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January
January 7, 2011, 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. Banjo contest also. Contact: Chris Talley
Armstrong (618) 234-2070, blueiis2@aol.com, or visit
www.bluegrassamerica.com
January 8-9, 2011, 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
February 17 – 20, 2011, Wagoner, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma State Fiddlers Convention, Western Hills Guest Ranch, Highway
51, Wagoner. Lodging: Western Hills Guest Ranch (918) 772-2108.
Contact: Kent Harrison, President, 11300 SE 89th, Oklahoma City OK
73150, tel. (405) 733-8688.
March
March 18, 2011, Eureka, Missouri. Youth fiddle, banjo, and bluegrass talent contests, MABC Spring
Bluegrass Festival, Holiday Inn Six Flags (n. of I-44 at Six Flags
exit), 7.00 pm (register 5.30). Contact: Chris Talley Armstrong (618)
475-3678,
blueiis2@aol.com or visit
www.bluegrassamerica.com
March 18-19, 2011, 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 24-27, 2011, Harrison, Arkansas. Annual fiddler’s convention. [No contest] South Campus, North
Arkansas College. Contact: Carl Wills (870) 429-6174, website,
www.harrisonarkansas.org
April
April 30, 2011, Huntsville, Alabama. Panoply’s “Official Alabama State Fiddling Championship”, Big
Spring International Park, downtown Huntsville. Open to fiddlers
nationwide. Over $5,000 in prize money and trophies. Divisions:
Junior-Junior (12 and under); Junior (13-16); Adult (17-59); Senior (60
and over); and one Master Fiddler level (Open to all ages). Information
for online registration:
www.artshuntsville.org . Contact:
Arts Council, tel. (256) 519-2787, ext. 205.
April 14 – 17, 2011, Hallettsville, Texas. Texas State Championship Fiddlers’ Frolics, Knights of Columbus
Hall, Hallettsville TX. Several divisions of competition. “Gone to
Texas” division for non-residents. $16,000 prize money and trophies.
Contact: email,
johnstuartfryer@aol.com, website,
www.fiddlers frolics.com. Lodging
information at
www.hallettsville.com.
May
May 6 – 8, 2011, Hood River, Oregon.
4th Annual Columbia Gorge Fiddle Contest, Hood River Middle
School, Hood River, OR. Friday, May 6: Concert and Jam until midnight;
May 7: Acoustic and Fiddle contest; May 8: Fiddle Contest. Contact
information: 541-387-6700 by phone; or email:
info@columbiagorgefiddlecontest.com. See website at
www.columbiagorgefiddlecontest.com
May
19 – 22, 2011, Compton Ridge, Missouri.
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 26-30, 2011, Dixon, Missouri. Annual Bluegrass
Pickin’ Time festival, Highway 133 n. of Dixon. Contact Lori King: tel.
(641) 799-1442, website
www.bluegrasspickintime.com
May 21, 2011, Pacific, Missouri. Missouri
Fiddlers and Country Music Association Fiddlers Contest, Stovall's
Grove, 18720 Stovall Lane, off Hwy. 100 between Gray Summit and
Ellisville. Building open at 12:00, contest starts at 2 pm (register at
noon). Up to two accompanists. Divisions for Youth (age 16 and under),
Open (ages 17 to 64), Senior (65 and over). Open Division first prize
$150.00. Contact: Vesta at tel. (314) 821-7181, e-mail
steve_hall_stl@yahoo.com or
stovallsgrove@msn.com. Website
www.mo-fiddlers.com.
May 27 – 29, 2011, 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 9-11, 2011, International Peace Garden - Dunseith, North
Dakota. International Old-Time Fiddler’s Workshops and Contest. Fiddle,
guitar & banjo workshops June 9-10. Fiddle Contest June 11. Contact:
Timothy Wollenzien, tel. (701) 838-8472, e-mail:
info@internationalmusiccamp.com,
website
http://www.internationalmusiccamp.com/news/fiddlers-weekend/
June 10-12, 2011, Grove,
Oklahoma. Annual Grand Lake National Fiddle Fest Fiddle Contest
and National Clogging Contest, Civic Center. $1000 Grand Prize plus
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 19 – 26, 2011, 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 18, 2011, Bethel, Missouri.
Annual Old-Time Fiddle Contest, 1 pm (register 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 13 -
17, 2011.
July
July 2, 2011, Conway, Missouri. Youth Fiddle Jam. 7th Annual Russ Morton Youth Fiddle
Jam, 11:00 a.m., at Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival. Contact: Don or
Bobbie Day, tel. (417) 589-2013,
www.starvycreek.com ,
starvycreekbluegrass@yahoo.com
July
15-16, 2011, Leitchfield, Kentucky.
