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Fiddle Contests & Festivals - U.S.
Fiddle Contests & Festivals - Canada & World
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England
Scotland
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Independent Documentary Filmmaking
Instrument Makers & Music Stores
Musicians
Online Fiddle Communities & Stuff
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Fiddle Contests & Festivals - U.S.
National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest® and Festival
(Weiser, ID)
Alabama
Atmore Old-Time Fiddlers Convention
(Atmore, AL)
Tennesse Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
(Athens, AL)
Alaska
Alaska Folk Festival
(Juneau, AK)
Alaska State Fair Fiddle Contest
(Anchorage, AK)
Southeast Alaska State Fair Fiddle Contest
(Haines, AK)
Arizona
Annual Old Time Fiddlers Contest
(Tucson, AZ)
Desert Fiesta Country Music Jamboree
(Salome, AZ)
Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship
(Wickenburg, AZ)
Vertilee Floyd Memorial Old Time Fiddlers Contest Arizona State Championship
(Payson, AZ)
Arkansas
Arkansas Fiddlers Convention
(Harrison, AR)
California
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
(Berkeley, CA)
Cloverdale Fiddle Festival (CSOTFA District 10)
(Cloverdale, CA)
CSOTFA District 6 Amateur Fiddle & Flatpick Contest
(Redding, CA)
Death Valley '49ers Encampment Fiddle & Pickin' Contest
(Death Valley National Park, CA)
Fiddle & Bango Contest
(Columbia, CA)
Old-Time Fiddlers' Convention and Festival
(Goleta, CA)
Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association Youth Fiddle Contest
(San Jose, CA)
Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival
(Agoura Hills, CA)
Weaverville Open Fiddle Contest
(Weaverville, CA)
Western Open Fiddle Championships
(Red Bluff, CA)
Colorado
Colorado Fiddle Championships - State Contest
(Denver, CO)
Montrose County Fair Fiddle Contest
(Montrose, CO)
Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp
(Winter Park, CO)
Strasburg Hometown Days Fiddle Contest
(Strasburg, CO)
Weld County Fair Fiddle Fest
(Greeley, CO)
Connecticut
Delaware
Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers Festival
(Rehoboth Beach, DE)
Florida
Georgia
1890s Day Jamboree Fiddle Contest
(Ringgold, GA)
Georgia's Official State Fiddlers' Convention
(Hiawassee, GA)
Hawaii
Idaho
Idaho Open Fiddle Contest
(Nampa, ID)
Idaho State Fiddle Contest
(Grangeville, ID)
National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest® and Festival
(Weiser, ID)
Illinois
Illinois State Old Time Fiddle Contest
(Effingham, IL)
Old Settlers Days Fiddle Contest
(Kampsville, IL)
Indiana
Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering
(Battle Ground, IN)
Indiana State Picking & Fiddling Championships
(Petersburg, IN)
Traditional Arts Indiana State Fair Fiddle Contest
(Indianapolis, IN)
Iowa
Iowa Friends of Old-Time Music Fiddler's Picnic
(Iowa City, IA)
Iowa State Fair Fiddlers' Contest
(Des Moines, IA)
Kansas
Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships Weekend
(Lawrence, KS)
Walnut Valley Festival
(Winfield, KS)
Kentucky
Morehead Old Time Fiddlers Convention
(Morehead, KY)
Official Kentucky State Championship
(Elizabethtown, KY)
Twin Lakes National Fiddler Championship
(Leitchfield, KY)
Louisiana
Louisiana State Fiddle Championship
(Natchitoches, LA)
Maine
East Benton Fiddler's Convention & Contest
(East Benton, ME)
Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Grand Fiddle Mandolin & Banjo Championship
(Frostburg, MD)
Massachusetts
Banjo and Fiddle Contests
(Lowell, MA)
Bolton Fair Old Time Fiddler's Contest
(Lancaster, MA)
Fiddle Hell
(Groton, MA)
Rochester Country Fair Fiddle Contest
(Rochester, MA)
Michigan
Michigan State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest
(New Boston, MI)
Minnesota
Bluff Country Gathering
(Lanesboro, MN)
Mille Lacs County Fair Fiddle Contest
(Princeton, MN)
Minnesota Pioneer Park Fiddler's Festival
(Annandale, MN)
Terrace Mill Fall Festival and Fiddlers' Contest
(Terrace, MN)
Mississippi
Down From The Hills Heritage Music Festival
(New Albany, MS)
Missouri
Branson Olde Time Fiddle Festival
(Branson, MO)
