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Contest Calendar for
2008
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January
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June
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August
September
October
November
December
Events
January
January 4,
2008, Eureka, Missouri.
Ray Austin Memorial Bluegrass Festival Fiddler's Contest, Holiday Inn Six
Flags (N. off I-44 at Six Flags exit), 7.00 pm (register 5.30). Open and
Youth divisions. Contact: Chris Talley Armstrong
(618) 234-2070,
blueiis2@aol.com, or visit
www.bluegrassamerica.com
January 12-13,
2008, Denver, Colorado.
Colorado Rocky Mountain Fiddle Championships. Location: Denver Stock
Show. Entry forms and information are available at
http://www.coloradofiddlers.org
Contact: Denice Carter (303) 286-1802, email
fidlmom1@aol.com
, websites
www.coloradofiddlers.org,
www.denversuzukistrings.com
February
March
March 21-23,
2008, Clarksville, Tennessee.
Annual State of Tennessee Old-Time Fiddlers Championships, Rossview High
School. Prizes in several
divisions:
dancing, old-time banjo, bluegrass banjo, harmonica, guitar, Pee Wee
Guitar, Dobro, mandolin, peewee fiddler (10 and under), junior fiddler
(17-49), senior fiddler (50 and up), bluegrass band, old-time band.
Fiddle Championship Prize $2000. Contact: Tad Bourne (931) 552-6149, email
info@tnfiddlers.com, website
www.tnfiddlers.com.
March 20-23,
2008, Harrison, Arkansas.
Annual fiddler’s convention. South Campus North Arkansas College. Contact:
Carl Wills (870) 429-6174, website,
www.harrisonarkansas.org
March 22, 2008,
Boonville, Missouri.
Annual Fiddle Contest, Laura Speed Elliott School, 700 Main St., 7.30 pm
(register 6.30). Five places, open division only (1st prize $75 and
trophy). Contact: Randy Windsor, tel. (660) 882-7651, cell (660) 888-3626.
April
April
5, 2008, O'Fallon, Illinois.
Annual George Portz Fiddle Contest and Bluegrass Show, Knights of Columbus
Hall, Route 50 East, 5.00 pm. Junior and Open divisions. Contact: George
Portz, tel. (618) 632-1384, website
www.georgeportz.com
April
26, 2008, Huntsville, AL
Panoply’s “Official Alabama State Fiddling Championship” at Big Spring
International Park, downtown Huntsville, AL. Over $5000 in prizes and
trophies. The contest will feature the following divisions:
Junior-Junior (ages 12 and under); Junior (13-16); Adult (17-59); and
Senior (60 and over) – and one Master Fiddler level (open to all ages).
Pre-registration is suggested; visit
www.panoply.org
for applications, schedules, and further
information, or call
The Arts Council
directly at (256) 519-2787,
ext. 205.
April
26 – 27, 2008, Thermopolis, Wyoming.
Wyoming State Fiddle Championships at the Hot Springs County High School
Auditorium. Contact: Ed Capen,
ed_capen@yahoo.com or tel. (307) 921-8120.
May
May 15-18,
2008, Compton Ridge, Missouri (Branson area).
Annual Bob Walsh Memorial Fiddler's Convention (no contest), Compton Ridge
Campground, 9 mi. west of Branson, Highway 76, then ½ mi. south on 265.
Contact: tel. (417) 338-2911, email:
info@comptonridge.com,
website
www.comptonridge.com
May 23-25,
2008, Union Grove, North Carolina.
Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival, Fiddler's Grove. Fiddle
contests in numerous categories. Contact: tel. (828) 478-3735, email info@fiddlersgrove.com
, website
www.fiddlersgrove.com
June
June 5 – 7, 2008, Dunseith, ND.
International Peace Garden Fiddle Camp and Contest. Contact Everett
Olson, tel. (701) 838-8080, email:
eolson@srt.com website:
www.internationalmusiccamp.com
June 5 – 7, 2008, Grove, Oklahoma. Annual Grand Lake National Fiddle Fest Fiddle Contest and
National Clogging Contest, Civic Center. $1000 Grand Prize plus cash
prizes in Open, Peewee (6 and under), Junior Junior (10 and under),
Junior (15 and under), Adult (15-60), Senior (60 and over), other
divisions; Guitar Flatpicking, Dobro, Banjo, Mandolin. Contact:
Kathleen Pixley,
tel. (918) 786-8896, (800) 526-2523, website
www.grandlakefestivals.com
June 7, 2008,
Warsaw, Missouri.