Annual Kentucky State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest, Rough
River Dam State Park, Falls of Rough. Contact: Brent Miller, tel. (270)
259-3578, email
vanmeter413@windstream.net Not
restricted to Kentucky residents.
July
17, 2011, New Athens, IL.
8th Annual Summer Bluegrass Shack Fiddle Contest - Community Hall, New
Athens IL. Five Contest Divisions! Over $500 in prizes & trophies!
Registration opens at Noon - Contest starts at 1:00 p.m. Contact: Chris
Talley Armstrong (618) 475-3678 or email
bluegrassshack@aol.com
July 29 -31, 2011, Cañon City, Colorado. Fiddlers Along the Arkansas Fiddle Competition. Five age
divisions. Contact: office: 1-719-275-0593, website,
www.fiddlersalongthearkansas.com
August
August 3–7, 2011, Shelburne, Ontario.
61st Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship. Tickets at
(519) 925-8620, email
fiddleshelburne@yahoo.ca website,
www.shelburnefiddlecontest.on.ca
August 3 – 7, 2011, Clifftop, West Virginia.
Annual Appalachian String Band Festival. Camp Washington Carver.
Contests in numerous categories, workshops, dancing, concerts. Contact:
tel. (304) 438-3005, website
http://www.wvculture.org/stringband
August 5-6, 2011, Cotton, Minnesota.
30th Annual Minnesota State Old-Time Fiddle Championship and
Festival, Cotton High School. Six divisions of competition
(Junior-Junior, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Senior-Senior, Twin
Fiddling), $2,525 total prize money. Eliminations Friday evening, finals
Saturday. Workshops Saturday morning. Contact tel. (218) 482-5592,
(218) 492-3303, website
www.cottontownship.org.
August 8-13, 2011, Galax, Virginia.
76th Annual Old Fiddler's Convention. Contact: tel. (276) 236-8541,
website
www.oldfiddlersconvention.com
August 19, 2011, Montgomery City, Missouri.
Annual Montgomery County Old Threshers Festival fiddle contest, Highway
19, 7.30 pm (register at 6.00). Cash prizes in two divisions: junior
(under age 16), senior (16 and over), guitar players. Cash prizes for
best waltz played in senior division($75) and Junior division ($25). No
more than two accompanists allowed on stage. Contact: Jane Johnson, tel.
(573) 684-2645.
August 20, 2011, Lexington, Missouri. Missouri River Old Time Fiddler's Contest will be held Saturday,
in Lexington, Missouri, on the steps of the historic Lexington
Courthouse during the Lexington Community Fair. Registration begins at
9 am. Competition starts at 10:30 am. Jr Div (15 and under) will be
awarded 3 places (lst place will pay $200); Open Division will be
awarded 10 places (1st place pays $400); Senior Div will pay 3 places (lst
place pays $200). Total prize fund $2300. Contact Clyde Charles 816
645-1101 or leave msg at 660 259-4922. email:
shar4546@yahoo.com
August 20-21, 2011 Casper, Wyoming.
Rocky Mountain Regional Fiddle Champioship & Music Festival. Location
to be announced. Contact: Ann Robinson, tel. (307) 266-6347, email,
agrobinson@bresnan.net, website,
www.casperwyofiddleclub.com
August 21, 2011, Sedalia, Missouri.
Annual Missouri State Fiddling Championship. Contest at 1:30 pm,
register at 12:00 pm. Touchstone Energy Stage on Murphy Brothers Blvd.
Open, Junior, and Senior Division. Prize money and plaques/ribbons
awarded. Contact: Allen Wyatt. Tel. (816) 252-5656, email
aw@wyattviolinshop.com website:
www.wyattviolinshop.com
August 27-28, 2011, Lawrence, Kansas.
Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship. Contest at 12
pm. Entry fees. Youth Division (16 and under), “State Championship
Division” (any age), Senior Division (60 and older). Three places in
prize money. Contact: tel. (750) 830-9640, website
www.kansasfiddlingandpicking.org
August 25 - 28, 2011, Branson, Missouri.
The 23rd Annual Downtown Branson Fiddle Festival & Mid-American Fiddlers
Championship. Five divisions: Pee Wee (9 and younger); Junior (10 thru
16); Senior (60 and older); Accompanist; and Open (17 - 60).
