 Graham Townsend (background) playing at the 1984 Maritime Fiddle Festival while a fiddler dances. Image by Sep4444, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Cye SteeleMaritime Fiddle Festival Maritime Fiddle Festival Long-running Canadian traditional music festival The Maritime Fiddle Festival is the longest running old-time fiddle contest in Canada.[1] It is also the largest fiddle contest in the region. Quick facts Genre, Dates ... Maritime Fiddle Festival Genre Old-Time Music Dates First Weekend of July Location Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Years active 76 Founders St. Thomas More Church Website http://www.maritimefiddlefestival.ca Close Occurring annually in Nova Scotia in early July, the contest currently includes seven fiddling classes, two step-dance classes, and two days of competition, performance, and socials.[2] Winners of the contest include several notable fiddlers, including Mari Black, April Verch, J.P. Cormier, Scott Woods, and Shane Cook.[3] Context The Maritime Fiddle Festival is an annual heritage… (Source: Wikipedia)
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