Indiana State Fiddle Contest a BIG Success

Doug Fleener, 2008 National Junior Fiddling Champion - Second Place Grand Champion

I know that this post is coming a little late, but we had a great time at the 2009 Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championships. We had record numbers with 144 entries (up from 91 last year). Thank you to all of the Contestants, to the Labor Day Association, our Awesome Judges, Insulators Local 37, [...]

WNIN Interviews Cameron Vaughn

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WNIN Public Radio took a moment to interview my fiddle student, Cameron Vaughn, about his 2nd place finish in the Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championships in the Jr. Jr. Age Division. Cameron also fiddles a little bit on air. They also spent a little time talking with me about fiddling. Cameron did a great [...]

Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Results Posted

The 2008 Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championship was held last weekend at the Pike County Fairgrounds in Petersburg, Indiana. The event was well attended with 79 contestants in 17 divisions. Contestants came from Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri to compete. Outstanding performances by Maddie Denton and Robert Bowlin made quite statement. Maddie [...]

Fiddling Master Class at UE

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Come one, come all. The University of Evansville is featuring renowned fiddler Donna Hébert as a guest artist. Here is the basic event information: Fiddling Workshop Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall Krannert Hall of Fine Arts Admission: Free – no reservation necessary Open to all string players, guitarists, banjo [...]