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By Paul Reisler
Special to the Rappahannock News
Freyda Epstein, 46, died the early morning of May 16 in a tragic automobile accident near Madison, Va. A beloved singer, fiddle player, and teacher, she was widely known throughout the country for her work in the Trapezoid band of Rappahannock County.
Freyda was on her way to a music weekend in Charlottesville when a car drove across the wide grassy median and head on into her car. We were to rehearse a few days later.
Freyda had a gift. Her gift was song and she shared it with audiences throughout the world as a performer and as a teacher.
She built community from song. She could take a crowd of people and turn them into a choir before your eyes. She had a keen sense for the story behind a song and she could bring it out with the subtle nuance of a Renoir or belt it out with bold authority of Bessie Smith. Always, it was effortless for the songs came from a place down deep inside and all she had to do was let them out.
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