Annual Hawk Point Heritage Days Fiddle Contest
September 7, 2008 • 2 p.m. (Registration begins at 1 p.m.)
Hawk Point, Missouri, town center.
Cash prizes in open division. Contact: Frank Stanek (636) 338-4555.
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Annual Bob Walsh Memorial Fiddlers’ Convention
September 11-15, 2008
Compton Ridge Campground, 9 mi. west of Branson, Highway 76, then ½ mi. south on 265.
Contact: (417) 338-2911, e-mail: info [at] comptonridge [dot] com, web site: www.comptonridge.com
Taylor McBaine Memorial Fiddlers’ Contest
Saturday, September 20 • 2 p.m. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m.
Held as part of the Columbia Heritage Festival at the Walters Boone County Heritage Museum in Nifong Park. No admission charge.(Directions and a map.)
4 divisions of play: Novice (10 and under), Youth (11-15), Adult (16-55) and Esquire (56 and up). Cash prizes to five places in all divisions; all novice players receive a ribbon, certificate and small cash prize. Hosted by the Missouri Traditional Fiddle & Dance Network. For more information, contact John White, 573-696-3776.
Annual Great Plains Fiddle Championships | Yankton, SD
September 19-21, 2008
Yankton, South Dakota.
Friday evening Jamboree broadcast live over WNAX 570 AM. Contest Saturday and Sunday. Numerous divisions of competition, including accordion (piano and button) and harmonica. National Invitational Division features selected fiddlers. Contact: George Mallory, South Dakota Old Time Fiddlers, e-mail: fiddled [at] att [dot] net
Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention
First weekend in October
Athens, Alabama • Athens State University campus
Contact: Rick Mould (256) 233-8215, e-mail rmould [at] athens [dot] edu, web site www.athens.edu/fiddlers/
Annual Clarksville Applefest Old-Time Fiddlers’ Contest
October 11, 2008 • 2 p.m. (Registration begins at 1 p.m.)
Clarksville, Missouri • American Legion Hall
Open and junior divisions. Contact: Mary Jane Owens, 400 King St., Frankford MO 63441, (573) 784-9890, e-mail: oprysinger2 [at] msn [dot] com, or Patty Chandler (573) 485-4398.
First Night Columbia Festival
December 31, 2008
Downtown Columbia, Missouri
First Night offers numerous venues with many kinds of music and performance, usually including fiddling and square dancing. Contact: Jane Accurso, e-mail j_accurso [at] hotmail [dot] com