Mini-Fest, Workshop Announcements, Our 40th Anniversary!

[House of Musical Traditions]

Greetings from House of Musical Traditions!

Join us this Saturday, February 4 for the Folklore Society of Greater
Washington’s annual Mini-Fest! Held at the Takoma Park Middle School,
it’s a full day of music & dance performances, workshops, singalongs
and much more. See http://fsgw.org/myorgnet/public.php?Org=fsgw&ProgramID=11
for full schedule and details. HMT’s mobile booth will be there as
usual!

Here’s what’s coming up in workshop-land:

- Beginning Bodhran with Scott Morrison, February 18 & 25, 1-4pm:
http://hmtrad.com/lessons/workshops.html#morrison

- Just Announced! Continuing Taiko drumming classes with Mark Rooney:
Sundays, February 19 through March 25, 5-7pm at the Dance Exchange in
Takoma Park. Full details to be posted on our website soon, but this
will follow the same format and pricing as described for the current
session: http://hmtrad.com/lessons/workshops.html#taiko

- Mandolin Workshop with Steve Smith, Sunday March 11, 1-3pm at HMT.
For intermediate/advanced players. More info to be posted on our
website soon. Don’t miss Steve Smith & Hard Road Trio in concert at
Institute of Musical Traditions on March 10:
http://imtfolk.org/html/imt_calendar.shtml#STEVESMITH2012

So what’s new at HMT? Well, 2012 marks our 40th year in business!!
Expect some announcements about celebrations, special events and sales
coming up. Our fearless leader David Eisner went to the NAMM music
trade show in Anaheim, CA a couple weeks ago, and we’re slowly getting
in orders from our regular suppliers that we placed at that show,
including some new products. Some highlights:
- We’ve got a BIG selection of acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars
from Alvarez and Luna.
- An order of Breedlove guitars and mandolins will be coming in –
we’ll be stocking these more regularly now.
- We’ve opened a dealership with Huss and Dalton, maker of fine
acoustic guitars in Staunton, VA. Expect to see a few of those popping
up this year!
- We’ve just received a huge shipment of djembes and percussion
direct from Ghana – great selection in various sizes!
- Deering Goodtime banjos are in stock, but not for long. Deering is
very backed up on production due to the high popularity of these
banjos, and we may not see our next shipment until the summer. Prices
start at $399 for 5-string openback; made in the USA!

Hope you’ll stop in soon and see what’s new!