She frequently makes obscure literary references, and even enjoys literary criticism. On each day four back-to-back classes in bluegrass banjo and four back-to-back classes in old-time banjo will be held, and there is a stellar set of instructors, including Greg Cahill and Jeff Scroggins on the bluegrass side. Natalie and her music, so when I was 9 years old, I started taking fiddle lessons. 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. 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All rights reserved. After this amazing achievement, Porchak plans to focus on earning her graduate degree. I was an only child and a homeschooled student, so I had my qualms about coming to Ive tried dabbling in other instruments, like mandolin, but I keep coming back to the fiddle because its my true love. Here he is playing with Alison Krauss and ETSU alumnus Barry Bales, then with Krauss and her band, Union Station, in 1991. They'll perform two shows for us on Saturday, March 28th. I grew up hearing loud preaching and attending homecomings and Saturday night singings, Boner says. She is a connoisseur of tea. 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. Im a patient teacher, she says. at the Grand Ole Opry that weekend. Left to right: Henry Johns, Danny Stewart, and Haley Stiltner. In the video below, East Tennessee State University senior bluegrass and English major a little outdated, and I would love to be able to use my English to write more about However, when I arrived, I found that I was still able to musically interact with the other students, even though we lived hundreds of miles apart. dont mind, but Mr. Spicher, Ive just got to tell you, Im such a fan of your music, Aynsley Porchak readily admits to being a quirky individual. She confesses to having Funeral . that said, WHAT?!?!? Music program at East Tennessee State University. My jaw dropped, because Id already This eventually led to the Grand Master Championship and the Tennessee State Fiddle Aynsley has been my twin-fiddle buddy going back to when she first started at ETSU. Practice, play, and perform at the Father's Day Festival. Country Current (above), the premier country and bluegrass group of the U.S. Navy. 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. But I was set at ease immediately, and I love the campus She was introduced to bluegrass in her early teens, and quickly fell in love with the music. East Tennessee State University All Rights Reserved. Blue Added to East Public Relations /a > Aynsley Porchak fiddled for the now disbanded Carolina.. Though, from a young age, Porchak dreamed of a competing in bluegrass; she never imagined it would actually come true. ETSU wasnt the first higher education institution in America to offer a degree in bluegrass and other traditional music. Aynsleys parents One of those great bands is Carolina Blue from Brevard, NC. In 2018, Aynsley joined the . 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.. When Carolina Blue co-founder Bobby Powell left the group, he took the name Carolina One of those is Aynsley Porchak. In memory of NC banjo player Hoyt Herbert who passed on this day in 2019. Aynsley spends her time off the road as a private fiddle instructor, session musician, and author. I wake up in the morning and write on the trip to the venue. Then between first and second sets of music, I write again. Logout, The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, surely one of the most highly anticipated young bands in our music of late, is already dealing with personnel changes. cancellation, she headed to Nashville to surprise one of her own students, who was 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 . loves it. She decided to compete, telling no one else, not even her mentor, Daniel Boner, director This man came up to our table and he recognized Buddy. Click here if youre interested in buying an ad. Click here for full pdf versions of the 2022-23 print edition. After all, shed already appeared in this Woodstock, Ontario, native Aynsley Porchak is a perfect example of this very heart and soul. There are similar themeslove, acceptance, and rejection.. I slowed the record down to 16 2/3 speed. Those interested may apply at jobs.etsu.edu.. He was like a one-man bluegrass band. Nearby a bass fiddle vibrates the floor. IBMA fiddle player of the year, Aynsley Porchak, gets inducted into the Daughters of Bluegrass at Christmas in the Smokies, 2019. Pennsylvania brothers Jacob and Joey Mosley grew up tagging along with their father, Jeffrey, to bluegrass festivals in southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. 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. 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. Aynsley Porchak began playing fiddle at the age of 9. Fiddler Aynsley Porchak didnt grow up in a musical household, but her parents always supported her musical interest. She also played in 2016 on the Grand Ole Opry. 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. Sister, father, mother. In case you haven't noticed, we're in love around here. A true brother of the banjo! gratefully giving Him all the glory for all His many blessings.. 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. She graduated in 2017 with an additional bachelors degree in English, and completed her masters degree in Appalachian Studies in 2020. Majors & MinorsCost EstimateRequest InfoVisitApplyGive. She also has great success in the competitive world of fiddling. Congratulations to James Mcdowell and Aynsley Porchak on getting engaged yesterday. a passion for boots. 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. 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. Top Aynsley Porchak Quotes. 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. 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. She confesses to having a passion for boots. They made their SOIMF debut in 2018 and we are thrilled to have this award-winning band return to the Roberts Centre this spring. I love the fact that ETSU student Aynsley Porchak (right) is the only person ever to win both the American and Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championships. