Coviddle Tunes, an online celebration of Fiddle Tunes, was a weeklong event from June 26 to July 3, 2020, with workshops, concerts, jams, and dances, featuring faculty from the Fiddle Tunes 2020 roster and previous years.
Three special workshops exploring Black contributions to American fiddle traditions were featured, presented by Ben Hunter, Jerron Paxton, and Joe Seamons.
Archived videos and other resources from Coviddle Tunes can be found by visiting the On Demand Videos page, and more information about Centrum’s in-person Fiddle Tunes Workshop is available on their home page.
Thanks to all who contributed to a festival-wide tip jar which benefited organizations working for social justice on behalf of people of color. Further contributions to those organizations can be made by visiting their organizations via the links below.
Campaign Zero founder DeRay Mckesson spoke via Zoom at the closing event of Coviddle Tunes.
Campaign Zero is a project of the non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, WeTheProtesters. Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.
Wa Na Wari creates space for Black ownership, possibility, and belonging through art, historic preservation, and connection.