Missouri Fiddle Contests
(Windsor, MO)
Montana
Montana Old Time Fiddle Fest
(Pony, MT)
Montana State Fiddle Contest
(Choteau, MT)
Montana Winter Fair Fiddler's Contest
(Lewistown, MT)
Nebraska
Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee
(Avoca, NE)
Nevada
Nevada State Fiddle Contest
(Wells, NV)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Fireback Fiddle Contest
(Oxford, NJ)
Folk Exchange Fiddle Contest
(Titusville, NJ)
New Jersey State Fair Fiddler's Contest
(Augusta, NJ)
New Mexico
Santa Fe Bluegrass And Old Time Music Festival
(Santa Fe, NM)
New York
42nd Annual Fiddlers' Picnic Festival
(Redfield, NY)
Ashokan Music & Dance Camps
(Saugerties, NY)
Black Creek Fiddlers' Reunion
(Altamont, NY)
Fiddlers' Jamboree
(Athol, NY)
Old Songs Festival
(Altamont, NY)
North Carolina
Alleghany County Fiddler's Convention
(Sparta, NC)
Appalachian State Old-Time Fiddlers' Convention
(Boone, NC)
Charlie Poole Music Festival
(Eden, NC)
Fiddler's Grove
(Union Grove, NC)
Highfalls Old-Time Fiddlers' Convention
(Highfalls, NC)
Happy Valley Old-Time Fiddlers' Convention
(Lenoir, NC)
Hoppin' John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers' Convention
(Pittsboro, NC)
Mt. Airy Bluegrass & Old Time Fiddlers Convention
(Mt. Airy, NC)
Swannanoa Gathering Fiddle Week
(Swannanoa, NC)
North Dakota
International Old-Time Fiddlers' Contest
(Dunseith, ND)
Ohio
Dan Emmett Old-Time Fiddle Contest
(Mt. Vernon, OH)
Ohio State Fiddling Championship
(Nelsonville, OH)
Raccoon County Music Festival Fiddle Contest
(Burton, OH)
Oklahoma
Grand Lake National Fiddle Fest
(Grove, OK)
Oklahoma State Picking & Fiddling Championships
(Tulsa, OK)
Oregon
High Desert Fiddlers Country Music Jamboree
(Burns, OR)
Juniper Jam
(Enterprise, OR)
Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association Championship Contest
(Salem, OR)
Portland Old-time Music Gathering
(Portland, OR)
Willamette Valley Fiddle Contest
(Corvallis, OR)
Pennsylvania
Lyons Fiddle Festival
(Lyons, PA)
Pennsylvania State Fiddle Contest
(DuBois, PA)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Breakin' Up Winter
(Lebanon, TN)
Grand Master Fiddler Championship
(Nashville, TN)
Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree
(Smithville, TN)
State of Tennessee Old-Time Fiddlers' Championships
(Clarksville, TN)
Uncle Dave Macon Days
(Murfreesboro, TN)
Texas
Fiddlers Frolics, Texas State Championship
(Hallettsville, TX)
Johnson County Pioneers & Old Settlers Reunion Fiddlers Contest
(Alvarado, TX)
Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering & Western Swing Festival
(Fort Worth, TX)
Texas Western Swing Fiddling Showcase
(Belton, TX)
Western Heritage Classic Fiddle Contest
(Abilene, TX)
Utah
Salt Lake City Fiddlin & Pickin Contest
(Salt Lake City, UT)
Utah State Fiddle Contest
(Salt Lake City, UT)
Vermont
Cracker Barrel Bazaar Fiddlers Contest
(Newbury, VT)
Virginia
Maury River Fiddlers' Convention
(Buena Vista, VA)
Old Fiddler's Convention
(Galax, VA)
Tazewell County Old Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers' Convention
(Tazewell, VA)
Washington
Centralia Old-Time Music Campout
(Centralia, WA)
Columbia Gorge Fiddle Contest
(Stevenson, WA)
Festival Of American Fiddle Tunes
(Port Townsend, WA)
Northwest Folklife
(Seattle, WA)
Northwest Regional Fiddle Contest
(Spokane, WA)
Olympia Old-Time Music Fest
(Olympia, WA)
Shelton Old Time Fiddlers Fest
(Shelton, WA)
Spirit Of The West Fiddle Contest
(Ellensburg, WA)
Spokane Folklore Society Fall Folk Festival
(Spokane, WA)
Wintergrass
(Tacoma, WA)
West Virginia
Appalachian String Band Music Festival
(Clifftop, WV)
Appalachian Style Fiddle Contest
(Morgantown, WV)
Augusta Old-Time Fiddlers Reunion
(Elkins, WV)
Wisconsin
Laura Ingalls Wilder Days Old Tyme Fiddle Contest
(Pepin, WI)
Wyoming
Big Horn Mountain Festival
(Buffalo, WY)
Rocky Mountain Regional Fiddle Contest
(Casper, WY)
Teton County Fair Fiddle Contest
(Jackson, WY)
Wyoming State Old Time Fiddle Contest
(Douglas, WY)
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Fiddle Contests & Festivals - Canada & World
Canada
Alberta
Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship
(Radway, AB)
British Columbia
