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A Little About the Contest

The Northwest Regional Fiddle Contest had its start in 1969 in Spokane, at Trent Elementary School.  This years Contest, the 44th Annual, will be held March 31,-April 1st at West Valley High School in Spokane Washington.

This contest is one of the largest of this kind in the area. It includes contestants from: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta & Saskatchewan.

Some of the top national fiddlers, as well as many state and regional champions, will be competing in the eight certified fiddle divisions at this year’s two day affair. 

The divisions are: Small Fry under 9, Junior Junior under 13, Junior undefiddlecontest.htmlr 18, Young Adult 18 – 36, Adult 37 – 59, Senior and Senior Senior 60 +, and Championship Open.  The winners of each division will be certified for the National Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho.

Judging is done by remote control to a room removed from the stage.  This way, the judges do not see the contestants, or hear announcements of the contestant’s names or hear the audience applause.  They hear only the tunes as they are played and broadcast to the judge’s room.  The contestants are judged on timing, dance ability, tone and difficulty.

Each contestant plays three tunes per round: a hoe-down, a waltz, and a third tune of their choice other than a hoe-down or a waltz. No tune can be repeated by a contestant during the contest, and each round must be kept under four minutes of playing time or points are deducted from the contestants score. All this is combined for exciting listening and high-powered competition.

The Northwest Regional Fiddle Contest is being presented by, the Northwest Regional Contest Committee. They are a non-profit organization stemming from the Washington Old Time Fiddler’s Association.

Their Objectives are:

  • To promote and perpetuate Old-Time Fiddling and Folk Music.
  • To encourage young people to develop their music talents and afford them opportunities to perform in public thereby improving their spiritual, mental, social and physical condition and thus better preparing themselves for become successful citizens.
  • To hold jam sessions for the members own enjoyment, as well as educating the public to the values of this type of entertainment.

Thank you for your support of our contest!

If you have any questions, please call
Ed Miller 509-228-9030



PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS
Small Fry Division

Spokane, WA

Jr. Jr. Division

509-891-9016

Junior Division

509-893-9260
Accompanist

 
208-773-5418

  Championship  Division

          509-327-3079



Young Adult Division

Jack Praxel 
509-624-7073  

Adult Division
 
509-844-8546

Jam/Registration  
509-926-5452

Senior Division

Dist. 2  509-465-9988

Young Adult Division

541-276-6621

Flat Pickin' Division


 

Senior Division


509-868-2153

All The Parents

 509-458-5889

Northwest Regional Fiddle Contest
Mar 31-Apr 1, 2012
Ed & Kerri Miller
(509) 228-9030
nwfiddlers@aol.com

 

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