Rochester (MA) Fiddle Contest

Watch for 2012 information - hopefully Sunday, August 19, 2012
at the Fair's new location 65 Pine St - Thursday - Sunday 8/16-19/12

2011 INFO:
Unfortunately the Rochester Country Fair (and the Rochester Fiddle Contest)
has been POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE due to a land use issue.
http://www.rochesterma.com
We hope to resume when possible...

Many thanks to all who came to the 2010 7th annual Rochester (MA) Fiddle Contest, especially the contestants, judges, MC, and all who made it happen!

2010 information:

19 Contestants played 56 tunes (45 tunes including 6 that were played 17 times):
Amazing Grace
Arran Boat Song
Ashokan Farewell (6x)
Athol Highlanders Jig
Banish Misfortune
Beauty in Tears
Black Jack Whiskey
Buckshot Mountain
Burl's Waltz
Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle
Draggin' the Bow
Fishers Hornpipe
French McLeod's Reel
G Minor Reel
Happy Hollow
Homeward Bound
John Ryan's Polka
King of the Fairies
My Cape Breton Home (2x)
Ookpik Waltz (3x)
Out on the Ocean
Pig Ankle Rag
Planxty Irwin
Red Apple Rag
Reel des Acadiens
Road to Lisdoonvarna (2x)
Rose by the Door
Roxanna's Waltz
Ruben's Train
Shove That Pigs Foot a Little Farther into the Fire
Silver Dollar Waltz
Spootiskerry (2x)
Tam Lin
Tennessee Waltz (2x)
The Mortgage Burn
The Rakers
The Red Crow
The Trip to Durrow
The Volcanic Jig
The Wizards Walk
Trip to Windsor
Troll Soup
Vals Clog Guilmetre
West Texas Waltz
Whiskey Before Breakfast

Some Fiddle Contest rules, classes, and prizes changed for 2010:
Open to all acoustic fiddle/violin family instruments.
New Classes: Novice, Youth, Open, and Senior.
Registration fee: $10 for Novice and Youth, $15 for Senior and Open.
Contestants may only enter one Class.
All contestants will have 8 minutes to play 2 or 3 tunes:
a warm-up (optional, not judged), a tune of choice (not a waltz), and a waltz.
No medleys, double-shuffling, or trick fiddling or written music permitted.

Prizes (1st - 5th place):
Novice: ribbons only - will play first and be given prizes immediately after their class;
Youth (under 18), and Senior (over 55) classes: ribbons and 1st $75, 2nd $50, 3rd $25;
Open (frequent winners may be required to join): ribbons and 1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $75, 4th $50, 5th $25.

Registration: by mail, or 11 am - 12:30 pm. Contest starts at 1 pm

Complete Rules and Entry Form:
http://www.rochesterma.com/applications/2010_fiddle_contest_applica.pdf
Other Info: Phoebe Butler 508-763-8499 or wylbil AT aol DOT com

Performances by the Falmouth Fiddlers and Friends
http://www.FalmouthFiddlers.org

A jam usually follows the Contest, all accoustics instruments are welcome.

2009 winners: http://www.schoonerflagpoles.com/FF/ccfiddlecontest.htm

11th Annual Rochester Country Fair (8/20-22/10)
http://www.rochesterma.com
Plum Corner on MA-105 (565 Rounseville Rd), Rochester MA 02770

DIRECTIONS (with estimated total travel time)*:
1 hour from Boston (I-93 S exit 4, to MA-24 S exit 14A, to I-495 S exit 1 to I-195 W)
1 hour from I-495 & I-90 (I-495 S exit 1 to I-195 W),
50 min from Providence (I-195 E)
25 minutes from the Cape Cod Bridges (US 6 W and/or MA-25 E exit 1, to I-195 W).
THEN:
I-195 exit 20, MA-105 N (about 3 miles)

*Please double-check your chosen route and allow for unexpected delays,
this is a good faith attempt, presuming normal conditions.

[10 am - Noon "Hillbilly Days" Parade will temporarily close some roads around Fair]

last updated 2011.10.05

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