Sit A Spell | Old Time Session
Come Sit a Spell — a weekly, open jam music session series hosted by Warren Wilson College!
Friday, May 29 we welcome Emma Rast hosting an Old Time session from 6:00-8:00!
Musicians of all levels are welcome to bring instruments and join the circle, while community members are invited to come listen and enjoy an evening of traditional music. Musical genres will rotate weekly, highlighting a variety of traditions and styles.$100 from each weekly session will be donated to the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund, which provides both recognition and financial assistance to outstanding undergraduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in Warren Wilson College who are deserving of funds to meet their necessary college expenses.
Emma Rast is a fiddle player with local group – Flat Bridge.
Rast grew up in a musical family in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania and
she has been surrounded by old-time and
bluegrass music her entire life. As a musician,
she carries a powerful rhythm that reflects a
decades of exposure to traditional music. Her
fiddling is fiery and full of groove. Her singing
is heartfelt. She has spent countless hours
honing her musical craft and studying fiddlers
like Benton Flippen, John Ashby and Jim Shumate.
she has been surrounded by old-time and
bluegrass music her entire life. As a musician,
she carries a powerful rhythm that reflects a
decades of exposure to traditional music. Her
fiddling is fiery and full of groove. Her singing
is heartfelt. She has spent countless hours
honing her musical craft and studying fiddlers
like Benton Flippen, John Ashby and Jim Shumate.