Information for Contestants

2011 Schedule

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

2011 Festival Schedule

Friday Night
Grove Stage

5:30 – Welcome, The Shiver Show
6:00 – Mel Jones & His Bag of Bones
6:30 – The Trantham Family
7:00 – Robin Warren & Spirit Fiddle
7:30 – The Cockman Family
8:00 – Open Mic
9:00 – Josh Goforth
9:30 – Cane Creek Cloggers
9:45 – Laura Boosinger
10:15 – Lissy Rosemont
10:45 – Green Grass Cloggers

Saturday Morning
Log Cabin Stage
10:30 – Storytelling Workshop:
Steve Houser, Doug Elliott, Orville Hicks

Workshop Row
11:30 – Musician Stretching – Daisy Millett
12:30 – Blues Workshop – Mel Jones, Lissy Rosemont & Friends

Saturday Afternoon
Over Yonder Stage
1:30 – Clogging Workshop, Cane Creek Cloggers
3:00 – Song Writers Workshop, Taylor Dunn
4:00 – Clogging Exhibition, Green Grass Cloggers

Log Cabin Stage
1:00 – Shaped Note Singing, Laura Boosinger
1:45 – Storytelling, Steve Houser
2:15 – Storytelling, Doug Elliott
2:45 – Storytelling, Connie Regan-Blake
3:15 – Storytelling, Orville Hicks
4:00 – Children’s Music Show, Sharon Underwood, Mel Jones & Friends

Saturday Evening
Grove Stage

5:30 – Welcome, Individual Winners Announced
Spirit Fiddle
Presentation of Sr. Individual Awards
6:00 – The Cockman Family
Sr. Bluegrass Band Finals
Hot Licks Competition
7:45 – Fiddler of the Festival Playoff
Green Grass Cloggers
9:00 – Sr. Old Time Band Finals
Announce Fiddler of the Festival
10:30 – Laura Boosinger
Cane Creek Cloggers
Band Winners Announced

Sunday
Grove Stage

10:00 – Shaped Note Singing, Laura Boosinger
10:30 – The Cockman Family
11:00 – Blackgrass
11:30– Spirit Fiddle
12:00 – Sally Spring
12:30 – Taylor Dunn
1:00– The Trantham Family
1:30 – The Ireland Family
2:00 – Wicker & Jones
2:30 – The Cockman Family
3:00 – End

COMPETITIONS
Saturday Morning
8:30 Register for Individual Competition at Designated Stages

9:00 Individual Competition Begins

Grove Stage
Jr. & Sr. Old Time Fiddle
Heritage Tune
Certified Old Time Fiddler

Over Yonder
Jr. & Sr. Bluegrass Fiddle
Jr. & Sr. Guitar
Bass Fiddle
Jr. & Sr. Bluegrass Banjo
Jr. & Sr. Mandolin
Dobro
All Jr.Jr. Competitions will be held here. Fiddle, mandolin & guitar.

Traditional Tent
Jr. & Sr. Old Time Banjo
Dulcimer
Hammered Dulcimer
Autoharp
Harmonica

Note: Registration for Twin Fiddle Competition to be held here at 4pm is at 8:30 am. Cut-off at 12 entries!

10:30 am Workshop Row
For Beginners and Intermediate
Dulcimer
Autoharp
Old Time Fiddle
Bluegrass Fiddle
Old Time Banjo
Bluegrass Banjo
Mandolin
Guitar

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Traditional Tent
1:00 Old Time Band Preliminaries
4:00 Twin Fiddle Competition

Grove Stage
1:30 Presentation of Jr. Individual Awards
Jr. Band Competition
2:30 Sr. Bluegrass Band Preliminaries

Please note that times may be changed.

2011 Ticket/Camping Reservations

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Tickets can now be ordered at the Advance Purchase price (expires 5/17), along with camping reservations. RV sites with full hookups are available on a limited basis, first come first served. Reserve your festival tickets and camping here: 2011 Fiddlers Grove Ticket/Camping Reservations.

2011 Festival Prices

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Adult Passes (16 years & up)
Advance Festival Pass (Postmarked by 5-17-2011) $35
Entire Festival $50
Friday $15
Saturday $30
Saturday after 5pm $15
Sunday $10

Youth Passes (10-15years) Under 10 FREE
Advance Festival Pass (Postmarked by 5-17-2011) $15
Friday $7
Saturday $15
Saturday after 5pm $5
Sunday $5

2011 Band Registration Form Available

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

The Band Registration Form for 2011 has now been posted at 2011BandRegistration.

2010 Winners Online

Friday, June 11th, 2010

The winners of the 2010 Fiddler’s Grove Bluegrass and Old Time Competition have been posted online now. Check out this page!

Contest Rules

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Here are the Contest Rules for 2010.

HELP!

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Friends, we need help getting posters up in music stores, coffee shops, welcome centers, campgrounds, other festivals etc. If you can help, reply to this message and I’ll get in touch with you personally. I have extra brochures and band registration packets. Refer a friend to Fiddler’s Grove or recruit a new band. You are all a part of the Fiddler’s Grove family! We can help it grow together.

Individual Contest Registration

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Individual competition registrations will be open again this year. You do not need to pre-register. You can register when you arrive at the festival or on the morning of competition, Saturday May 29th. We have competition in the following categories:

Jr. & Sr. Old Time Fiddle
Certified Old Time Fiddle
Jr. & Sr. Bluegrass Fiddle
Bass Fiddle
Jr. & Sr. Guitar
Dobro
Jr. & Sr. Mandolin
Jr. & Sr. Old Time Banjo
Jr. & Sr. Bluegrass Banjo
Harmonica
Hammered Dulcimer
Dulcimer
Autoharp
Heritage Tune

Band Contest Registration

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Ole Time & Bluegrass Band registration forms are now available. You must preregister as a band if you want to compete. Over $4,000 in cash prizes will be awarded this year!

2010 Band Registration Form

Individual Contestant Rules

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

The 2009 Contest Rules are available here.

The 2010 rules will be posted as soon as they are available.