The Ida Mae Specker Band

Fiddle-fueled American folk comes alive. Born into a family of "Vermont Folk Heroes" (Vermont Public Radio) , third-generation fiddle player Specker draws on American folk tradition and drives it forward with her original work. Ida Mae Specker's band is a group of Vermont musicians, which includes legendary fiddler John Specker, Marc Edwards on guitar, Mowgli Giannitti on upright bass and Hank Clark on mandolin. With thanks to our Season Sponsor – Community Programming: The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation. In case of bad weather, the concert will be held in Spaulding Auditorium with a pre-concert reception in the Top of the Hop. Food for purchase will be available from Katie's Cookies, located by Rollins Chapel. katies_cookies.jpeg About the Artist About the Artist Ida Mae Specker is an old-time fiddler, vocalist, songwriter, educator and radio host from southern Vermont. Blending original compositions with contemporary and traditional material, she brings heartfelt new life and relevance to the living chain of American folk music. Alongside her father, legendary Vermont fiddler John Specker, Ida Mae performs a singular take on old-time music—anchored in tradition yet audacious in originality. The late Vermont Public radio host Robert Resnik has called the Specker family "Vermont Folk Heroes." She has shared the stage with Yo-Yo Ma, Jeremy Dutcher, Mali Obamsawin, Donna the Buffalo, Rising Appalachia, Caitlin Canty, Noam Pikelny, and Jake Blount, and has performed at venues across the eastern US from the Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival to the Shakori Hills Festival in North Carolina. In 2025, she began a collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and others to explore our connections to community and nature across the northeast. More info at: www.idamaespecker.com