April 27, 2011 Volume 7 • Number 17 50¢ Newsstand Price
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Traditional fiddle music concert and contest When you think of fiddling, you immediately have thoughts of the east coast and their huge fiddling community. Fiddling and especially Old Time Fiddling is some of the oldest and most prominent forms of traditional music in the United States and Canada. Here in Kamloops, Old Time Fiddling is still going strong thanks in part to the Kamloops Branch of the B.C. Old Time Fiddlers’ Association, which is helping to keep the tradition and music alive. Although they play and gather all year long, the first week of May each year is where it comes all together. This is when the Kamloops Branch of the B.C. Old Time Fiddlers’ Association hosts their annual concert and contest at St. John Vianney Church Hall, 2826 Bank Road in Westsyde. “This is our 27th annual Old Time Fiddle Contest,” tells Florence Tellier, director of the B.C. Old Time Fiddlers. “This is something that the Kamloops Branch does every year. For the last 27 years, the first week in May has been reserved for it. The contest is always a lot of fun and is open to anyone who has a love of fiddling. There are many categories and age groups with trophies and prize money being handed out for each category.” On Friday May 6, the weekend will begin with a concert by legendary fiddler and musical prodigy Calvin Vollrath, who hails from St. Paul Alberta. Calvin is a world-class fiddler who spends much of his time performing and representing Alberta and Canada on the world stage. He has composed over 400 songs and recorded over 50 of his own albums. In August 2005 Calvin received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Grand
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The Kamloops Branch of the B.C. Old Time Fiddlers Association is delighted to be bringing master fiddler Calvin Vollrath to Kamloops for a performance on May 6.
Masters Fiddling Championship in recognition and appreciation of his outstanding contribution to Old Time Fiddling. In 2007, for his contribution, support and dedicated years of promoting and playing country music, Calvin was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alberta Men of Country Music and in 2009
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