Porchak, an Appalachian studies grad student here at ETSU, is the first person to have won both the American and Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle Championships. 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. Then, finally, late at night, I go back to my bunk and write until I fall asleep.. She also received the 2018 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year award. Ive tried dabbling in other instruments, like mandolin, but I keep coming back to the fiddle because its my true love. This e-mail with their questions early teens, and improvised solos are defining., grandchildren and one Great Grandchild - Quora /a > Aynsley Porchak aynsley porchak married playing fiddle the! John Meador and Hensley have played gigs together although they performed with separate bands, (John with Kentucky Just Us and Lincoln with the Price Sisters), and Meador is married to . Banjo breakdowns ring out. In 2017, Porchak won the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship, making her the only person in history, thus far, to have captured both titles. and the area. level. So, I just won the Grand Master Fiddle contest, she said. Music program at East Tennessee State University. My jaw dropped, because Id already Kenny Chesney (seated) during his student days at ETSU. 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. The year that film came out, 2000, ETSU alumnus Kenny Chesney had already released a Greatest Hits album, on his way to country music superstardom. to talk to Buddy and then realized he hadnt introduced himself. been graduated for three years, trying to find a program I wanted. She performs with the ETSU Bluegrass, Celtic and Country Pride Bands. 2023 California Bluegrass Association. the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band at the Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Festival in North Congratulations to James Mcdowell and Aynsley Porchak on getting engaged yesterday. Walk into Brooks Gymnasium on the campus of East Tennessee State University and youll likely hear the cadence of an ROTC drill instructor or the squeaks of shoes during basketball practice. Thanks to Ken Perlman for the news that the American Banjo Camp (of which he and Peter Langston are co-directors) will take place online by Zoom on 11 and 12 September 2021. About the author: Fred Sauceman has worked at ETSU since 1985. So close to the university, we have this amazing place where so many influential musicians have played, says Porchak. When she isnt on the road, she teaches privately and in the Junior Appalachian Musician program on the ETSU campus. Just to even go to the Opry has been a dream She also looks forward to the It brings a monumental sense of pride to see such accomplishments for a fellow student at ETSU. This week's (and last weekend's) adventures were one for the books!! He is proud to see his cousins, Carl and J.P. Sauceman and their Green Valley Boys, pictured on the mural in Brooks Gym. She also has great success in the competitive world of fiddling. Now she teaches fiddle at ETSU. All rights reserved. Let me start off by saying that the differences in driving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Euclid, Ohio are almost polar opposites. 2021, signed a recording contract with Billy Blue Records. But bluegrass courses and private instruction quickly changed that. Monroe did two 15-minute sets, and we played in one of his sets. She was introduced to bluegrass in her early teens, and quickly fell in love with the music. it was probably the fiddle which attracted her to the music. The program also wants to remind everyone of their newest faculty opportunity, an Artist In Residence position, starting this Fall. Aynsley Porchak readily admits to being a quirky individual. She confesses to having Morehead State University in Kentucky offers a traditional music program, directed by Raymond McLain, formerly with ETSU. schooling to help with my bluegrass major, as well. Though, from a young age, Porchak dreamed of a competing in bluegrass; she never imagined it would actually come true. 2022 SM Living, LLC. Studies. No, it didn't hurt anymore to think about Kestrel. Porchaks love of the fiddle really began, though, when she was three. porchak@mail.etsu.edu; Majors & Minors Cost Estimate Request Info Visit Apply Give. I loved the sound of the program, because it incorporated the He continued This is a labor of love,but every dollar = a cup of coffee whileI work at keeping this resource up to date.Thanks for whatever you send my way! Take all the opportunities given to hone your craft and really enjoy the opportunities that music has given, said Porchak when asked what advice she has for ETSUs aspiring musicians. Below is an exclusive East Tennessean interview with Porchak, in which she describes her time at ETSU and journey as a musician. Opening Act-The Mosley Brothers. Left to right: Henry Johns, Danny Stewart, and Haley Stiltner. . The appointment is for one academic year and is renewable. This is an historic first, making her. dont mind, but Mr. Spicher, Ive just got to tell you, Im such a fan of your music, I don't think there's anything wrong with pullin pop into the genre with covers like this. didnt listen to country music, and her mom thought it unusual that every time she In 2018, Aynsley joined the . I feel very blessed and honored to be named a Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies adjunct faculty member. East Tennessee State University graduate student Aynsley Porchak recently pulled off a huge feat when she won the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship. His great uncle, Larry Boner, was a guitar-strumming preacher. In 2017, she became the first person to win both the Grand Master Fiddler Championship and the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Championship. She also played in 2016 on the Grand Ole Opry. Porchak, who has bachelors degrees in both Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies and English from ETSU, plus a masters in Appalachian Studies, feels humbled to join the faculty at her alma mater. He first learned to play guitar in one of four Freewill Baptist churches in the Bridgeton, New Jersey, area. In 2018, Aynsley joined the SPBGMA award-winning band Carolina Blue, and performed with them for four years before becoming one of the founding members of The Tennessee Bluegrass Band. 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. Meet The Band. of the fiddle players who influenced Aynsley the most as a young musician. Near her home in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, there was a classical program and a jazz program but no bluegrass. IBMA fiddle player of the year, Aynsley Porchak, gets inducted into the Daughters of Bluegrass at Christmas in the Smokies, 2019. Get recommendations for other artists you'll love. Along the way, a minor was added in 2005. 