August 10-11, 2018 – Fiddlers’ Convention & Traditional Music Festival, Hillsdale County Fairgrounds, Hillsdale, MI – schedule and workshops
Convention price: $10.00 per adult for the weekend. Camping available at the fairgrounds for an additional charge. Children 16 and under free when accompanied by an adult.
Schedule of Events – all events and worshops rain or shine
Thursday, August 9, 2018
6:00 p.m. – Potluck dinner New Merchants Building – get acquainted party Jonesville Lions and early campers
Friday, August 10, 2018
8:00 a.m. Gates open
10:00 a.m. – noon Workshops (see workshop schedule below)
noon Opening ceremony – Gazebo
noon – 5:00 p.m. – after opening ceremony musical groups to provide entertainment – Gazebo
3:00 p.m. Fiddle Jam -Poultry Building
7:00 p.m. Square Dance – Horseshoe Pavilion
Saturday, August 11, 2018
8:00 a.m. Gates open
10:00 a.m. – noon Workshops (see schedule below)
noon – 1:00 p.m. musical groups to provide entertainment – Gazebo
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Michigan Fiddlers Association Hall of Fame Induction – Gazebo
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. musical groups to provide entertainment – Gazebo
3:00 p.m. Fiddle Jam – Poultry Building
Workshop Schedule
Friday
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Banjo – Pete Seeger Style Instructor – Jim Balazar – New Merchants Building
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Learn A Song Instructor – Steev Pothoff – Education Building
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Backup Piano Instructors – Sue and Mike Gleason – Poultry Building
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Mandolin Instructor – Dale Cole – Women’s Congress Building
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Banjo Instructor – Leroy Baylis – Women’s Congress Building
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Beginning/Intermediate Banjo Instructor – Bob Conley and Les Emard – Poultry Building
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Fiddle/Mandolin Instructor – Carl Visconti – New Merchants Building
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Mountain Dulcimer Instructor – Mary Jane Cookingham – Education Building
Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Beginning Guitar Instructor – Dale Cole – Education Building
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Intermediate Hammered Dulcimer Instructor – Paula Brawdy Women’s Congress Building
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Fiddle Improvisation Instructor – Mike Gleason – Poultry Building
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. – Fiddle Accompaniment Instructor – Jim McKinney New Merchants Building
11:00 a.m – 11:55 a.m. – Using a Tablet Instructor – Dale Cole – Education Building
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Acoustic Bass Instructor – Sue and Mike Gleason – Poultry Building
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Beginning/Intermediate Banjo Instructor – Bob Conley and Les Emard – New Merchants Building
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Learn a Song Instructor – Steev Pothoff – Women’s Congress Building
For more information about this event contact Polly Wild at pollywild@comcast.com or at (517) 795-3239.
For information about the Michigan Fiddlers Association in general, contact Ken Moore, President, at KenandJudyMusic@gmail.com or call (home)(269)7953143 or (cell)(231) 871-0320.
Also, see below for full jamboree schedule.
This web page is under construction. Please be patient while we build a better web site for the Michigan Fiddlers Association. See below for important announcements and jamboree dates in 2018.
2018 Jamboree schedule
February 17 – Barry County Commission on Aging, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings
April 14 – Barry County Commission on Aging, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings
May 5 – Morley-Stanwood High School, 4700 Northland Dr, Morley
event schedule: 1-4 fiddlers entertaining with backup, 5:30 square dancing
(This event is sponsored by the Original Michigan Fiddlers Association and the MFA is
supporting it this year.)
May 12 – Hopkins High School, 333 Clark St, Hopkins
August 10-11 – Fiddlers’ Convention & Traditional Music Festival, Hillsdale County Fairgrounds, Hillsdale
October 6 – MIchigan State Fiddle Contest held as part of the Huron Township Applefest in New Boston
(not an official event of the Michigan Fiddlers Association)
October 13 – Barry County Commission on Aging, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings
All regular MFA jamboree times:
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Fiddlers entertaining with backup
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Open Jam
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Square Dancing
More information will be provided as each date gets closer to each event.
Contact:
Membership dues for the Michigan Fiddlers’ Association are $8.00 per family per year. The membership begins when you join or renew.
You can send your dues to Judy Moore, 11224 Davis Rd, Middleville, MI 49333, or pay at any Fiddlers’ Jamboree or at the Convention in August. All checks should be made payable to the Michigan Fiddlers’ Association. Once your dues have been received, you will be sent or given a membership card and be placed on our membership list.
You can attend the functions without being a member, but we hope you will want to be an active member of the Michigan Fiddlers’ Association.
For more information, contact Ken Moore, President, at KenandJudyMusic@gmail.com or call (home)(269)7953143 or (cell)(231) 871-0320.