She is a connoisseur of tea. She came to East Tennessee State University to study in their Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country music program. Warren (Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., Culp Auditorium, www.etsu.edu/martin). Music is such a beautiful way to bring people together, and if I can make someone forget about whatever sadness they have going on in their life just for a little while through my playing, I feel like my job is done, she says. All rights reserved. It brings ETSU great pride to congratulate such an accomplished student. When Carolina Blue co-founder Bobby Powell left the group, he took the name Carolina Blue with him and the remaining members formed a new band. appreciate the care that ETSU has put into its music programs. In the 1960s, with the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, Colleen Trenwith helped introduce bluegrass to New Zealand. Very cool. This is an historic first, making her. the epicenter of all this music.. He'd been a fool, but he'd had to forgive himself for worse. We've helped hundreds of small business create a successful Web presence. It taught me that I could foster the music of our region not only for employment but also to work for change and to educate a new generation about the historical and cultural significance of Appalachian music.. TENNESSEE BLUEGRASS BAND From east Tennessee. She was Blessed to win the Grand Master Fiddler Championship in 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, and in 2017, she also became the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, making her the first person to win both competitions. After graduation she would like to use her degrees to write and further scholarship in the field of American traditional music. When they found out that it was the fiddle that I . They are here to take part in an academic program like no other: Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies. In addition to playing fiddle professionally competing in the youth division of the Grand Master Championship. All three are alumni of ETSUs Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies Program. Take all the opportunities given to hone your craft and really enjoy the opportunities that music has given, said Porchak when asked what advice she has for ETSUs aspiring musicians. It could take me a while, I said, before I knew - it could be days, could be weekscould be monthscould be years! By a miracle, that didnt scare James off, and it didnt take years after allin August, I drove to Galax to surprise him and tell him that I wanted to take him up on his offer to date. As a girl in Wellington, New Zealand, she would gather with her family around the piano while her father, Gordon Bain, played old songs like Its a Long Way to Tipperary. When she was eight, she started taking classical violin lessons. Aynsley, a native of Woodstock, Ontario, who is a senior at East Tennessee State University She speaks highly of the teachers and the program. placing seventh.. in my area. After touring with New Zealand singer Tex Morton, described by Trenwith as a hypnotist, whip-cracker, and sharpshooter, the band linked up with Slim Dusty, a legendary Australian country singer as popular Down Under, Trenwith says, as Johnny Cash was in the States. Porchak has been playing the fiddle since she was 9 years old. When she couldnt fall asleep, her mom would A violin in Porchaks possession that is too precious for public performance belonged to her great-grandfather, Cazmir Porzak, who left Poland in 1913 when he was 16 with only the clothes he was wearing and his treasured instrument. Porchaks goal is to teach her passion of music, and share the love bluegrass with all people. Leicester, a Grammy Award-winning, all-star Flatt and Scruggs cover band comprised Old Time and Country Music Studies in ETSUs Department of Appalachian Studies. The Meadors are married. Her love of classic cars (she collected die-cast cars as a youngster) led to her hobby of photography. Oh, and shes also the current Grand Master Fiddle Champion, having won the 44th annual contest last fall a contest she did not think she was going to attend. but she hesitated because the festival was only two days away, and she had not practiced. didnt listen to country music, and her mom thought it unusual that every time she Valentines Day has us thinking about all the great love stories in Bluegrass: Kenny & Amanda Smith, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Paul & Kelsi Harrigill, Little Roy and Mike Terryyou get the drift. I went to church every Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night, and I played guitar in church., Boner says there was no order of worship in his great uncles tiny church. The three musicians who have directed the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies Program at ETSU. Contact Us. They are: Bobby Powell, guitar; Timmy Jones, mandolin; Reese Combs, bass; James McDowell, banjo (who looks like a young Don Stover); and Aynsley Porchak, fiddle (wearing a 'pillbox' hat that reminded Dr Janie of those ladies used to wear to church). 2023 California Bluegrass Association. I love the fact that She frequently makes obscure literary references, and even enjoys literary criticism. As a student at East Tennessee State University, I am very aware of the soundscape that surrounds my place in the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program. Logout, The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, surely one of the most highly anticipated young bands in our music of late, is already dealing with personnel changes. She also has great success in the competitive world of fiddling. Read Aynsley Porchak's bio and find out more about Aynsley Porchak's songs, albums, and chart history. East Tennessee State University All Rights Reserved. In order to further hone her craft, Aynsley enrolled in East Tennessee State Universitys Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies degree program in 2013. She also played in 2016 on the Grand Ole Opry. I really After all, we've got some of th. Let me start off by saying that the differences in driving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Euclid, Ohio are almost polar opposites. level. schooling to help with my bluegrass major, as well. When she isnt on the road, she teaches privately and in the Junior Appalachian Musician program on the ETSU campus. Aynsley Porchak began playing fiddle at the age of 9. Ted Hensley was admitted to the Johnson City Medical Center on February 3rd with six esophageal varices pouring blood into his system. at the Grand Ole Opry that weekend. ), doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees on successful . Aynsley Porchak(Photograph contributed / ETSU). Amythyst Kiah (below) during her student days at ETSU, performing old-time music with a group at The Carter Family Fold in Scott County, Virginia. I am curious to hear what she and her students come up with together.. 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Submit stories for publication/editorial guidelines. Funeral . In case you haven't noticed, we're in love around here. Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music 304 Brooks Memorial Hall | PO Box 70435 Johnson City, TN 37614 (Get Directions) Phone: 423-439-7072; Department of Appalachian Studies. said, My name is Dan Boner, and Im director of the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Formed in 2020 by Aynsley Porchak (fiddle), Lincoln Hensley (banjo), John Meador (guitar), Gracie Meador (bass) and Tim Laughlin (mandolin). Aynsley Porchak is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Nina Hensley. I texted Daniel right afterward with a picture of me holding the plaque, saying, He continued Some have built on those projects by adding more songs and putting out records., According to Blue Highways Tim Stafford, This program is helping ETSU take the worldwide lead in educational leadership in the field of contemporary music studies.. She decided to compete, telling no one else, not even her mentor, Daniel Boner, director He waited till the summer to finally tell me that he liked me (after much prayer and consultation with the band) and it totally shocked me. it.. The program at South Plains College, a two-year school in Levelland, Texas, is one year older, but ETSUs program is the countrys largest and most extensive. Aynsley Porchak. Left to right: Henry Johns, Danny Stewart, and Haley Stiltner. Im passionate about teaching, and would love to teach at the university Im honored to begin this amazing opportunity to work with ETSU, its faculty and students.. She was Blessed to win the Grand Master Fiddler Championship in 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, and in 2017, she also became the Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, making her the first person to win both competitions. they took such an interest in this style of music as to start a degree program for Ive enjoyed getting to know Dan these past several years working at festivals across the country. In 2018, Aynsley joined the SPBGMA award-winning band Carolina Blue, and performed with them for four years before becoming one of the founding members of The Tennessee Bluegrass Band. For example, some textbooks are All rights reserved. Porchak finished her bachelor of arts degree with a double major in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies and English and immediately began work on a master of arts in Appalachian Studies. Aynsley spends her time off the road as a private fiddle instructor, session musician, and author. Then between first and second sets of music, I write again. 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