2023 Fiddling contest

Date: Sunday, February 26 2023 at 12 p.m. 
Location: Relais du Voyageur presented by Air Canada at the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) 
Salle Jean-Paul Aubry, 340 Provencher Blvd
Registration: Participants are to register prior to 12 p.m. on the day of the event
Doors open at 11 a.m.

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on-site registration
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. two house accompanists available for rehearsal
11 a.m. doors open to the public
11:45 a.m. Métis Fiddling Workshop
12 p.m. Fiddle Contest Begins
Half-time Old Time Dance with Métis Fiddler Alex Kusturok

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

• All contestants must be registered in person prior to 12 p.m. on the day of the contest;
• No registrations will be accepted before the day of the 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;
• Contestants’ playing order will be determined by the order of registration. The first to register will be last to compete and the last to register will be the first to compete.
• 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. They may be played in any order;
• 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.
• 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].