Colorado Old Time Fiddlers' Association

The place for Fiddling in Colorado

Old Fashion Square Dance

Square Dance poster2The Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers’ Association is proud to present an old fashioned square dance at the Barn in Longmont, Sunday August 30, 2015.  Katie Glassman is compiling a list of fiddle tunes to play.  So bring your fiddle and your cowboy boots and let’s have some fun!  There will be back up guitarist.

All proceeds go the Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers’ Association in support of the Colorado Fiddle Championships, which are held every January at the National Western Stock Show.

To RSVP for this event, please click on the link for the website, or contact Katie Glassman for more information.

 

2015 Monumental Fiddling Championship and Acoustic Band Contest

The annual Monumental Fiddling Championship and Acoustic Band Contest will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2015, at Homestead National Monument of America’s Education Center. A free fiddling workshop will be held at 10 a.m.and competition will begin at 12 p.m. Admission to the event is free, and there is also no registration or participant fee. The Coffin Family Foundation will sponsor a total of $2,750 in prize money.

This popular event celebrates music from the homesteading period. Music was a common thread among pioneers of all ages. The Monumental Fiddling Championship and Acoustic Band Contest is an opportunity to highlight this historic activity and heighten the awareness and enthusiasm for fiddling.

Fiddlers, young and old, are encouraged to participate. Professional musicians Greenblatt and Seay will conduct a free morning workshop allowing fiddlers to gain new skills or fine tune current skills. The youngest fiddler, oldest fiddler, and best left-handed fiddler will be recognized. 

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Northern Colorado Fiddle Camp

The Fifth Annual Northern Colorado Fiddle Camp will be held: Monday-Friday July 11- 15, 2016.

Instructors: Vi Wickam and Cody Stadelmaier

Times:

Session 1 – All Levels – 9:00AM-10:30AM – $100

Session 2- Intermediate-Advanced 10:30AM-12:00Noon – $100

Both Sessions – 9:00AM to 12:00Noon – $175 ($150 by May 8)

* Beginners are encouraged to attend session 1. Intermediate – Advanced students are encouraged to attend both Sessions.

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Guitar Accompaniment workshop with John Schwab

Denver Guitar WorkshopSunday, March 22

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Victor Guitar

1457 S. Broadway, Denver, Colorado

Admission: $30

Space is limited – register early!

Who’s this “john” character?

An old-time backup guitar “specialist” since the 1970s, John Schwab’s been the guitar player in two blue ribbon string bands. He’s performed and taught at festivals and camps all over the U.S. and literally wrote the book on old-time backup guitar. Check it out at Amazon or at www.L-Century.com!

John teaches the same way that he learned: Use the best backup guitar players of the golden age of old-time music – the 1920s and ‘30s – as role models.

What’re we gonna do?

We’ll listen to classic performances from the 78 rpm era, including slowed down versions that will help us decipher the tricks that the masters used. We’ll talk about the evolution of old-time music; style in old-time backup; and chord selection. Finally, we’ll develop a “toolbox” of techniques that you can use for backing up lots of tunes in the keys of G and A.

Read more here: http://www.victorguitar.com/events/