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| The Homegrown String Band is available to present fiddle, banjo, and Appalachian flatfoot dance workshops at festivals or in tandem with an HGSB concert performance. We have facilitated workshops for the Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association (AFBA), the Long Island Traditional Music Association (LITMA), the New England Folk Festival Association (NEFFA), the Northern Music and Dance Festival (NOMAD), and others (ETC). |

| Rick Jackofsky and the Homegrown
String Band have been presenting educational programs in public schools
since
1993. Homegrown
String Band programs are available to all Suffolk
County school
districts through the BOCES Arts-In-Education
program, and meet NYS educational standards. Topics covered include
oral traditions, improvisation,
and a
brief history of the instruments used by the band. Homegrown String
Band programs help to foster
and encourage an
appreciation for the unique multicultural aspects of American music.
Presentations are available
in classroom
or auditorium formats and can be tailored to fit specific themes
or periods of American history. |

| When not touring Rick
(clawhammer banjo & guitar) and Erica (fiddle) are available
for private instruction
to folks who are interested in exploring and carrying on the oral traditions of American folk music. |

