News & Updates
KOTMI members recently traveled to Mexico for cultural exchange sponsored by Hummingbird Music Project
The Hummingbird Music Project is the brainchild of restaurant owner and musicologist, Doug Beatty. Members of the KOTMI community, CornMaiz and Brett Ratliff, recently traveled to Mexico in partnership with the Hummingbird Music Project for a cultural exchange between traditional Appalachian artists and traditional artists from the Mexican state of Michoacán. The programs were largely based in Pátzcuaro at La Jacaranda Cultural Pátzcuaro, but the group also enjoyed a very special day in Tingambato visiting ancient archeological sites, enjoying local street food, and jamming with local musicians. Many thanks to our hosts Fred and Meg Snyder from the Hummingbird Music Project for helping make this happen!
The Lexington Gathering
The Lexington Gathering is a three-day festival that brings Kentucky's rich musical and dance traditions to Downtown Lexington. Because these Kentuckians migrated to nearby urban centers for work, trade and education, Lexington is an epicenter for exploring the boundaries of these arts and enjoying the melting pot revival and longevity of Kentucky’s living traditions.
The Morehead Old Time Music Festival
The Morehead Old-Time Music Festival was KTA’s flagship event from 2006-2016. The event featured contests in both youth and adult categories of traditional music and dance; local vendors; workshops; and performances. This was a campout event that attracted visitors from all across the U.S. and from around the globe to experience the best of regional Kentucky tradition arts.
The Elliott County Fiddler’s Convention is an event for old time music enthusiasts held the second weekend of July every year at the Little Sandy Lodge in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Based on the other fiddler’s conventions that have been held in the Appalachian Mountains and abroad for over 100 years, the Elliott County Fiddler’s Convention is focused on contests in old time fiddle, old time banjo, mandolin, singing, dancing, youth fiddle, youth banjo and string band contests. Winners receive a cash prize.
