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Schedule of Events
John Arcand Fiddle Fest
August 10th - 13th, 2006

Please note: the schedule of events listed below is from the 2006 Fiddle Fest.

Thursday, August 10th, 2006
Fiddle Workshops

10 am to 11:30 am

Fiddle Workshops

LUNCH BREAK

 

1 pm to 2:30 pm

Fiddle Workshops
3 pm to 4:30 pm Fiddle Workshops
7 pm to 10 pm

Concert showcase sponsored by Nexen featuring:

  • The Kikino Northern Lites Dancers with John Arcand
  • Canada's Fiddling Sensation Calvin Vollrath

 

Friday, August 11th, 2006
Workshop Schedule

 

9 am to 10 am

All Fiddle Classes and Piano

10 am to 11 am  Jigging and Guitar
11am to 12 pm All Fiddle Classes and Piano
LUNCH BREAK  
1 pm to 2pm  Jigging and Guitar
2 pm to 3 pm All Fiddle Classes and Piano
3 pm to 4 pm   Jigging and Guitar
6 pm

Friday Night Concert Showcase sponsored by SIGA

  • Taressa Bergen
  • Kikino Northern Lites Dancers
  • Colleen Carr
  • Aimee Fauteux
  • Les Cireux d’semelles
  • Thunder and the Skydancers
  • Les Mocassins

Friday Night Ends with an Old Time Dance featuring Les Mocassins from Manitoba

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

*(start times may vary for all events based on number of competitors)

9 am

Fiddle Preliminaries begin in this order:

Senior, Novice, Junior, Open, Traditional Métis and Andy DeJarlis

** Judges advance "open contestants" into Championship Class for Sunday’s Finals

** Judges also place contestants into Novice 1 and Novice 2, Junior 1 and Junior 2 and and Open 1 and Open 2 Categories

2 pm

Canadian Red River Jigging Championship Preliminaries begin

7 pm

Main Stage Concert: John Arcand and Friends

9 pm

Old Time Dance featuring: BANNOCK COUNTRY
(Back by Popular Demand)

 

Sunday, August 13th

7 - 9 am

Fiddles and Flapjacks (Pancake Breakfast)

9 - 10 am Gospel Hour featuring the Pelletier Family and Friends
10 am

Contest Finals

Finals will run in this order Fiddling - Senior, Novice 1, Novice 2

Followed by Canadian Red River Jigging Championship Finals

Fiddling finals for Junior 1 and 2, Open 1 and 2

Announcement of Jigging Winners - allowing time for Challenges

Continuation of Fiddling Finals: Traditional Métis, Andy DeJarlis and

Championship

FIDDLE FINALE
sponsored by Creeway Gas

Trophy and Prize Money Presentations


Join us for the 10th Annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest - August 9 - 12, 2007