Thursday, Aug. 25: Private workshops at Best Western Landing View
Inn Conference Rooms; Friday, Aug. 26: Private workshops and The
Matthew Hartz Band 6:30 at Outdoor Stage at Historic Downtown;
Saturday, Aug. 27: Contest preliminaries register 8:30-10:00 a.m.,
Contest Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m. at Indoor Stage inside the Big Tent
behind Dick’s 5 & 10; Sunday, Aug 28 The Contest Finals begin at
12:00 noon. There is no charge to enter the contest. Finals for Pee Wee
and Accompanist divisions will be on Saturday, all other Division finals
will be on Sunday. The top two Junior and Senior finishers will join
the top three Open fiddlers on Sunday to compete for the Grand Prize
Title. The winner will receive an invitation to the 2011 Grand Masters
contest in Nashville. Total prize money is over $6500. The contest
is free to the public. Contact Cris Bohinc
swansonc31@aol.com the DBMA at 417-334-1548.
September
September 4, 2011, Mokane, Missouri.
Annual Jake Hockemeyer Memorial Old Time Fiddler's Contest. Lion's Club
Fall Festival. Junction of Hwy 94 and Route C, 18 miles east of
Jefferson City. Competition begins promptly at 3:00 pm, (register at
2:00). No entry fee. More than $800 in cash prizes, three divisions:
Junior (up to age 16,) Open (17-59), and Senior (60 and up). Contact
Jim Buffington (573-826-0775), email
jrbuff@gmail.com.
September 10, 2011, Boonville, Missouri.
Annual Missouri Valley Steam Engine Association Fiddle Contest, 6.00 pm
(register at 5.00), Brady Showgrounds. Directions: take Exit 111 (Hwy.
179) on Interstate 70 at Boonville, go south one block and enter parking
area. Contest site is a metal building behind white frame Brady Farm
House. Cash prizes. Contact: Dennis Ficken, tel. (660) 882-8473, website
www.mrvsea.com
denficken@socket.com
September 11, 2011, 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. Call to confirm date.
September 8 – 11, 2011, Compton Ridge, Missouri.
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 16, 2011, Winfield, Kansas.
Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship, Walnut Valley Festival.
Contact: tel. (620) 221-3250,
hq@wvfest.com or visit website:
www.wvfest.com
September 16-18, 2011, Yankton, South Dakota.
South Dakota and Open Contest and Jamboree. Friday evening Jamboree.
Contest Saturday and Sunday. Numerous divisions of competition,
including accordion (piano and button) and harmonica. National
Invitational Division features selected invited fiddlers. Contact:
George Mallory, South Dakota Old Time Fiddlers, email:
fiddledd@att.net phone
605-357-9357.
October
September 30 – October 1, 2011, Nashville, Tennessee.
40th Annual Grand Master Fiddler Championship, held during
International Bluegrass Music Association Bluegrass Fan Fest.
Preliminary round open to all fiddlers. Those who pre-register will
have the option to play last. Contact: website,
www.grandmasterfiddler.com
October 1, 2011,
Versailles, Missouri.
1 pm (regestier 12 noon). Annual Versailles Applefest Old Tyme Fiddlers'
Contest, Royal Theatre, on the square. Junior (16 and below), Adult
(17-55), and Esquire (56-) divisions. Up to two accompanists allowed on
stage. Contact: Versailles Chamber of Commerce, tel. (573) 378-4401,
email
vchamber@sbcglobal.net.
October 7–8, 2011, Athens, Alabama.
44th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Athens State
University campus. More than $11,850 prize money. Contact: Rick Mould,
tel. (256) 233-8215, email
rmould@athens.edu , website:
www.athens.edu/fiddlers
October 29, 2011, New Athens, IL.
Bluegrass
Shack Annual October Fiddle, Banjo & Flattop Guitar Contest, Community
Hall, New Athens, IL, Five Fiddle Divisions ** Four Banjo Divisions **
Two Flattop Guitar Divisions. Registration opens at 11:00 a.m. - Contest
starts at Noon; Contact: Chris Talley Armstrong (618) 475-3678 or email
bluegrassshack@aol.com
November
December
December 31, 2011, Columbia, Missouri.
Annual First Night Columbia festival, downtown. Various venues with
many kinds of music and performance, including fiddling and square
dancing. Contact: Jane Accurso, email
j_accurso@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, Boonesboro, 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
First
and Third Thursday fiddle sessions, Columbia, Missouri.
Little Dixie Old-Time Fiddle Club, September through May,
Boone-Walters Historical Museum, Nifong Park, southeast Columbia (from
US63, west off of US63 at the AC / Grindstone Parkway exit, then south
on Ponderosa Drive to the Museum), 5.00-8.00 pm. Emphasis on
traditional fiddle music. All levels of experience welcome. Please
observe "jam session etiquette." Hosted by Boone County Historical
Society. Contact: Jenifer Flink, Boone County Historical Society, (573)
443-8936, e-mail
BCHS@Socket.Net, or Howard
Marshall, club secretary, (573) 642-6226, email
HMarshall@Socket.Net.
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.)
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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