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The event has become one of the highest honours to be invited to as a Canadian fiddler, with journalist Frank Peebles noting that "it's one of the hardest climbs in the Canadian fiddle world. Getting called to compete at the Grand Masters is a career watermark for any fiddler who gets their name on that coveted list."
Canadian folk fiddlers (1 C, 35 P) + Canadian male violinists and fiddlers (1 C, 142 P) Canadian women violinists and fiddlers (1 C, 57 P) 0–9.
By the 1980s, the contest grew to hosting over 150 fiddlers and eight separate classes. [2] The name of the event changed over the years, from the "Canadian Open Championship Old Time Fiddlers’ Contest," to "The National Fiddle Contest," and more recent returning to a version of the original as the "Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship ...
This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by ... Canadian: French-Canadian Ruby Allmond: American ...
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 ]
Calvin Vollrath (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian fiddler and composer and is one of the few European-Canadian fiddle players playing professionally in the Métis style. [1] He lives in St. Paul, Alberta. Vollrath won the Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship in 1985 and 1998.
Fiddler/aerialist Colin Maier, dressed as the Devil from the French-Canadian folk legend, attired in stylized Celtic clothing, dueled with his shadow that appears on the moon (a pre-recorded projection of Colin fiddling and dancing a brief jig). The stage was here covered with big red maple leaves, and Colin's cape was also a large leaf itself.
Graham’s cousin, Gerald Houston in Poltimore, would take him to hear Billy and Lorne Smith, local fiddlers who specialized in Irish and Scottish music. From Dan LaSalle of Buckingham, Graham heard other French Canadian and Irish compositions that went outside of the restricted field of Canadian country fiddle tunes.