Annual Jubilee Days Old Fiddler's Contest, Community Building, one block
off Main Street, 6.00 pm (register at 4.00). Prizes $1525. Adult (16-55),
senior (56 and over), youth (15 and under). Contact: Tommie Bloess, tel.
(660) 438-6031, email
120573@earthlink.net .
Third full week
in June, Weiser, Idaho.
Annual National Oldtime Fiddler's Contest. Contact: tel. (800) 437-1280,
email,
director@fiddlecontest.com , website
www.fiddlecontest.com
June 21-22,
2008, Halltown, Missouri.
Annual Old-Time Fiddlers' Contest and Jam, Snyder Music Park, 1.30 pm.
Directions: I-44 to Halltown (Exit 58), north on Hwy Z to Lawrenceburg,
north on MM ¼ mile. Contact: Levi Roden, tel.(417) 236-0870 or Leroy
Harris (417) 442-7687.
June 14, 2008,
Bethel, Missouri.
Annual Old-Time Fiddle Contest, 1 pm (registration at 11.00). $500 in
prizes, Junior, Open, Senior divisions. Contact: Wendy Brumbaugh, tel.
(573) 633-2640, email
brumbaughw@missouri.edu A Youth Fiddle Camp will be held the week
before the contest.
June 28, 2008,
Dickson, Tennessee.
Fiddler’s Family Fun Festival, annual Arthur Smith – Robert Spicer
Memorial Fiddler’s Contest.
http://www.dickson-fiddlers.com Also, Buck Dancing Competition.
Contact: Sonya Brogdon,
brogdon@mac.com, tel. (615) 740-8356. Directions: from I-40 east or
west, take Exit 172 onto TN 46 North into Dickson; proceed to Walnut St. /
Highway 47 N.; turn right to Walnut St. / Highway 47; go c. ½ mile to
Dickson County Fairgrounds.
(Greensburg
cancelled due to fuel cost)
June 22-29,
2008, Greensburg, Indiana.
Master Harold's Fiddlefest and Fiddle Contest. Prizes in several
divisions: Junior-Junior (10 and under; three prizes), Junior (11-15;
three prizes), Open (any age; five prizes), Senior (60 and over; three
prizes). Contact: Melanie (877) 883-5447, email Melanie@visitgreensburg.com,
www.visitgreensburg.com
July
July 5, 2008, Cabool, MO. Cabool Freedom Celebration
and Fiddle Contest, sponsored by the 21st Century Learning Grant and
Cabool Park Board. Registration at 11:30 a.m. Registration fee is $5.00
per contestant. Contest starts at 12:30 p.m. Divisions: Junior (age 11 and
under); Youth (ages 12 thru 17); Open (all ages). $500 in cash prize money
and plaques for winners. For more information contact: Rebecca Peterson,
(417) 962-5391.
July 6, 2008,
Boonsboro, Missouri.
Old-Time Fiddler’s Contest, 2:00 p.m. Junior, Senior and Open Divisions.
Contact Elisha Wells, tel. (660) 833-8690, email
elishawells@hotmail.com
July 10, 2008,
Chicago, Illinois.
Midwest Fiddle Championship, Chicago Folk and Roots Festival. Team and
Youth (16 and below) Divisions. A Team must include a fiddler and a second
lead instrument (of any kind, from banjo, fife, or accordion to bagpipes
or trumpet). Giddings Plaza, Welles Park, 400 block of N. Lincoln Ave.
between Montrose and Sunnyside in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. Contact
Old Town School of Folk Music for time and to confirm date, (773) 728-6000
or
www.chicagofolkandroots.org
July 11, 2008,
Wheaton, MO.
Wheaton Historical Society Fiddler Contest, Wheaton City Park. Contest
starts at 7:00 p.m. Open Division (16 years and up); 1st place
$500, 2nd place $300, 3rd place $200, 4th
place $100. Youth Division (up to 15 years); 1st place $100, 2nd
place $75, 3rd place $25. In case of rain the contest will be
held in the Wheaton School Gymnasium. For more information, call: Donna
Youngblood at 800-669-7005 or call Charlie Brattin at 417-847-4604.
July 18-19,
2008, Leitchfield, Kentucky.
Annual Kentucky State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest, Rough River
Dam State Park. Contact: Brent Miller, tel. (270) 259-3578, email
vanmeter413@alltel.net Not restricted to Kentucky residents.
July
20, 2008, Highland, Illinois.
Annual George Portz Madison County Fair Fiddle Contest and Bluegrass Show,
4 pm. Five places paid and trophies in Junior (15 and under) and Open
Divisions. Madison County Fairgrounds, Lindendale Park, Highland. Contact:
George Portz, tel. (618) 632-1384, website
www.georgeportz.com
July 23, 2008,
Columbia, Missouri.