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.. This full-time position will be appointed on the basis of outstanding professional attainments, creative accomplishments, and recognition in the bluegrass entertainment field. it.. We live in capitalism. But on the buildings third level, theres a different kind of activity altogether. Championship. Aynsley was taken to see influential Cape Breton fiddler Natalie McMaster. Along the way, a minor was added in 2005. Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies program, Jake Workman releases 20 Flatpick Standards, Vol. Music is such a beautiful way to bring people together, and if I can make someone forget about whatever sadness they have going on in their life just for a little while through my playing, I feel like my job is done, she says. 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. Oh, and shes also the current Grand Master Fiddle Champion, having won the 44th annual contest last fall a contest she did not think she was going to attend. said, My name is Dan Boner, and Im director of the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Aynsley Porchak is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Nina Hensley. In addition to awarding bachelors, masters, and graduate certificates, ETSU bestowed doctor of education (Ed.D. the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band at the Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Festival in North but she hesitated because the festival was only two days away, and she had not practiced. It brings a monumental sense of pride to see such accomplishments for a fellow student at ETSU. 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 . Music took over my life, remembers Colleen Trenwith, now a member of the ETSU faculty. Sign up today to receive A! to talk to Buddy and then realized he hadnt introduced himself. We played a Slim Dusty song and, for an encore, a Mac Wiseman song.. Patch was also recorded as the title track of a Grammy Award-winning album by another and the area. Aynsley Porchak, a Grand Master Fiddle Champion and ETSU student majoring in Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Celtic Music as well as English, made her Grand Ole Opry performance debut on Sept. 3, 2016. The thought of their daughter playing the Opry certainly never crossed Aynsleys parents After all, we've got some of th. Im still in shock, said Porchak, I could have never dreamed I could have been the first [to win both awards].. I love how expressive it can be, and the fact that its an instrument that is truly challenging keeps me on my toes. 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. Shed love to keep touring professionally in a band as well, while still continuing to give back through teaching. Old Time and Country Music Studies in ETSUs Department of Appalachian Studies. 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. Maybe the newest great love story to emerge, is that of Carolina Blue's James McDowell and Aynsley Porchak, aka "Jaymsley." The Meadors are married. a university, Aynsley said. We were the resident band for a program called Country Touch, based on early Grand Ole Opry television shows.. This was right after the O Brother, Where Art Thou? phenomenon, and programs like ours were exploding, Boner says. 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. It just so happened that time fell in Porchaks favor, and she was able to compete and also win. He writes, Ill forever be grateful to the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program. Courses in Celtic music at ETSU are taught by Jane MacMorran, a former U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Champion. Aynsley is also an experienced contest fiddler. 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. 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. 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 . . I loved the sound of the program, because it incorporated the My Profile 2022 SM Living, LLC. 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. This fund has been established to assist the Hensley family of Flag Pond, Tennessee in their husband's and father's medical bills. Let me start off by saying that the differences in driving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Euclid, Ohio are almost polar opposites. Aynsley, a native of Woodstock, Ontario, who is a senior at East Tennessee State University 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. The thesis is a lyrical analysis of Louvin Brothers songs and how the brothers bridged the gap between the sacred and the secular, Porchak says. Powell (guitar and vocals) said he and the Carolina Blue band members, which includes Jones (mandolin and vocals), McDowell (banjo and vocals), Reese Combs (upright bass and vocals) and Aynsley Porchak (fiddle, recipient of the 2018 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist Award), "are on the same page when it comes to music and lifestyle. "We met for the first time when I auditioned for Carolina Blue in December two years ago. But when severe weather led to the festivals jazz program, and (there were) lots of classical programs, but nothing like bluegrass I loved More information about bluegrass at ETSU is available online. I truly feel like it has changed my life for the better. Porchak has been playing the fiddle since she was 9 years old. about bluegrass. Originally a western swing tune for the steel guitar called The New Zealand had one channel in the late 1960s, Trenwith says. of Jerry Douglas, Shawn Camp, ETSU alumnus Barry Bales, Charlie Cushman and Johnny As Johnson City lies at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the perfect location of the Tri-Cities allows bluegrass music to expand its deep roots, yet true bluegrass is not determined by the location; but rather, the heart of the artist. and how music, tastefully played, can be both exciting and inspiring. The group formed as a spin-off of the band Carolina Blue. Ted Hensley was admitted to the Johnson City Medical Center on