Fiddlin’ Dave & Morgan

About us.

 

Fiddlin’ Dave Van Deventer and Morgan Morrison (half the Furnace Mountain Band) have been blending the sounds of the fiddle and octave-mandolin for almost 30 years. The couple have toured China, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Baltics playing and singing their unique mixture of originals and Old-Time fiddle tunes/ world music. Both musicians host weekly Old-time and Irish jams, as well as teaching trad. music at their home in Harpers Ferry WV.

 

 Music Lessons at our home:
To inquire about music lessons at our home in Harpers Ferry WV please send us an email at furnacemountain@yahoo.com

Online Lessons: We do online lessons! Fiddle, Mandolin, Clawhammer Banjo, Tenor Banjo, Guitar please send us an email at furnacemountain@yahoo.com

Jordan Xu “Just had my very first music lesson online with Dave (using Zoom). Didn’t know what to expect. It was great! The video recordings are clearer and more stable because I’m not holding my smartphone with my shaky hand. Makes it a lot easier to refer back to them during practice. Thanks for the awesome lesson Dave!”
Thank you Jordan Xu!

 Weekly Music Sessions hosted by Fiddlin’ Dave and Morgan:

Notice: These weekly events are currently on hold till the Pandemic is over. Stay tuned

Every Wednesday we host a Oldtime/Irish Session at the Barns of Harpers Ferry WV. 6-8 is Irish Music then  8-10 is Old-time music

Dates:

2023:

See our dates on Furnace Mountain schedule page

"Ramblin' Jack was composed and sung by David Van Deventer whose vocal, certainly to me, has the warmth and expression of the late John Hartford"
- American Roots UK

Wedding music example

More wedding music

Here we are playing with our Daughter Ava at a pub session in Scotland

A Spanish Celtic tune into an Ed Haley Old-Time tune.

Our Big Hit! Thanks T-Bone Burnett!

Cat chase is a tune that Morgan wrote

New song by Fiddlin' Dave "Down to the River"