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Front Row: Al Mazur (CGM President), Mark Sullivan (1st Place),
Jason DesChamps (CGM Director),
Mel MacDougall, (CGM Director)
Back Row: Chuck Joyce (3rd Place), and Mathew Johnson,
(2nd Place)
Mark
Sullivan
Bowmanville, Ontario
Canadian Grand Master - 2005
Centrepointe Theatre
Canadian Grand Masters
Fiddling Championship
2005 |
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In the late 1980s, the
Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship
was conceived by a group of people interested in preserving
Canadian Old-Time Fiddling and giving recognition
to
the excellent fiddlers found across Canada.
The first competition was held in
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Photo of Lois by Bill Blackstone
Event Photos
©Photos
by Lois Siegel |
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Chuck Joyce, (3rd Place), Mathew Johnson, (2nd Place), Mark
Sullivan, (1st Place) |
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Al Mazur
(CGM President),
Mathew Johnson (2nd Place), Roma McMillan (Fiddler) |
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Al Mazur
(CGM President), Chuck Joyce (3rd Place), Donna
Cummings |
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Calvin Vollrath receives a Lifetime Achievement Award
in recognition and appreciation for his outstanding contribution
to
Old-Time Fiddling
Presenter: Fiddler
Patti Lamoureux |
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Junior Showcase
Julie Fitzgerald, Lyndon Coulas, Sydney Wilson, Melanie Beliveau |
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Special Guest
Richard Wood |
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The Contestants |
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Paul Brooks
Mirror, Alberta
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Nathan Condon
Kensington, P.E.I. |
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Yvon Cuillerier
St. Bruno, Quebec |
John Calverley
Edmonton, Alberta |
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Cammy and Sarah Romanuck
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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Trent Freeman
Comox Valley, British Columbia |
Evan Citulsky
Rivers, Manitoba |
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Rebecca Smith
Surrey, British Columbia |
Mark Sullivan
Bowmanville, Ontario |
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Melanie Ostash
Brandon, Manitoba |
Dale Amyotte
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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Dusty Lutwick
Bentley, Alberta |
Beth Ogden
Lower Brighton, New Brunswick |
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Scott Woods
Fergus, Ontario |
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Chuck Joyce
London, Ontario |
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Paul Dacier
Chicoutimi, Quebec |
Terri-Lynn Mahusky
Renfrew, Ontario |
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Michel Mallette
Valleyfield, Quebec |
Tyler Beckett
Kemble, Ontario |
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Mathew Johnson
Stratford, Ontario |
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Pamela Yakabuskie
Pembroke, Ontario |
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Junior Showcase |
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Melanie Beliveau
Dieppe, New Brunswick |
Lyndon Coulas
Round Lake Centre, Ontario |
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Sydney Wilson
Prince George, British Columbia |
Julie Fitzgerald
Bancroft, Ontario |
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The Judges
Carl Plohman (Manitoba), Jocelyn Bourque (New Brunswick), Brian Hebert (Ontario) |
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Friday Night Reception and Dance |
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Hanging Out |
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Trying out a fiddle made by
Dennis Alexander,
Alymer, Quebec |
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John Calverley and Blaine Lutwick |
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Trent Bruner and Richard Wood |
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Chuck Joyce |
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Trent Bruner
House Pianist |
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Beth Ogden |
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Dale Amyotte |
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Rebecca Smith |
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Richard Wood |
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Nathan Condon |
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Gary Arsenault |
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Yvon Cuillerier |
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Evan Citulsky and Melanie Ostash |
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June Cheverie, Gary Arsenault, Nathan Condon |
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Dusty Lutwick and Paul Brooks |
Sherryl Fitzpatrick, Kim Holmes, Yvon
Cuillerier, Florence Downie |
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Len Grace, Fiddle Camp Coordinator (left), Irwin White
(right) |
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Ottawa Rocks |
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Lois
Siegel's Home Page
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