Old Time on the Onion is an all-acoustic, very informal, mostly non-performance gathering – all jams, all day, and all night for the exceptionally vigorous. 

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The Music: It’s mostly old-time, but all traditions (Irish, Scandinavian, Indigenous, Baltic, Balkan, Blues, etc.) are welcome. There will be alternating workshops and community jams (some led, some not) under the white tent, and there are usually jams going on at the check-in tent.

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The workshops:  Harry Bolick, the great fiddler, collector and proponent of Mississippi tunes, will be back this year to teach several of his own tunes. All instruments welcome. Jenny Monfore, whose latest gig is with the energetic and accomplished band Thunder Dog, will offer a fiddle workshop. R.D. Eno will show banjo players some Weird Sonorities and Crazy Licks that will either transform your regular session or get you kicked out of it.

 

The Food:  Hook & Peel Pizza on Friday and pot-luck supper Saturday in the pavilion.  

 

The Location: The Pransky Farm, 234 Pransky Rd, Cabot VT. The farm is a rural paradise with wide fields, sheltering woods, and a pavilion that offers shelter and a site for the Saturday pot-luck. ​It is about 15 miles north of the Onion River Campground, easily accessible along paved roads, and is a few miles from Cabot Village. Cabot is known for the Den at Harry’s Hardware, which hosts a weekly old-time jam every Sunday starting at noon. The farm is part of the Winooski River headwater area, and, though no river runs through it, it does have a pond available for swimming. 

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Where to Stay: There is ample space for camping in the fields (no camping around the pond). Some power can be strung from the pavilion, but there are no RV hookups. Dogs are OK, as long as they’re under control.  (Campers can stay until after the regular Sunday afternoon session at the Den at Harry's Hardware in Cabot.) If you don’t want to camp, nearby lodging is available at the Marshfield Inn (802-426-3383) and Fruitlands Bed & Breakfast in Cabot (802-426-3889).

The Cost:  $40, kids free (age up to you). Cash or checks only; no advance reservation. Super contributors can kick in an extra $10 to help ensure OTOTO carries on in 2027.

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For more information contact rdeno@fairpoint.net.