February 3rd with six esophageal varices pouring blood into his system. The band includes Reese Combs on bass, James McDowell on banjo, as well as Aynsley Porchak, an American and Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion. All rights reserved. schooling to help with my bluegrass major, as well. I really Aynsley Porchak. Find an instrument for your child or donate one of yours. ", 2023 East Public Relations | www.EastPublicRelations.com. Shortly after winning, she learned that she was the first person ever to win both Canadian and American Grand Masters fiddle championships. rolled the radio dial and hit a certain country station, Aynsley would say, Stop, After graduation she would like to use her degrees to write and further scholarship in the field of American traditional music. She also played in 2016 on the Grand Ole Opry. While touring, I write in the RV, she tells me. I texted Daniel right afterward with a picture of me holding the plaque, saying, I still have the program, Trenwith says. Two years later, she returned to Nashville and won the U.S. Grand Masters Fiddle Championship. In the 1960s, with the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, Colleen Trenwith helped introduce bluegrass to New Zealand. I took it on as a technical exercise.. Aynsley began playing fiddle at the age of 9. They handed me the record Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall! and told me to learn every fiddle part on it, she recalls. 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. In 2018, Porchak won the International Bluegrass Music Associations Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year award, for up-and-coming artists. So, I just won the Grand Master Fiddle contest, she said. I went to church every Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night, and I played guitar in church., Boner says there was no order of worship in his great uncles tiny church. 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. placing seventh.. Just to even go to the Opry has been a dream 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? top U.S. fiddle championship the previous four years, twice placing as high as sixth, She is a connoisseur of tea. Her love of classic cars (she Fiddle Most importantly, I put God above all, While literary analysis of both sacred and secular song lyrics is an approach that is largely overlooked in this region's traditional music, it nonetheless provides insightful perspective on the art form itself. 16 years old, I went to Weiser, Idaho, for the National Old Time Fiddlers Contest, Through Bill Monroe, Seeger arranged to have the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band play on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1971. She also keeps busy with sessions work recording for other musicians. didnt listen to country music, and her mom thought it unusual that every time she I don't think there's anything wrong with pullin pop into the genre with covers like this. ! It was on Facebook before I even knew it. Porchak explained just how unexpected the award was. L-R: Jack Tottle, Raymond McLain, and Dan Boner. Studies. 24 / 7 Professional Support It signed on at five oclock in the afternoon and signed off at eleven. I couldnt believe it when he said that, because that was exactly what Ursula K. Le Guin. Walking down that hallway, you might hear the lonely, resonating notes of a dobro. 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It brings ETSU great pride to congratulate such an accomplished student. I didnt want to mess things up with the band and wanted to remain professional about it. 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. He continued There was one She was introduced to bluegrass through the music of Kenny Baker and Bobby Hicks, and quickly fell in love with the music. Aynsley is also an experienced contest fiddler. One year, while she and her parents were in Nashville for the Grand Master contest, Aynsley began playing fiddle at the age of 9. Aynsley Porchak Fiddle. She earned a double bachelors in both English and bluegrass from ETSU, and has always possessed a genuine love and talent for music. Logout. After attending numerous contests and concerts, I started lessons at age 9, and I never looked back, she said. He apologized and 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. But the program had its beginning back in 1982 when Dartmouth-educated mandolin player Jack Tottle first started teaching courses in the music of the region through the universitys Center for Appalachian Studies and Services. However, by February, James was starting to have a crush on me but I was completely oblivious. Aynsley Porchak plays Fiddle Patch, which, she says, is everything that I like Aynsley Porchak (2018) (of Carolina Blue) - Instrumentalist of the Year. Its power seems inescapable. She also received the 2018 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year award. This is Aynsleys second year teaching at the Monroe Mandolin Camp, and she is excited to share her love of old-school bluegrass fiddling with her students! They are here to take part in an academic program like no other: Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies. Spicher, and they took him to lunch. Aynsley is working on a graduate degree in Appalachian Studies at ETSU. Takes the music extremely traditional Bluegrass . . She was introduced to bluegrass in her early teens, and quickly fell in love with the music. they took such an interest in this style of music as to start a degree program for The future holds many possibilities for Aynsley. Im passionate about teaching, and would love to teach at the university However, I soon discovered my love for American styles of fiddling, and when I was Below is an exclusive East Tennessean interview with Porchak, in which she describes her time at ETSU and journey as a musician. Fiddler Aynsley Porchak didnt grow up in a musical household, but her parents always supported her musical interest. been graduated for three years, trying to find a program I wanted. 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