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The Canadian Open Old-Time Fiddling Championship began as a fundraiser for the Rotary Club, with sponsorship from the club and the CBC. [2] It came at a time when fiddle music was popular on the radio and the number of fiddlers in Ontario began to increase.
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]
The contest increased in size each year, and competitors came from farther away. The name was changed to the Northwest Oldtime Fiddling Championships in 1956, when a regional division was added for out-of-area fiddlers. In 1963, the present National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest was inaugurated.
For the second year, the Grape Festival will be hosting the 2022 California State Old Time Open Fiddle & Picking Championships on April 22 and 23, presented by the California Bluegrass Association ...
Several regional competitions and associations help sponsor their provincial representatives to ensure their best fiddlers are sent, including the Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship who award funds to their top three Albertan contestants. The event has become one of the highest honours to be invited to as a Canadian fiddler, with ...
Nov. 27—The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host an open acoustic music jam on Friday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon at Faith Baptist Church in Chehalis. The church is located at ...
While the Maritime Fiddle Festival is the longest-running in Canada, other long-running include the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship and Pembroke's contest, both in Ontario. [6] American old-time and country music also had an influence on Canadian fiddling. Throughout the 19th century, American songs seeped into Canadian repertories. [6]
Cook won the Championship Class at the Maritime Fiddle Festival in 1997. [7] In 1999, he won the U.S. National Fiddle Championship in Weiser, Idaho, at the age of 17. [3] [5] He won the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship held in Shelburne, ON in 2001, 2003 and 2005.