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Canadian Fiddler Matthew Johnson also recognized the difference in atmosphere between the Canadian Grand Masters and other fiddle contests, noting the Grand Masters is more professional, with former president of CGMFA Bruce Cummings saying that the atmosphere is different largely due to its invitational nature, theatre venue, and structure. [10]
He continued to compete in fiddle contests and won the Maritime Fiddle Festival Champion Class in 1996, [7] and the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship in 1993 and 1996. [8] Scott Woods also won the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition in 1998 and 1999, as well as finished in the top eleven finalists between 1992-2005, including ...
The Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship is the longest-running annual fiddle contest in Alberta, held in mid-July. [1] The event started in 1981, becoming part of Klondike Days (known as K-Days ) in the 1990s, and with virtual contests held during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. [ 2 ]
Shane Ken Cook [1] is a Canadian violinist. [2] He is a long-time member of the celtic fusion ensemble Bowfire, [3] and is a past Canadian Grand Master fiddler and U.S. National Fiddle Champion. His musical career has taken him to tour across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Germany, England, China and Taiwan. [4]
The Canadian Open Old-Time Fiddling Championship is one of the most important fiddle festivals in Canada. Founded in 1951, the contest was held annually in early August in Shelburne, Ontario. In the 2010s, it also became part of the Heritage Music Festival.
Name of fiddler Nationality Genre(s) Joseph Allard: Canadian: French-Canadian Ruby Allmond: American: Country Darol Anger: American: Jazz Jason Anick: American
Gordon Stobbe (/ ˈ s t oʊ b i / STOH-bee; [1] born 1945–46) C.M is a Canadian fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, and composer based in Seaforth, Nova Scotia.Stobbe was born in Saskatchewan, but has made his home on the East Coast of Canada since 1977.
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac (born February 24, 1975) is a Canadian fiddler, pianist, singer and songwriter from Cape Breton Island.He has received three Juno Awards, winning for Best New Solo Artist and Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo at the Juno Awards of 1996, and for Best Instrumental Artist at the Juno Awards of 1997.