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nPostednon June 16, 2014
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nPartncontest, part festival – all old-time fun!
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nThisnannual festival is held at the high school of Weiser, Idaho, drawingnthousands of people and hundreds of fiddlers competing in thencontest. There are workshops, performances, music battles, a parade,nand a carnival. Most of the visitors camp in the school’s sportsnfields!
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Thisncontest has been going on a long, long time – more than 60 years!nAccording to Wikipedia, it sets the standards for fiddlingncompetitions.
Thisncontest has been going on a long, long time – more than 60 years!nAccording to Wikipedia, it sets the standards for fiddlingncompetitions.n
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nActually,nit has never occurred to me before that there were such things asnfiddling competitions.
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nBut I guess if people can compete to see whoncan eat the most hot dogs in one sitting – well, let’s just sawnthat a fiddling competition makes a lot more sense!
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nBut I guess if people can compete to see whoncan eat the most hot dogs in one sitting – well, let’s just sawnthat a fiddling competition makes a lot more sense!
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nJudgesnlike to see Texas Contest Style fiddling with good old-time fiddlingnstyle, danceability, rhythm, timing, and good tone. There are severalndifferent divisions, depending on the competitors’ ages.
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- Therenare (it turns out) lots of different styles of fiddling, and some ofnthe swing and bluegrass and Irish fiddling comes out during thenperformances and the jam sessions!. Check out this videonfor a taste of several styles!
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- Anfiddle is, of course, a violin, and one of the earlier versions ofnthe instrument is the medieval vielle. Check out some very old dancentunes played on a really old-style fiddle, here.
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- Ofnall those styles “tasted” above, I loved Irish fiddling the best,nso here is one more of that sort of fiddle music! Boy, does my heartnsing to this music!
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- Lastnbut not least, I love TED Talks, and I thought that this TED Talknby two Canadian fiddlers was fairly long but charming!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nBloomsday in Ireland
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nAnniversary of the first Ladies’ Day at a baseball game
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nAnniversarynof British universities being open to people of all faiths (hooraynfor freedom of religion!)
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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