Third Annual Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin & Fiddle Workshop, Lake Worth, Florida, January 28-29, 2012. This two day event will include group instruction by three internationally known artists. Alan Munde, one of the all-time great banjo players, Jim Hurst, a national recording artist and former guitar player for the Claire Lynch Band and Byron Berline, the legendary fiddle and mandolin player will be our three featured instructors for this event. Banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle students, from beginner through advanced, are welcome. For registration details go to
www.fretmentor.com (News & Events), via email at
david@fretmentor.com,
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Framingham, Massachusetts, Feb. 17-19, 2012. Featuring Michael Cleveland, Claire Lynch Band, Della Mae, and many more. Master class with Darol Anger. Workshops and kids academy for all bluegrass instruments. http://www.bbu.org/jvhome.htm
Old Time Fiddle Workshops -- Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers' Pacific Fiddle College,
Mission, B.C., Saturday March 17, 2012 from 9:30 - 4:00. Instructors:
John Arcand, Trent Freeman, Allison Granger, and Patti Lamoureux. $125, includes 4 one hour workshops, snacks, pizza lunch, and admission to the Fiddlerama Concert in the evening. For more info please contact Lillian at (604) 792-1166 or
pacificfiddlecollege@gmail.com; www.centralfraservalleyfiddlers.com/fiddlecamp.
Hunt Centennial Celebration Fiddle Contest, Hunt, Texas (
Preservation Field at the Intersection of Hwy 39 and 1340), May 19, 2012. Sponsored by the Texas United Fiddlers Association. Prize Money: $3,500, provided by The Hunt Store. All fiddlers welcome. Sign up on site, the day of starting 10am - 12pm. Contest starts at 1pm. Rules & more information:
www.hunt2012.net
North Atlantic Fiddle Convention, June 27-July 1, 2012, Derry and Donegal, Ireland. NAFCo draws participants from the US and Canada, Scandinavia,
Britain and Ireland, Brittany and other Atlantic coastal regions that still celebrate ana heritage of fiddle and dance.