Colorado Old Time Fiddlers' Association

The place for Fiddling in Colorado

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/

65th Annual National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest, June 14-24, 2017

The 65rd annual National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival will be held from June 14th – 24th 2017 in Weiser, Idaho!

This yearly fiddling tradition has been going strong for more than half a century, and is always the third full week of June each year.  We invite you to join many of our COTFA members at the festivities!

For more information about the National contest, you can visit the contest’s official site. We hope to see you there June 2017!