Aaron Jonah Lewis
Musician, Teacher, Artist
Education
Suzuki Teaching Certification, Greater
Washington Suzuki Institute, Washington, D.C., 2006
BA Human Ecology, College of the
Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, 2005
Diploma, High Honors with Distinction,
Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan, 1999
Teaching Experience
Private lessons in fiddle and violin (bluegrass, old time, jazz, improvistaion), three-finger, clawhammer and jazz banjo, mandolin, guitar, and bass, Bar Harbor, Maine; Richmond, Virginia; Brooklyn, New York; Glasgow, Scotland; Berlin, Germany, 2001-present
Banjo Workshops, English Folk Dance and Song Society, London, England, 2011
Fiddle Workshop, High Strung Music Store, Durham, North Carolina, 2010
Fiddle Workshop, Maverick Festival, Suffolk, England, 2010
Banjo Workshop, Maverick Festival, Suffolk, England, 2010
American Music and Dance Workshop, Leith Folk Club, Leith, Scotland, 2009
Masterclass in American Fiddling, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, Scotland, 2009
Fiddle Workshop, The Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland, 2009
Fiddle Workshop, High Strung Music Store, Durham, North Carolina, 2009
Fiddle Workshop, Maverick Music Festival, Suffolk, England, 2008
Fiddle Workshop, The Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland, 2008
Band Workshop, Out Among the Stars Festival, Benton, Pennsylvania, 2008
Performance Highlights
Kaustinen Folk Music Festivaalilla, Kaustinen, Finland, 2011 (Biggest folk music festival in Scandinavia) with Froggy Mountain Boys
Rootsway Festival, Parma, Italy 2011 with Thomas Bailey and Joe Troop
Heimathafen, Berlin, 2010-2011 with Froggy Mountain Boys, Rathaus Ramblers, Laura Bean, and others
Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, 2010-2011 with Rathaus Ramblers, Old Fish Jazz Band
Boheme Sauvage in Heimathafen and Grüner Salon, Berlin, 2010-2011 with Froggy Mountain Boys, Rathaus Ramblers
Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, 2010 with Gypsy Gentlemen
Maverick Festival, Suffolk, England, 2010 with Thomas Dolby
TED Global, Oxford, England, 2010 with Thomas Dolby
Carnegie Hall, Scotland, 2009 with The Hot Seats
Acoustic Music Centre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2009 with The Hot Seats
Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite, Celtic Connections, Scotland, 2009 with The Hot Seats
Old Fruitmarket, Scotland, 2009, opening for Allen Toussaint with The Hot Seats
Blue Plate Special, Live on WDVX-FM, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2008-2009 with The Hot Seats, Special Ed and the Shortbus
Spiegeltent, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2008 with Special Ed And The Shortbus
The National Theater, Richmond, Virginia, 2008, opening for Del McCoury Band with Special Ed and the Shortbus
Toad's Place, Richmond, Virginia, 2007, opening for Sam Bush with Jackass Flats
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, 2007 with Special Ed and the Shortbus
Discography
Latcho Nash Nash, self-titled, 2011
"Beginner's Guide to Hoedown," a Cut A Shine Collective Compilation, 2011
"Rusty Feeling" by Jackass Flats, 2011
"Short Dark Tales" by Dan Fib, 2011
"Live At Manouche" by Froggy Mountain Boys, 2011
"Rollin' In Rhythm" by Rathaus Ramblers, 2011
"Nowkoelln Benefit Compilation Album" by various artists, 2011
"Taking Razzer To The Tinkers" by Aaron J. Lewis and Ed Hicks, 2011
"Detached" by Pineross, 2010
"Jonathan Robinson String Trio" by Jonathan Robinson String Trio, 2010
"Jumping Through Hoops: Songs of Bravery and Courage"
by Kari Groff-Denis, 2009
"The Hobocamp Mud Show"
by Furious Frank, Southern Love Records, 2009
"Phil's Patio" by Aaron Jonah Lewis and Matt Ball, 2009
"Live at Rockwood Music Hall" by David
Cieri, 2009
"It's Always August" by
Thomas Bailey, 2009
"Retreat To Camp Candy Temptation
Island" by The Hot Seats, 2009
"Greetings from Jackass Flats"
by Jackass Flats, 2009
"Drip Dryin' With The Two Man
Gentlemen Band" by The Two Man Gentlemen Band, Serious Business
Records, 2009
"Untitled" by Mammy, 2008
"Rats In The Kitchen" by
Special Ed and the Shortbus, 2008
"Ground Beef Patrol" by
Special Ed and the Shortbus, 2007
"Special Ed and the Shortbus"
by Special Ed and the Shortbus, 2005
"Downhill From Here" by
Special Ed and the Shortbus, 2005
"Sounds of Mount Desert Island" by Aaron Lewis, 2005
"Mountain Breakdown" by
Aaron Lewis and Danielle Byrd, 2005
Art Performances, Installations and Exhibitions
"Beating Breaking Shell", (Composer/Performer) in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Rosalind Masson, DanceLive Festival performance at Woodend Barn, Banchory, Scotland, 2009; Work Room residency at Tramway, Glasgow, Scotland, 2009; Movement Research Open Perform performance at Dance Theater Workshop, New York City, 2009; Dance House residency at Trongate, Glasgow, 2009
"Life. Love. Pursuit", (Musician) Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina, choreographed and directed by Rodger Belman, 2009
"Sounds of Mount Desert Island", (Solo Installation), Dorr Natural History Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine, 2005
"Human Fireworks", (Performer, Writer, Director), Bar Harbor, Maine 2005, 2003
"Maximum Vision", (Solo Installation), Dorr Natural History Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine; Bangor Children's Museum, Bangor, Maine, 2003-present
"Talking Piece", (Performer, Writer, Director), Bar Harbor, Maine, 2002; Richmond, Virginia, 2004
Honors and Awards
Fourth Place Bluegrass Fiddle, Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia, 2011
Fifth Place Traditional Band, Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, West Virginia, 2010
Fifth Place Bluegrass Fiddle, Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia, 2010
Bank of Scotland Herald Angel Award,
Special Ed and the Shortbus, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2008
First Place Neotraditional Band Competition,
Special Ed and the Shortbus, Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop,
West Virginia, 2008
Sixth Place Bluegrass Fiddle Competition,
Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia, 2008
Grand Prize, independent Music World
Series, Southeast Region, Special Ed and the Shortbus, Nashville, Tennessee,
2007
First Place Bluegrass Fiddle Competition,
Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia, 2007
Second Place Bluegrass Fiddle Competition,
Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia, 2006
Fourth Place Bluegrass Fiddle Competition,
Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia, 2005
Second Place Old Time Fiddle Competition,
Maury River Fiddlers Convention, Buena Vista, Virginia, 2005
Sixth Place Bluegrass Fiddle Competition,
Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia, 2003
Film Credits
"Toadlickers," a Thomas Dolby music video (2010) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SuZMwe-XRc
"Zay Gesundt" dir. Beau Marie (2009) - Musical Director, Violin - http://vimeo.com/8545501
"The Dreamless Sleep" dir. Nancy Andrews (2004) - Banjo, Mandolin - http://www.nancyandrews.net/