The CGM 23rd Annual

FiddliCompetition Programng August 24-28, 2012

Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association www.yamaha.ca

3 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition Program Friday, August 24, 2012 Competitors Showcase & Dance Quality Inn Orléans 3363 St Joseph Blvd, Orléans, Ontario CGMFA General Meeting: 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Quahir Room) Competitor Showcase & Dance: 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (Quahir Room)

Saturday, August 25, 2012 The 23rd Annual Fiddling Competition & Show Shenkman Arts Centre, Orléans Town Centre 245 Centrum Road, Orléans, Ontario

Preliminaries at 12:00 p.m.; Finals at 7:00 p.m.

al rd nu me 3 An urna nt The 2012 f To Gol CGMFA Tuesday August 28, 2012 Mountain Creek Golf Course White Lake Road, Arnprior, Ontario 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Entry Fee: $75 per person (price includes a round of golf with cart and a mixed grill dinner) *Dinner is available for up to 40 people at the golf course so get your reservation in early! For more info or tickets, please visit www.canadiangrandmasters.ca

Valley Heritage Radio’s Annual Fiddle Fest Fundraiser Nick Smith Community Centre, 77 James Street, Arnprior, Ontario - Starts at 7:00 p.m. www.yamaha.ca

3 President’s Message

A very warm welcome to the 23rd Annual Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition! We have a great show lined up for you this year! We have quite a few competitors from across Canada competing for the title of Canadian Grand Master. We are also pleased to welcome guest artist, Calvin Vollrath, and our three Junior Showcase performers.

I’m happy to say that the Steering Committee’s steps taken last year to encourage the contestants to focus more on traditional Canadian fiddling seemed to have helped. Even though the competitors were still given a lot of leeway, they didn’t stray too far away from the traditional roots of the music.

For the afternoon Preliminaries, the contestants will play a waltz, a jig, a reel and a tune of their choice in any order during a five-minute time span. For the evening Finals, the competitors will have five minutes to play any four contrasting tunes of their choice.

Based on last year’s success, we are continuing the People’s Choice Award again. Please ask for a ballot to vote for your favourite competitor during the afternoon preliminaries. The winner will be presented the People’s Choice Award during the evening Finals.

I wish to inform you that the Board of Directors decided not to have the competition professionally recorded this year so we will not be selling the 2012 CDs. However, a recorded version will be kept for archival purposes.

We have some very exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that 2013 Canadian Grand Masters competition will be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It will be the first time ever for the competition to be hosted outside of the national capital region, and we are hoping that this will encourage other communities throughout Canada to take part in this project. If you are interested in attending or would like more details about hosting the Competition, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

On behalf of the CGMFA, I thank you for being here today in support of the preservation of all Canadian Fiddling styles.

Sincerely,

Bonita LeBlanc, President Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association ©Photo by Lois Siegel

4 5 Prizes

During the preliminaries, the contestants will have the opportunity to participate in a random draw for fabulous prizes, donated by:

The top eleven finalists will also compete for Canadian Grand Master title and prize money:

1st place $3,500.00 The 1st place trophy is annually sponsored by the Renfrew County Fiddlers

2nd place $2,250.00 The 2nd place trophy has been annually sponsored by the Ottawa Folklore Centre since the first Canadian Grand Masters competition in 1990!

3rd place $1,100.00 The 3rd place ‘The Ward Allen Memorial Trophy’ is sponsored by Ann Allen

4th to 11th places $500.00 The 4th place prize of $500 is sponsored by the Oshawa/Whitby Old Time Fiddle Club

People’s Choice Award The People’s Choice Award is sponsored by Calvin Vollrath

The Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association (BN: 87397 0065 RR0001) is tax-exempt and has been recognized by the Canada Revenue Agency as a National Arts Service Organization with charitable status. For more information, please visit our website at: www.canadiangrandmasters.ca

4 5 Our thanks go out to the 2011-12 Executive and Board of Directors of the Canadian Grand Masters and all of the volunteers who have worked very hard for the past year to make this event possible:

Executive Board Members: Bonita LeBlanc Troy MacGillivray Director, President Director (Chairperson, Membership) Lois Siegel Ron Bourque Director (Chairperson, Promotion) Director, Vice-President (Chairperson, Fiddle Camp) Catherine Sproule Director (Chairperson, Sask CGM 2013) Trent Bruner Director Todd Thompson Director, Treasurer (Chairperson, Margaret Côté Finance, Corporations & By-Laws) Director, Secretary Calvin Vollrath Randy Foster Director (Steering Committee Chair) Director (Chairperson, Entertainment) Rick Wedge Patti Lamoureux Director (Chairperson, Advertising) Director (Chairperson, Contestants & Junior Showcase) Helena Guzmán Editor & Website Manager (Staff)

A big thank you also goes out to the management of the Shenkman Arts Centre, the Theatre Volunteer Company and our Service Providers for the substantial contribution they make to ensure the success of this event:

Shenkman Arts Centre - www.shenkmanarts.ca (Venue)

Quality Inn Orléans - www.qualityinnorleans.com (Accommodations)

Lois Siegel - www.siegelproductions.ca (Photography)

Helena Guzmán - www.hgf-design.com (Program & Poster Design)

The Printing House - www.tph.ca (Printing)

6 7 Thank you to our partners, sponsors, donors, exhibitors and advertisers for their generous support

Ann Allen Barrhaven Fiddleheads Calvin Vollrath Commissionaires Ottawa Earl Bullis Ltd Long & McQuade (Yamaha) Mark Sullivan Mountain Creek Golf Course Oshawa/Whitby Old Time Fiddle Club Ottawa Folklore Centre Ltd. Peter Dawson Violins RBC Foundation Renfrew County Fiddlers Rideau & District Old Tyme Fiddling Corporation Valley Heritage Radio Yamaha Canada

6 7 2012 CGM Judges & MC

Mike Sanyshyn (Cloverdale, BC) As a multi instrumentalist (fiddle, mandolin, guitar, drums) Mike is in demand as a live and studio musician, performing with such artists as Aaron Pritchett, Jessie Farrell, Ian Tyson, George Canyon, Deric Ruttan, Duane Steele, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Paul Brandt, Crystal Shawanda, The Higgins, One More Girl, Patti Loveless and many others. He has released two acclaimed solo CDs - 1997’s Back To Tradition and 2003’s Fiddleville. He is married to Canadian singer/songwriter Tianna Lefebvre. ©Courtesy, Sanyshyn - www.myspace.com/mikesanyshyn

Louis Schryer (Chapeau, QC) Louis Schryer is a four-time Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion and has been performing for over 25 years. He is one of Canada’s most respected and in demand fiddle players and is featured on many top country recording artists CDs. Louis has four CDs of his own and he can play all styles of fiddle music. Louis also teaches fiddle and is a full time high school teacher in Chapeau, Quebec. ©Courtesy, Schryer

Kelli Trottier (Kingston, ON) Kelli was born and raised in the hotbed of musical tradition, Ontario’s Ottawa Valley, and continues to be a highly sought- after instructor and judge of fiddle and step-dance events across Canada and the U.S.; and has been nominated three times for Fiddle Player of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association. Kelli has performed for Canadian soldiers in the Middle East andfor the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic. Promoting her six independent recordings, singing, dancing and playing her way to the top of her musical genre, Kelli is an unforgettable and enchanting artist. ©Courtesy, Trottier www.kellitrottier.com-

Gordon Stobbe, Master of Ceremonies (Halifax, NS) Gordon, master fiddler, teacher and composer in Nova Scotia. He has developed and continues a teaching program at the Canadian Conservatory of Music in Halifax. His performance history includes: theatre, radio host, television host, composing and recording scores for CBC dramas, producing and performing on other artists recordings, as well as composing and recording his own compositions. He is a publisher of fiddle music and instructional books and recordings. Gordon is in demand for workshops, camps and music retreats across Canada. ©Photo by Lois Siegel - www.fiddlebooks.com