Central Fraser Valley Provincial Fiddle Contest
(Abbotsford, BC)
Coombs Old Time Fiddle Jamboree
(Qualicum Bay, BC)
Kelowna Old Time Fiddle Contest
(Kelowna, BC)
Prince George Old Time Fiddle Contest
(Prince George, BC)
Victoria Fiddle Society FiddleFest
(Victoria, BC)
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling
(Cape Breton, NS)
Maritime Fiddle Festival
(Dartmouth, NS)
Ontario
Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship
(Ottawa, ON)
Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship
(Shelburne, ON)
Donnybrook Fiddle and Step Dance Competition
(Dorchester, ON)
Ontario Open Fiddle and Step Dance Contest
(Bobcaygeon, ON)
Orangeville Fiddle and Step Dance Camp
(Orangeville, ON)
Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdance Competition
(Richmond, ON)
Pakenham Fiddle and Step Dance Competition
(Pakenham, ON)
Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Step Dancing Championships
(Pembroke, ON)
Southwestern Ontario Open Fiddle & Stepdance Championships
(Tavistock, ON)
Sturgeon Falls Step Dance & Fiddle Festival
(West Nipissing, ON)
Vankleek Hill Fiddling, Step Dancing & Square Dancing Competition
(Vankleek Hill, ON)
Prince Edward Island
Atlantic Fiddlers Jamboree
(Evangeline Region, PE)
Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
(Rollo Bay, PE)
Saskatchewan
John Arcand Fiddle Fest
(Saskatoon, SK)
England
London Fiddle Convention
(London, England)
Rothbury Traditional Music Festival
(Rothbury, England)
Scotland
Isle of Skye Accordion & Fiddle Festival
(Isle of Skye, Scotland)
Scots Fiddle Festival
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival
(Shetland, Scotland)
Wales
Australia
Newport Folk Festival
(Newport, Victoria, Australia)
Independent Documentary Filmmaking
Independent Feature Project ('IFP')
Instrument Makers & Music Stores
American Federation of Violin & Bow Makers
(Mt. Airy, MD)
Archtop.com
(Seattle, WA)
Clinesmith Instruments
(Glide, OR)
Greg Boyd's House of Fine Instruments
(Missoula, MT)
David Bromberg Fine Violins
(Wilmington, DE)
Cole Mandolins
(Filer, ID)
Jonathan Cooper Violin Maker
(Gorham, ME)
DoubleStop FiddleShop
(Guthrie, OK)
Franke Violin Studio
(Monroe, OR)
Hartz Music Shop
(Meridian, ID)
Lundin's Violins
(Coeur d'Alene, ID)
MyTalentForge.com
Owyhee Mountain Fiddle Shop
(Nampa, ID)
Sites' Violin Shop
(Rigby, ID)
Swing Cat Enterprises
(Seattle, WA)
Voyager Recordings & Publications
(Seattle, WA)
Wyatt Fiddle Shop
(Independence, MO)
Musicians
Paul Anastasio
Darol Anger
Byron Berline
Booher Family
Don Burnham
Isaac Callender
Denice Carter
Daniel and Amy Carwile
Hanneke Cassel
Jim 'Texas Shorty' Chancellor
Megan B. Lynch Chowning
Tristan and Tashina Clarridge
Bob Dylan
Randy Elmore
Foghorn String Band
Johnny Gimble
Alex Hargreaves
Bubba Hopkins
Amanda Kerr
Barbara Lamb
Jamie Laval
Dennis Ludiker
JayDean Ludiker
Kimber Ludiker
Tony Ludiker
Pete Martin
Michael Mendelson
Dale and Tobi Morris
Mark O'Connor
Nate Olson
Quebe Sisters
Rainbow Fiddle Kids
Roberta Rast
John Relph
Doc Peter Rolland
Saline Fiddlers
Becky Smith
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
Joe Venuti
April Verch
The Voetberg Family
David Doc Wallace
Eileen Walter
Doc Watson Guitar
Vi Wickam
Vivian & Phil Williams
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
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Online Fiddle Communities & Stuff
Fiddle Fork
Fiddle Tunes Of The Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection,
Library of Congress
The Fiddler's Companion
Folkjam.org (find and post jams)
Friends of American Old-Time Music & Dance
Hardanger Fiddle Association of America
Michael Hopkins String Pedagogy Notebook
Indiana University Sheet Music Collection
Junior Appalachian Musicians
Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Mandolin Cafe
Old-Time Music Home Page
A Ride With Bob (a musical about Bob Wills)
Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum
The Violin Site
Western Swing Society
Publications
Cybergrass
Fiddler Magazine
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Online
Mandozine
The Old Time Herald
Strings Magazine
Western Swing Monthly