TENTATIVE. Annual Boone County Fair, 7 pm. Fiddle and dance exhibition (no
contest), featuring invited Missouri fiddlers.
Admission free
to those on the Boone County Fairgrounds. Contact Lyn Frazee, tel. (573)
696-3601 or John White,
whitejt@missouri.edu or (573) 676-3776.
July 26, 2008,
Tracy, Missouri.
Annual Platte County Fair Fiddle Contest, fairgrounds, 1.30 (register at
1.00). Junior division (15 and under), open division. Contact: Susan Link,
tel. (816) 464-5251.
July 26, 2008,
Cañon City, Colorado.
Fiddlers Along the Arkansas Fiddle Competition. Five age divisions.
Contact: Judy Stone, email
information@fiddlersalongthearkansas.com,
website,
www.fiddlersalongthearkansas.com
July 30-August
3, 2008, Clifftop, West Virginia.
Annual Appalachian String Band Festival. Camp Washington Carver. Contests
in numerous categories, workshops, dancing, concerts. Contact: tel. (304)
438-3005, website
www.wvculture.org
August
August
2, 2008, Odessa, Missouri. Annual Puddle Jumper Days Town Fair -
downtown Fiddle Contest Cash prizes total $625, Junior, Open, and Senior
Divisions Fiddler Registration 6:00 PM, Contest starts 7:00 PM Contact
Stanley Massey 816-230-7029 or Dave West 641-344-9458
August 2,
Fayette, Missouri,
11th
Annual Fayette Freeze Off, Art & Music Festival, Howard County Courthouse,
3:00 p.m. (register at 2:30). Contact: Dawn Huckins, tel. (660) 888-0586,
email
fayettemainstreet@yahoo.com or John White,
whitejt@missouri.edu or register at
www.fayettefreezeoff.com
August 4-9,
2008, Galax, Virginia.
73rd Annual Old Fiddler's Convention. Contact: tel. (276) 236-8541,
website
www.oldfiddlersconvention.com
August
12, 2008, Fayette, Missouri.
Annual Howard County Fair fiddle contest. Contact:
Chris Rohlfing,
tel. (660) 248-2497. (Tentative date – call to verify).
August 15,
2008, Montgomery City, Missouri.
Annual Montgomery County Old Threshers Festival fiddle contest, Highway
19, 7.30 pm (register at 6.00). Cash prizes in three divisions: junior
(under age 16), senior (16 and over), guitar players. Cash prize for best
waltz played in senior division. No more than two accompanists allowed on
stage. Contact: Jane Johnson, tel. (573) 684-2645.
August 16,
2008, Casper, Wyoming,
Rocky Mountain Regional Fiddle Champioship & Music Contest. Casper Best
Western Ramkota Hotel. Contact: Ann Robinson, tel. (307) 266-6347 or
agrobinson@bresnan.net
August 17,
2008, Sedalia, Missouri.
Annual Missouri State Fair Old-Time Fiddle Contest, New Date, Time and
location! Contest Starts at 1:30 p.m. with registration at 12:30
p.m. New location on the fairgrounds at Murphy Brothers Blvd. (new
location for the Touchstone Stage). Open, Junior, and Senior Division.
$1500 prize money. Plaques for guitar backup. Contact: Allen Wyatt. Tel.
(816) 252-5656, email
wyattfiddle@comcast.net website:
www.fiddlesong.com
August 16, 2008, Casper, Wyoming.
Rocky Mountain Regional Fiddle Championships & Music Festival, at
the Best Western Ramkota Hotel. Contact is Ann Robinson, Contest Chairman
agrobinson@bresnan.net
August 23, 2008, Branson, Missouri.
Annual Historic Downtown Branson, Annual Old Time Fiddle Festival,
register 9.30 am. For more information, contact:
info@downtownbranson.org.
August 29 – 31, 2008, Grove Oklahoma.
Jana Jae Fiddle Camp in Grove, Oklahoma. Labor Day Weekend. For more
information go to this website:
http://www.grandlakefestivals.com/fiddle_camp.htm or contact Kathleen
Pixley at 918-786-8896 or 800-526-2523.
August 31,
2008, Mokane, Missouri.
