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64th Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship another success

August 13, 2014   ·   0 Comments

The 64th Annual Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship took place between Wednesday August 6th and Sunday August 10th in Shelburne.

The event was another amazing success for the Rotary Club of Shelburne and its many partners, including:

• National Partners: The Town of Shelburne, The Shelburne Free Press, Dufferin Wind Power and Dufferin Mutual Insurance Company

• Premier Partners: County of Dufferin, Shelburne Kinettes, Tripcentral.ca – Nolitours

• Community Partners: Bell Alliant, Holmes Appliances and Music Shop, Kerstin Stinson, Artistry in Flowers, KTH Manufacturing, Mary E. Hardick and TD Canada Trust

• Gold Partners: B. Dougherty and M. Turner, Dufferin Windows, RBC Royal Bank, Shelburne Home Hardware, Shelburne Kinsmen, TransAlta

• Silver Partners: Bryan’s Electric Motors, Crewson Insurance, Ideal Supply, No Frills Shelburne, Shelburne Legion, Strada Aggregates, The Ostic Group, Tupling Farms Ltd.

• Bronze Partners: Caravaggio IDA, Giant Tiger, Gladys and Harold McGhee Memorial, Holmes Agro, MacMaster Pontiac, Metz Homes, Pete’s Donuts Shelburne, Shelburne BIA, Shelburne Foodland, Shelburne Lions Club, Shelburne Primary Eye Care, Steven’s BBQ Restaurant, Woollys Yarns

Participants in this year’s events were:

9 & Under

1. Bailey Lemlin, Van Therese, Ontario

2. Sara Nelson, Lower Cloverdale, NB

3. Gibson Lemlin, Van Therese, Ontario

4. Lucas Candelino, Barrie, Ontario

5. Paul Jacob Lemlin, Van Therese, Ontario

6. Bennett Van Barr, Kinburn, Ontario

10 to 12

7. Joelle Crigger, Toronto, Ontario

8. Abbie Steckley Leis, Waterloo, Ontario

9. Maggie Whitaker, Fairbanks, Alaska

10. Charlotte Van Barr, Kinburn, Ontario

11. Nora Fitzpatrick-O’Connell, Toronto, Ontario

12. Duncan McDougall, Uxbridge, Ontario

56 & Older

13. John McKenzie, Burlington, Ontario

14. George Bartram, St. Catherines, Ontario

15. Karen Dares, Toronto, Ontario

16. Leon Stachnyk, Guelph, Ontario

17. Gerry Smith, Exeter, Ontario

18. Bob Arbuckle, Newmarket, Ontario

19. Georgene McCartney, London, Ontario

20. Real Levesque, Burlington, Ontario

21. Bruce Armitage, Quyon, Quebec

22. John Pook, Zurich, Ontario

23. Jonathan Kofman, Waterloo, Ontario

24. Scotty McHardy, St. Thomas, Ontario

13 to 18

25. Maria Peppler, Orangeville, Ontario

26. Diana Dawydchak, Etobicoke, Ontario

27. Amanda MacInnis, Dundalk, Ontario

28. Celine Murray, Dorchester, Ontario

29. Brooklyn Hewton, Miller Lake, Ontario

30. Will March, Pembroke, Ontario

31. Andrew Dawydchak, Etobicoke, Ontario

Novelty

32. Paul Jacob Lemlin

33. Tom Fitzgerald

34. Ashley Giles

Duet

35. Joelle Crigger and Amanda MacInnis

36. Kerry Fitzgerald and Tom Fitzgerald

37. Ashley Giles and Sabrina Rankin

38. Andrew Dawydchak and Diana Dawydchak

19 to 55

39. Arthur Ross, Toronto, Ontario

40. Ruth Christenson, Shelburne, Ontario

41. Lorraine Quirke, Scarborough, Ontario

42. Jeff Miller, Woodstock, Ontario

43. Jeremy Audette, Gravenhurst, Ontario

44. Cassandra Swan, St. Catherines, Ontario

45. Melika Lemlin, Van Therese, Ontario

46. Sabrina Rankin, Sarnia, Ontario

Championship

47. Tom Fitzgerald, Bancroft, Ontario

48. Adrianna Ciccone, Boston, MA

49. Greg Henry, Corunna, Ontario

50. Dan Mighton, Hanover, Ontario

51. Emily Yarascavitch, Oshawa, Ontario

52. Terri Croft, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

53. Ashley Giles, St. Mary’s, Ontario

54. Kyle Charron, Barrie, Ontario

55. Kerry Fitzgerald, Bancroft, Ontario

56. Paul Lemlin, Van Therese, Ontario

57. Aynsley Porchak, Woodstock, Ontario

Gospel

58. Kerry Fitzgerald and Tom Fitzgerald

59. Andrew Dawydchak and Diana Dawydchak

60. Ashley Giles and Sabrina Rankin

The judges this year were: Webb Acheson, Chuck Joyce and Karen Reed, and the house accompanist was Melika Lemelin.

Thanks for another great Fiddle Championship Shelburne…fiddle on…

By Wendy Gabrek

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