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Canadian Grand Masters
Fiddling Competition
25th Anniversary
2014
Greg Henry, Corunna, Ontario (2nd Place)
Paul Lemelin Grand Master 2014
Sudbury, Ontario
(1st Place)
Kyle Charron,
Barrie, Ontario, (3rd
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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
excellent fiddlers
from across Canada. The first competition was held in
1990. |
Photo of Lois by Bill Blackstone
Event Photos
©Photos
by Lois Siegel |
Gordon Stobbe
Head Chezzetcook,
Nova Scotia
Master of Ceremonies
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Ron Bourque
President
Grand Masters Fiddling Association |
Grand Masters Fiddling Competition
Senator Elizabeth Hubley
Honorary Patron
2014 |
Awards
Grand Masters Champions
Paul Lemelin Grand Master 2014
1st Place
Mary Wright , President,
Renfrew County
Fiddlers Association
Paul Lemelin, 1st Place
Arthur McGregor, Ottawa
Folklore Centre
Greg Henry, 2nd Place
Ann Allen, wife of fiddler Ward Allen,
Ward Allen 1922-1965
Kyle Charron 3rd
Place
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People's Choice Award
Calvin Vollrath
Danny Perreault, Granby, Quebec
Sponsored by Calvin Vollrath
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Lifetime
Achievement Award
Denis Lanctot
in recognition and appreciation
for his outstanding contribution to
Old-Time Fiddling
2014
Denis Lanctot and
Senator Elizabeth Hubley
Gordon Stobbe and Denis Lanctot
Denis Lanctot
Louis Schryer
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Junior Showcase
Brendan Chartrand
Minnedosa, Manitoba
Brendan Chartrand
Calvin Vollrath, Guitar
Lia Gronberg
Mission, British Columbia
Emma March (16)
Pembroke, Ontario
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Guest Artists
Patti Kusturok (Winnipeg, Manitoba),
André
Brunet, (L'Épiphanie, Québec)
Mark Sullivan (Vancouver, British Columbia), Louis Schryer (Chapeau, Quebec)
Podorythmie/Foot
Tapping
YouTube |
House Accompaniment
Trent Bruner
(Canwood,
Saskatchewan)
Calvin Vollrath (St. Paul, Alberta) |
Accompanists
Trent Bruner, Melika Lemelin
Melika Lemelin (
Sudbury, Ontario)
Jim Hunter |
The Judges
André
Brunet (L'Épiphanie,
Québec)
Mark Sullivan (Vancouver, B.C.), Brian Hebert (Pembroke, Ontario) |
Jamboree
Tom (Grand Master 2012)
Julie Fitzgerald (Grand Master 2010)
Paul Lemelin, Alex Kusturok, Ben Plotnick
Greg Henry, Eric Provencher
Martha Pitre,
Janelle Melanson, Jaylee Hebert
Kyle Charron |
Backstage
Ben Knorr (Regina, Saskatchewan)
Alex Kusturok (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Melika Lemelin |
Midnight Party & Jam Session
Square Dancing & Step Dancing
Chances R
Nepean
André
Brunet , Louis Schryer
Ivan and Vivian Hicks
Paul Lemelin Grand Master 2014
Ben Knorr, Tom Fitzgerald
Véronique Demers
Tristen Durocher
Emma March
Kimberley Holmes, Trent Bruner
Andre Brunet
Jaylee Hebert, Eric Provencher
Eric Provencher, Tom Fitzgerald
Kyle
Charron
Eric Provencher
Raymond
Knorr,
Amelie de Arcos,
Kai Gronberg, Tristen Durocher
Kai Gronberg
Emma March
Julie Fitzgerald
Melika Lemelin
Brendan Chartrand
Paul Lemelin
Mary, Brendan's Uncle Ed Whitcomb
Janelle
Melanson
Raymond
Knorr
Julie Fitzgerald, Paddy Fitzgerald,
Louis Schryer |
Senator Elizabeth Hubley
Paul Lemelin |
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