Annual Jake Hockemeyer Memorial Old Time Fiddler's Contest, Lion's Club
Fall Festival, 4.00 pm (register 3.00). Junction of Hwy 94 and Route C, 18
miles east of Jefferson City or 14 miles south of Fulton. No entry fee,
$400 in cash prizes in two divisions: junior (under age 16), open (16 and
over). Contact: Jim Buffington, tel. (573) 291-6083 or email to
jimbuffington@netscape.net
September
September 7,
2008, Hawk Point, Missouri.
Annual Hawk Point Heritage Days fiddle contest, 2.00 pm (register at
1.00), town center. Cash prizes in open division. Contact: Frank Stanek,
tel. (636) 338-4555.
September
13, 2008, Murpheesboro, Illinois.
Annual Apple Time Fiddle and Banjo Contest, 5 pm. Contact: George Portz,
tel. (618) 632-1384, website
www.georgeportz.com
September
11-15, 2008, Compton Ridge, Missouri (Branson area).
Tentative dates. Annual Bob Walsh Memorial Fiddler's Convention (no
contest), Compton Ridge Campground,
9 mi. west of
Branson, Highway 76, then ½ mi. south on 265. Contact: tel. (417)
338-2911, email:
info@comptonridge.com, website
www.comptonridge.com
September
19-21, 2008, Yankton, South Dakota.
Annual Great Plains Fiddle Championships. Friday evening Jamboree
broadcast live over WNAX 570 AM.
Contest
Saturday and Sunday. Numerous divisions of competition, including
accordion (piano and button) and harmonica. National Invitational Division
features selected fiddlers. Contact: George Mallory, South Dakota Old Time
Fiddlers, email:
fiddledd@att.net
October
First weekend
in October, Athens, Alabama.
Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Athens State
University campus. Contact: Rick Mould, tel. (256) 233-8215, email
rmould@athens.edu, website
www.athens.edu/fiddlers.
October 11,
2008, Clarksville, Missouri.
Annual Clarksville Applefest Old-Time Fiddlers' Contest, American Legion
Hall, 2:00 pm (register 1:00). Open and junior divisions. Contact: Mary
Jane Owens, 400 King St., Frankford, tel. (573) 784-9890, email:
oprysinger2@msn.com , or Patty Chandler (573) 485-4398.
November
November 29,
Columbia.
Fiddle, Banjo, Dobro, Guitar, and Mandolin Contest, in conjunction with
Bluegrass Blowout. Hazel Kinder's Lighthouse Theater, at I-70 Exit 137
(Millersburg). Contact: Lighthouse Theater, 3098 Lighthouse Lane, Columbia
65201, tel. (573) 474-4040), website
www.lighthousetheater.com
December
December 31,
2008, Columbia, Missouri.
Annual First Night Columbia festival, downtown.
Numerous venues
with many kinds of music and performance, usually including fiddling and
square dancing. Contact: Jane Accurso, email
j_accurse@hotmail.com
Events
ONGOING PUBLIC
JAM SESSIONS, DANCES, ETC.
(Send us
information on your event if you wish to list it.)
First Sunday
afternoon each month, Boonsboro, Missouri.
1-4.30 pm, fiddle session at the store, hosted by Lynn and Mike Wells.
Contact Elisha Wells to be sure they are meeting: (660) 537-3903, email
elishawells@hotmail.com
Second Saturday
square dance, Hallsville, Missouri.
Fiddle session, basket dinner, dance, Hallsville Community Center (on OO,
east of town center stop light, under the water tower). Jam session 4-6
pm, supper 6-7 (bring a dish to share), dancing 7-10:30. No smoking or
alcohol. No admission charge (donations accepted). Contact: John and Betty
White (574) 696-3776, email
whitejt@missouri.edu (Confirm dates with John or Betty.)
First and Third Thursdays, Columbia, Missouri.
5-8 pm, old-time fiddle session, Boone County Historical Society museum,
Nifong Park (on US 63 South, take AC exit, go west on Grindstone Ave., and
then south on Ponderosa to museum). Emphasis on instrumental fiddle music.
Contact: Deborah Thompson, tel. (573) 443-8936, email
bchs@socket.net or Howard Marshall, tel. (573) 642-6226, email
MarshallH@Missouri.Edu
Cherry Street
Artisan, Columbia. Downtown Columbia, Missouri.
Cherry Street Artisan Restaurant. Daily noontime live music, often
featuring fiddle music, free. Evening concerts. Website
www.cherrystreetartisan.com
Columbia
Farmers Market. Saturday mornings 9.00-11.00, April through mid
November.
Corner W. Ash and Clinkscales, adjacent to West Junior High
School. Live
music, often featuring fiddle music. Free. Website
www.farmersmarket.missouri.org (see Calendar link for fiddlers and
bands
performing).
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