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Scott Woods County Christmas coming to Shelburne The “Flippin' Fiddler, Scott Woods rolls into Shelburne with his accomplished cast of entertainers for a sold out performance on November 10th to delight audiences with a new show jammed packed with ear tantalising treats of the old time fiddle and country music variety, inspirational stories, trick fiddling and awe inspiring step dancing. Renowned Canadian Open and Grand Master Fiddle Champion Scott Woods fondly remembers competing in Shelburne during Fiddleville while growing up and admitted during an interview that he comes from humble beginnings of the very best kind. Woods grew up in the small Scottish based community of Fergus, Ontario and was the youngest of four, born to musical parents, Merv and Carolyn Woods who raised their children training them in classical violin while entertaining audiences with their own band, The Merv Woods Orchestra. In the early 1980's Scott took over the band and Merv still managed the band after establishing a legacy, sharing fiddle music across Canada and instilling a love for the harmonic sounds that strike a chord with even the biggest critics who couldn't dare resist foot tapping to the often repetitive, sweeping and uplifting tunes of the fiddle. “My father passed away in 2003 and my mother still played piano for years until she retired. She still helps building shows and has continued charity work. In fact, at 73, after she retired she went to Nicaragua on Mission Trips with her church,” Woods commented. “One of my biggest musical influences is Don Messer. He took the same Scottish folk melodies and simplified them. He had a band and in order to get people to dance, the fiddle became like an enticing voice. Rural folks could learn these simplified melodies without classical training just by listening to the radio and Messer even had his own TV show produced by the CBC. When that show was cancelled in 1969, there were protests. That's how popular the music was then. My two goals are to continue doing a lot of fundraising as we've raised over 20 million since 2006 and to keep the tradition of step dancing and fiddling alive.” Featuring pieces like White Christmas and Christmas in Killarney which then breaks into a jig, the show offers a variety that promises to be truly entertaining. For most of us, the fast paced steps and kicks of step dancing are an accident waiting to happen but for those of you who don't know, Woods actually does a running front flip while playing the fiddle as his signature finale. Suddenly step dancing seems the safer activity versus trick fiddling which Woods began practicing when he was ten years old. This year's Country Christmas cast include Scott Woods on Fiddle, Steve Piticco on Guitar, Bruce Timmins on Bass, Amanda MacInnes, step dancing, fiddling, and vocals, Wes Dymond on Drums and Kendra Norris or Tyler Becket also on Fiddle. Although Shelburne is sold out, Woods reminds that there are still tickets available for the Show in Fergus on November 22nd. For more information regarding this Champion entertainer or upcoming shows go to www.scottwoods.ca By Alex Sher |
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