Mark your calendars!
OLD TIME ON
THE ONION
FIDDLERS' REUNION – ALL-ACOUSTIC, ALL TRADITIONS
July 18-20, 2025
THE PRANSKY FARM, CABOT, VT
Camping, Workshops, Jam Sessions
Saturday Night Potluck Dinner
Old Time on the Onion is an all-acoustic, very informal, mostly non-performance gathering – all jams, all day, and all night for the exceptionally vigorous. Come for the whole weekend to camp or for a day to jam, listen, and take workshops.
The Music: It’s mostly old-time, but all traditions (Irish, Scandinavian, Indigenous, Baltic, Balkan, Blues, etc.) are welcome.
The Food: There will be a Saturday evening pot-luck under the big tent. We're looking for a food vendor for Friday.
The Location: The Pransky Farm, Cabot VT. The farm is a rural paradise with wide fields, sheltering woods, and a pavilion that offers shelter and a site for the Saturday pot-luck. It is about 15 miles north of the Onion River Campground, easily accessible along paved roads, and is a few miles from Cabot Village. Cabot is known for the Den at Harry’s Hardware, which hosts a weekly old-time jam every Sunday starting at noon. The farm is part of the Winooski River headwater area, and, though no river runs through it, it does have a pond available for swimming. It also boasts the advantage of not being subject to flooding!
Some power can be strung from the pavilion, but there are no RV hookups. Dogs are OK, so long as they’re under control.
Photos, directions and a site map coming soon!
The Cost: $35 for the weekend, $20 Friday or Sunday, $25 Saturday
2025 Fundraiser
We're keeping our admission price unchanged to stay affordable for families and young people. But we can’t offer RV hookups (which brought in some revenue in the past), and we will be responsible for paying the farm’s regular event staff to provide services and security.
OTOTO doesn’t aim to make a profit for the Summit School, but we do need to break even. So we’re seeking donations in advance from those who can pony up a few extra bucks to ensure that we can meet our expenses. Last year our fundraiser netted around $1,500, and that’s our target for 2025. The Summit School is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.