Fiddle Associations - U.S.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arizona Old Time Fiddlers
Arizona Old Time Fiddlers, Yuma Territorial Chapter
Tucson Old Time Music Circle
Arkansas
Arkansas State Old Time Fiddler's Association
California
California State Old-Time Fiddlers Association
California State Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 1, Oroville Old Time Fiddlers
California State Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 2, Fresno County
California State Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 3
California State Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 5
California State Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 6
California State Old Time Fiddler's Association, District 7, Fiddle San Diego
California State Old Time Fiddler's Association, District 8
California State Old Time Fiddler's Association, District 9
California State Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 10, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties
Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association
Colorado
Colorado Old Time Fiddlers Association
Connecticut
Bristol Old Time Fiddlers Club
Quiet Corner Fiddlers
Delaware
Florida
Florida State Fiddlers Association
Georgia
Hawaii
Bluegrass Hawaii Traditional & Bluegrass Music Society
Idaho
Idaho Old Time Fiddlers Association
Illinois
Illinois Old Time Fiddlers Association
Indiana
Iowa
The Fiddlers Association of Iowa
Kansas
Kansas Prairie Pickers Association
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Falmouth Fiddlers Association
Michigan
Michigan Fiddlers Association
Minnesota
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association
Minnesota State Fiddlers Association
Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri Traditional Fiddle & Dance Network
Montana
Montana State Oldtime Fiddlers Association
Nebraska
Big Muddy Fiddle Club
Nevada
Nevada Old-time Fiddlers Association
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Old-Time Country Dance
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Black River Valley Fiddlers Association
Fiddlers Of The Genesee
Fiddlin's Fun, NYS Old Tyme Fiddlers' Association, Southern Tier Chapter
New York State Old Tyme Fiddlers' Association
Old Songs
North Carolina
North Dakota
North Dakota Old Time Fiddlers Association
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Old Fiddlers Club of Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Nashville Old-Time String Band Association
Texas
Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association
Utah
Utah Old Time Fiddlers
Vermont
Northeast Fiddlers Association
Virginia
Washington
Spokane Folklore Society
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 15
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Southern Wisconsin Old Time Fiddlers' Association
Wyoming
Wyoming Fiddlers' Association District #4
Wyoming Old Time Fiddle Association
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Fiddle Associations - Canada & World
Canada
Alberta
Alberta Society of Fiddlers
Prairie Mountain Fiddlers, Calgary
Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddler's Association
British Columbia
British Columbia Old Time Fiddlers' Association
Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers
Coast String Fiddlers
Coombs Central Vancouver Island Fiddlers, Branch 11
Kelowna Old Time Fiddlers, Branch 7
Victoria Fiddle Society
Manitoba
Manitoba Fiddle Association
New Brunswick
Maritime Fiddlers Association
Sussex Avenue Fiddlers
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Fiddlers' Association
Ontario
Pembroke & Area Fiddle Association
Vankleek Hill Fiddle & Dance Association
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Fiddlers Society
Prince Edward Island Fiddlers Society, Queens County Chapter
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Fiddle Connections
England
The Sheffield Traditional Fiddlers Society
Scotland
Biggar Accordion & Fiddle Club
Box and Fiddle Club, National Association Accordion & Fiddle Clubs
Highland Accordion and Fiddle Club
Isle of Skye Accordion & Fiddle Club
Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Club
Australia
Newport Fiddle and Folk Club