Have You Been to a Fiddle Fest This Summer?

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Permalink Reply by Ben Hunter on July 15, 2009 at 12:34pm

A great fiddler that i'm sure many have heard of is Darol Anger. He plays every year at a festival called "Northwest String Summit." It's hosted just west of Portland at a private ranch, Horning's Hideout. The festival is put on by Yonder Mountain String Band, and has an array of bluegrass musicians and bands for 4 days and 3 nights! Its fantastic and a great opportunity to (1) listen to wonderful fiddler's, guitarists, banjo players, mandolin players, bass and the life, and (2) you can play in the camp ground after the show, as there are many other musicians that come to listen and play. Short notice, but it is this weekend, 16th-19th. Check it out if you can!!

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Permalink Reply by Greg Cahill on July 15, 2009 at 12:39pm

Sounds like a blast!

Ben Hunter said:

A great fiddler that i'm sure many have heard of is Darol Anger. He plays every year at a festival called "Northwest String Summit." It's hosted just west of Portland at a private ranch, Horning's Hideout. The festival is put on by Yonder Mountain String Band, and has an array of bluegrass musicians and bands for 4 days and 3 nights! Its fantastic and a great opportunity to (1) listen to wonderful fiddler's, guitarists, banjo players, mandolin players, bass and the life, and (2) you can play in the camp ground after the show, as there are many other musicians that come to listen and play. Short notice, but it is this weekend, 16th-19th. Check it out if you can!!

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Permalink Reply by Ann Marie Cordial on August 13, 2009 at 10:51am

In April I went to a Master Class at the Irish and Arts Center in New York and I have to put that down as being a load of fun as well as learning a great deal.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Cahill on August 13, 2009 at 2:11pm

Cool. What kind of stuff did it cover?

Ann Marie Cordial said:

In April I went to a Master Class at the Irish and Arts Center in New York and I have to put that down as being a load of fun as well as learning a great deal.

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Russell on August 13, 2009 at 6:41pm

I had a great time at Mark O'Connor's new fiddle camp in New York City. Great classes and jams. Getting to play some with Darol Anger and Mike Block. Best of all was being awarded one of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violins.

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Permalink Reply by Ruth Brons on August 31, 2009 at 1:48pm

Hi Jonathan,

Congratulations on receiving one of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violins! I was lucky enough to attend the faculty recital of Mark O'Connor's NYC fiddle camp -- what a great night of music! I am very much looking forward to the impending publication of Mark's sequenced fiddle book series.

Ruth Brons
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Jonathan Russell said:

I had a great time at Mark O'Connor's new fiddle camp in New York City. Great classes and jams. Getting to play some with Darol Anger and Mike Block. Best of all was being awarded one of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violins.

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Permalink Reply by Randy Sandstrom on January 4, 2010 at 2:53am

hey everyone I went a great bluegrass fest on Oct 3 2009 the feature act was the " Darlings " from the Andy Griffith show !
had a great meet and great with them they answered many questions

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Permalink Reply by Scott Pendleton on July 14, 2010 at 9:59am

We attended Jana Jae's Fiddle Fest in June (official name: Grand Lakes National Fiddle Fest). It is held in Grove, Oklahoma and is worth coming back for year after year. This was our 10th in a row! Jana starred on Hee Haw with Buck Owens and Roy Clark. She is so gracious and approachable. She really knows how to throw a festival!

Right after that we went to the National Old-Time Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho. Joey and Sherry McKenzie sure do know how to train girl fiddlers. You know the Quebe Sisters, right? Well, another of the McKenzie's proteges, Mia Orosco, won the Jr division out of 70 contestants. She's superb!

The Oklahoma State Picking & Fiddling Championships come up in Tulsa on Oct. 9, a week after the Grand Masters. Check it out at www.OKFiddleContest.com.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Cahill on July 14, 2010 at 11:10am

I love the Quebe Sisters. These festivals sound like a real blast! I'm going to post a link to Jana's website in hopes that folks will check out her events

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Permalink Reply by Scott Pendleton on July 14, 2010 at 11:15am

Good. Jana has a camp in Idaho in August, followed by her Oklahoma fiddle camp over Labor Day. And by the way, 9-year-old Regina Scott of Tulsa was the Small Fry division champion in Weiser!

Greg Cahill said:

I love the Quebe Sisters. These festivals sound like a real blast! I'm going to post a link to Jana's website in hopes that folks will check out her events

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