2024 Fiddling contest
Fiddle friendly festival53rd FIDDLING CONTEST
Date: Sunday, February 25 2024
Time: 12 p.m. (noon)
Location: Relais du Voyageur at the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) Salle Jean-Paul Aubry, 340 Provencher Blvd
Registration: Online pre-registration or same day in-person registration is permitted. See contest rules for more details.
SCHEDULE
10:30 AM to 12 PM | On-site registration
10:30 AM to 12 PM | Two house accompanists available for rehearsal
11 AM | Doors open to the public
12 PM | Program Begins
12:10 PM | Métis Fiddling Competition
- 12 years and under
- 13 to 16 years
- 17 years and older
12:45 PM | Old Time Fiddling Competition
- 7 years and under
- 8 to 10 years
- 11 to 13 years
- 14 to 17 years
- Intermission / Jamboree
- 18 years and older
- 55 years and older
- Championship
- Intermission / Advanced Jamboree
4:30 PM (approx.) | Presentation of awards
OLD TIME CATEGORY
7 & under
1st place
$50
2nd place
$40
3rd place
$30
4th place
$20
5th place
$10
8 to 10
1st place
$80
2nd place
$60
3rd place
$40
4th place
$20
5th place
$10
11 to 13
1st place
$100
2nd place
$75
3rd place
$50
4th place
$20
5th place
$10
14 to 17
1st place
$200
2nd place
$150
3rd place
$100
4th place
$50
5th place
$25
18 and older
1st place
$200
2nd place
$150
3rd place
$100
55 & over
1st place
$200
2nd place
$150
3rd place
$100
Championship
1st place
$400
2nd place
$350
3rd place
$300
4th place
$250
5th place
$200
MÉTIS CATEGORY
12 & under
1st place
$75
2nd place
$50
3rd place
$25
13 to 17
1st place
$100
2nd place
$75
3rd place
$50
17+
1st place
$125
2nd place
$100
3rd place
$75
ADMISSION
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to attend the Fiddling Contest.
$10 (adult) | $5 (6-17) | Free (5 and under) | Free for registered participants and their guardian if under 18 years old
Rules And Regulations
53rd FIDDLING CONTEST (PDF)RULES AND REGULATIONS
Each contestant must confirm their registration through one of the following methods:
• The preferred method is pre-registering online at https://forms.gle/61B3KtW7JVVZrMjKA by 12 p.m. February 23. Those pre-registered must still check-in at the registration table upon arrival (alternatively, in person can be done between 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on the day of competition);
• Only registered contestants will be allowed to participate in the contest;
• Contestants must have their own instrument;
• Each contestant can register in one Old Time Fiddle category and one Métis Fiddle Category;
• The order of play will be determined randomly by the registration volunteers;
• Free admission for all contestants (and a guardian if under 18 years of age).
ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OLD TIME FIDDLE CLASSES
• Contestants must play a Waltz, Reel (breakdown, hoedown), and a tune of choice. The tune of choice must be an old time fiddle tune, other than a waltz or reel (examples include: Jig, Polka, Rag, Foxtrot, Clog, Schottische).
These tunes may be played in any order. Novelty tunes such as Orange Blossom Special and Listen to the
Mockingbird are not permitted;
• Participants in the 7 & Under category must play a Waltz and a tune of choice. They may be played in any order;
• Contestants are required to provide chord charts to the house accompanist for difficult or unknown tunes, or they
may provide their own accompanist. Only one accompanist is allowed;
• Any contestant winning the championship three (3) times in the same category will not be eligible to participate
the following year;
• House accompanists will be available to practice until 12 p.m. (noon);
• There will be three qualified judges and the judges’ decisions are final.
ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MÉTIS FIDDLE CLASSES
• The Métis Fiddle classes are open to all fiddlers regardless of ethnicity;
• Contestants must play one Reel (Traditional, Métis; i.e.: Old Reel of 8, Drops of Brandy, Reel of 4, etc., or a tune known to be adopted by the Métis such as Big John McNeil, Whiskey Before Breakfast, etc.);
• Fiddle may be cross-tuned if the tune requires it; however it must be tuned prior to getting on stage;
• The only accompaniment is the clogging of the fiddle player’s feet;
• Timing and tempo must be in unison without variation of tempo;
• The music and the clogging should ideally start simultaneously;
• There will be two qualified judges and the judges’ decisions are final
For more info, please contact Patti Kusturok, Event Coordinator, via phone or text at (204) 890-3435 or by email at [email protected].
RESULTS
2022
7 years old and Under: Arwen Kehler
Age 8 to 10: Elise Hutlet
Age 11 to 13: Shiloh Hiebert
Age 14 to 17 ans: Rory McCallum
60+: Winston Wuttunee
Open<: Malacai Heibut
Virtual: Laura Wallbank - Sturgeon County, AB
2021
7 years old and Under: Tristan Paskvan
Age 8 to 10: Reid Warren
Age 11 to 13: Max Francis
Age 14 to 17 ans: Kelton Tellier
60+: Bill Smith
Open: Jane Cory
2020
7 years old and Under: Élise Hutlet
Age 8 to 10 : Calum Goetzke
Age 11 to 13: Shiloh Hiebert
Age 14 to 17: Alexandre Tétrault
Age 60+ (Senior): Brian Grainger
Open: Kyle Burghout
2019
7 years old and Under: Elise Hutlet
Age 8 to 10 : Shiloh Hiebert
Age 11 to 13: Malacai Hiebert
Age 14 to 17: Robert Boulet
Age 60+ (Senior): Henri Hince
Open: Jane Cory
2018
7 years old and Under: May McCusker
Age 8 to 10 : Shiloh Hiebert
Age 11 to 13: Malacai Hiebert
Age 14 to 17: Alexandre Tétrault
Age 60+ (Senior): Brian Granger
Open: Michael Audette
2017
7 years old and Under: May McCusker
Age 8 to 10 : Shiloh Hiebert
Age 11 to 13: Malacai Hiebert
Age 14 to 17: Timmy Veldhuis
Age 60+ (Senior): Brian Granger
Open: Michael Audette
2016
7 years old and Under: Shilo Hiebert
Age 8 to 10 : Malacai Hiebert
Age 11 to 13: River Sawchyn
Age 14 to 17: Caitlin Armstrong
Age 60+ (Senior): Henri Hince
Open: Simon Reimer
2015
7 years old and Under: Emaline Windsor
Age 8 to 10 : Anne-Sophie Régnier
Age 11 to 13: River Sawchyn
Age 14 to 17: Sophie Rivera
Age 60+ (Senior): Brian Granger
Open: Alex Kusturok
2013
7 years old and Under: -
Age 8 to 10 : Alexandre Tétrault
Age 11 to 13: Sophia Rivera
Age 14 to 17: Christopher Pinette
Age 60+ (Senior): Henri Hince
Open: Alex Lamoureux