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©Photo by Lois
Siegel
Louis Schryer
4-Time Champion
Centrepointe Theatre
Canadian Grand Masters
Fiddling Championship
2007 |
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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
1990. |

Photo of Lois by Bill Blackstone
Event Photos
©Photos
by Lois Siegel |

Grand Master
2007, Louis Schryer
Chapeau, Quebec
Centrepointe Theatre |

Chuck Joyce ( 3rd Place), Louis
Schryer (1st Place), Mathew Johnson, (2nd Place) |

Al Mazur, President Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling
Championship
Ivan Hicks
Ivan Hicks receives a Lifetime Achievement Award
in recognition and appreciation
for his outstanding contribution to
Old-Time Fiddling |
The Contestants |

Sarah Romanuck
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |

Cammy Romanuck
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |

Tyler Beckett
Kemble, Ontario |

Sydney Wilson
Prince George, British Columbia |

Rebecca Smith
Surrey, British Columbia |

Kerri Bogle
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia |

Karrnnel Sawitsky
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |

Jacques Mainville
Scoudouc, New Brunswick |

Yvon Cuillerier
Saint-Bruno, Quebec |

Anthony Rissesco
Halifax, Nova Scotia |

Danny Perreault
St. Paul d’Abbotsford, Quebec |

Mathew Johnson
Waterdown, Ontario |

Melanie Ostash
Brandon, Manitoba |

Andre Brunet
L'Epiphanie, Quebec |

Katlyn Hustins
Lantz, Nova Scotia |

Trent Freeman
Comox, British Columbia |

Kellie Tanner
Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia |

Alex Randall
Langley, British Columbia |

Courtney Hogan
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island |

Michel Mallette
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec |

Chuck Joyce
London, Ontario |

Germain Leduc
St-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Quebec |

Pamela Yakabuskie
Pembroke, Ontario |

Louis Schryer
Chapeau, Quebec |

Greg Henry
Sombra, Ontario |
Roma McMillan Award

Roma McMillan
July 5, 1911-
July 4, 2007
Roma taught
hundreds of students at the Ottawa Folklore Centre.
In 1988, she won the “Most Entertaining Fiddler” award
at the Canadian
Open Fiddle Contest.

Sam Romijn wins the Roma McMillan Memorial Award
and a scholarship to attend the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Camp |
Junior Showcase |

Sam Romijn
Goderich, Ontario |

Sierra Noble
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Opening Ceremonies, Vancouver |

Aimée
Fauteux
Abbotsford, British Columbia |

Arthur Ross
Appin, Ontario |

Sierra Noble
Performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Opening Ceremony, Vancouver |

Aimée
Fauteux |

Trent Bruner
Piano

Trent with Sydney Wilson |

Ian Clark
Guitar |

Martine Billette
Piano |
The Judges

Mark Sullivan (Bowmanville, Ontario),
Keith Wilson (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
Ivan Hicks (Upper
Coverdale, New Brunswick) |

Ivan Hicks, Keith Wilson, Mark Sullivan |

Mark |

Keith |

Ivan |
Guest Artist
Calvin Vollrath

Calvin composed five
fiddle tunes for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver, Canada for the fiddle segment "Rhythms of the Fall."
He was sitting on a chair with the symphony orchestra playing his fiddle
proudly. |
Jamboree |
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Gary Ballagh
Master of Ceremonies
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Midnight Jam at Marshy's
Bar and Grill |
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Alex Randall |

Sam Romijn and Sydney Wilson |
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Music Accessories |

Mathew Johnson
with his clothes bag expertly created by his mother |

Mel McDougall's
Musical Tie |

Trent Bruner's Vest |
Best Hair |

Alex Randall
Langley, British Columbia |
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