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. . In the video below, East Tennessee State University senior bluegrass and English major They handed me the record Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall! and told me to learn every fiddle part on it, she recalls. Woodstock, Ontario, native Aynsley Porchak is a perfect example of this very heart and soul. He'd been a fool, but he'd had to forgive himself for worse. He continues in that capacity here, managing a strong team of columnists and correspondents. Aynsley began playing fiddle at the age of 9. Very cool. But I was set at ease immediately, and I love the campus Before I came to ETSU, I was familiar with bluegrass music to some degree, but I was still very much learning the ropes of how to be a bluegrass fiddler. She had been playing fiddle since age nine, after her parents took her to a concert by Canadian fiddler Natalie McMaster. Still, though, Trenwith felt she needed more knowledge. put her in the car seat and drive around the country block playing music. During that competition, we were fortunate to have lunch with session musician Buddy Spicher at a tiny little seafood place in Nashville, Porchak remembers. Here he is playing with Alison Krauss and ETSU alumnus Barry Bales, then with Krauss and her band, Union Station, in 1991. New Zealand had one channel in the late 1960s, Trenwith says. Were still together almost a year and a half later. The three musicians who have directed the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies Program at ETSU. Website design and development by Camellia Digital Agency. She also played in 2016 on the Grand Ole Opry. Pittsburgh-rolling hills, winding hig After touring with New Zealand singer Tex Morton, described by Trenwith as a hypnotist, whip-cracker, and sharpshooter, the band linked up with Slim Dusty, a legendary Australian country singer as popular Down Under, Trenwith says, as Johnny Cash was in the States. Receive updates about CBA events and news. Your donations to the Monroe Mandolin Camp are appreciated and will go to help teach students now and in the future. I slowed the record down to 16 2/3 speed. She was introduced to bluegrass in her early teens, and quickly fell in love with the music. 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. . Im a patient teacher, she says. 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. They are: Bobby Powell, guitar; Timmy Jones, mandolin; Reese Combs, bass; James McDowell, banjo (who looks like a young Don Stover); and Aynsley Porchak, fiddle (wearing a 'pillbox' hat that reminded Dr Janie of those ladies used to wear to church). Everything was down an octave, but I learned every fiddle bit on the record. In 2015, she won the Grand Master Fiddler Championship in Nashville, Tennessee, and performed on the Grand Old Opry stage. competing in the youth division of the Grand Master Championship. they took such an interest in this style of music as to start a degree program for 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 . She is the first person to win both competitions. 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. After all, we've got some of th. International Bluegrass Music Association 4206 Gallatin Pk Nashville, TN 37216 USA Map it Phone 615-256-3222 | Toll Free 1-888-438-4262 . I love the fact that L-R: Jack Tottle, Raymond McLain, and Dan Boner. 24 / 7 Technical Support . Id been looking for. Porchak had found the program she was longing for and enrolled at ETSU in the fall of 2013. 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But when severe weather led to the festivals of Aynsleys all-time favorite fiddlers, Bobby Hicks. It gives us a venue to showcase our students to the public. Owner Ed Snodderly, who teaches dobro and guitar at ETSU, fittingly calls it a listening room. It doesn't always work out that way, but when it does, it's generally, Aynsley Porchak, a recent graduate of the ETSU Bluegrass, Country & Old Time Music program has won the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship, just one year after winning the US competition last year. The program at South Plains College, a two-year school in Levelland, Texas, is one year older, but ETSUs program is the countrys largest and most extensive. ! It was on Facebook before I even knew it. Aynsley Porchak began playing fiddle at the age of 9. Aynsleys parents On most any good-weather day, under shade trees and atop brick walls, student-led jam sessions provide free entertainment on the Johnson City campus. Aynsley Porchak plays Fiddle Patch, which, she says, is everything that I like The group formed as a spin-off of the band Carolina Blue. We were the resident band for a program called Country Touch, based on early Grand Ole Opry television shows.. 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. ETSU musicians meet the late Bill Monroe, backstage (above) at the Paramount Center for the Performing Arts in Bristol, Tennessee, in September of 1995. Click here to view the 2022-23 East Tennessean production schedule. Two years later, she won the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship. 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His image is repeated several times in a Brooks Gym hallway photo mural, near those of the Stanley Brothers, the Carter Family, and Bonnie Lou and Buster, a duo that played live on Johnson Citys WJHL-TV in the 1960s. 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. There is a great deal of music going on at any given time within the small focus of Sam Wilson Hall and Brooks Memorial Gym, and the numerous students within . can with my music, just keep learning because you can always learn and just continue Those interested may apply at jobs.etsu.edu.. 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. It signed on at five oclock in the afternoon and signed off at eleven. Aynsley Porchak (Photograph contributed / ETSU) Porchak, an Appalachian studies grad student here at ETSU, is the first person to have won both the American and Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle Championships. In fact, the fiddle player did not even intend to compete in the 2017 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship due to time constraints. 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! Aynsley spends her time off the road as a private fiddle instructor, session musician, and author. The late fiddle great Benny Sims (right) was a friend of the ETSU bluegrass program from almost the beginning, and the university now offers a scholarship in his memory. Funeral . There have been as many as 42, says program director Dan Boner, himself an accomplished guitarist and fiddle player. Soon the band was invited to perform on television. 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. jazz program, and (there were) lots of classical programs, but nothing like bluegrass East Tennessee State University conferred over 2,100 degrees and certificates during a Virtual Commencement Ceremony held May 9. Thank you. 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. Two years later, she returned to Nashville and won the U.S. Grand Masters Fiddle Championship. Her love of classic cars (she collected die-cast cars as a youngster) led to her hobby of photography. In addition to awarding bachelors, masters, and graduate certificates, ETSU bestowed doctor of education (Ed.D. Aynsley is also an experienced contest fiddler. She was also given the honor of playing the Grand . 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