8 9 Special Guest

©Courtesy, Vollrath Canada’s Fiddling Sensation, Calvin Vollrath Calvin is a musical prodigy. To date, he has composed over 450 tunes, many of which have become standard contest and dance tunes across North America & Europe. His influence in the fiddle world is very evident. He has to his credit, 56 of his own albums, numerous music books of his original tunes and an instructional DVD. Calvin was commissioned to compose 5 fiddle tunes for the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Opening Ceremonies, as well as the theme for the international fiddle convention “Fiddles of the World”, held in Halifax NS in July 1999. When Calvin writes a tune for an individual, a place or an event, he has an uncanny sense of capturing their personality or expressing its atmosphere. Calvin is very active in the teaching aspect of fiddle music. Calvin has taught annually at his own camp, Camp Calvin in St. Edouard Alberta, at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Camp in Ottawa since its inception in 1996, and at numerous workshops throughout Canada and the United States. Calvin Vollrath is a veteran recognized for his performing, teaching, judging and composing abilities. He is now producing recordings for fiddlers from across the country in his home studio, Astromonical, in St. Paul Alberta. In August 2011, Calvin was inducted into the North American Fiddler’s Hall of Fame in New York State. --- www.calvinvollrath.com

8 9 10 11 2012 CGM Contestants

* Please note: The dates listed indicate the years each contestant has performed in the Annual Competitions and/or Junior Showcase (JRSH).

Michael Audette (Lorette, MB) Michael is one of Manitoba’s most popular fiddlers, a two-time Manitoba Fiddle Champion and multiple medal winner at previous competitions. With two albums recorded, Michael is devoted to promoting his style of fiddle music and the Métis style passed down 2008 - JRSH from his grandfather that have become his musical soul. He attends 2009, 2010, competitions and events across Canada to share his musical art. 2011, 2012 ©Courtesy, Audette

Rosanna Burrill (Upper Musquodoboit, NS) Rosanna has been playing the fiddle for 15 years. She is a three- time finalist. Currently, Rosanna is entering her third year of a violin performance degree at Dalhousie University and plans to continue a career in music. In 2008, she released her first album entitled, 2008, 2009, The Home Place, which includes all original tunes written by 2010, 2011, Rosanna and her brother. They will be releasing their second album, 2012 On The Lam in the fall of 2012. ©Courtesy, Burrill

Kyle Charron (Barrie, ON) Kyle is currently a three-time Canadian Open Fiddle Champion, and also a two-time Pembroke Open Fiddle Champion. Kyle has released two CDs titled Tribute and Charron’s Fine Blend, consisting of a variety of Canadian traditional fiddle styles. Kyle and his brother, 2008 - 3rd Jake, regularly perform together as ‘The Charron Brothers’ and are 2009, currently working on a new album to be released later this year. 2010 - 2nd ©Photo by Lois Siegel 2011, 2012

Émilie Chartier (Winnipeg, MB) Émilie, 17, has studied classical and fiddle music since she wasthree years old. Her fiddling roots are found in her home province but are strongly influenced by styles such as Celtic and Irish. In the lasteight years she has performed solo and with talented bands at a number 2010, 2011, of festivals and events. She has been a passionate violin teacher 2012 for the past three years and presently holds the title of ‘Manitoba Fiddle Champion 2011-2012’. ©Courtesy, Chartier

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cgmsaskatoon.com   Matthew Contois (Winnipeg, MB) Matthew has been entertaining audiences across Manitoba for over 12 years. Among several fiddle championships in Manitoba, he has played for the Queen of England and the Return of the Winnipeg Jets celebration. Matthew is currentlypursuing a Bachelor of Commerce 2006, 2012 at the University of Manitoba. He hopes to release his first full length album in 2012. ©Photo by Amanda Jonker Photography

Jane Cory (Saint Norbert, MB) Jane enjoys being a member of the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra and will be entering her senior year in high school, where she participates in both jazz and concert choirs, the senior band, as well as musical theatre. Jane is committed to improving her playing 2010 - JRSH and repertoire by taking private classical lessons and theory classes, 2011, 2012 as well as attending fiddle camps and contests across Canada. ©Courtesy, Cory

Amélie de Arcos (Moncton, NB) Amélie, playing the fiddle since the age of 6, enjoys being a member of the Sussex Avenue Fiddlers and is quite busy performing with a local French Acadian Band named Arseneault. Music has given her an opportunity to travel in various regions in Eastern Canada and 2012 the United States. Amélie also sings, step dances and enjoys many styles of fiddling. ©Photo by Vanessa Lynn Small

Julie Fitzgerald (Bancroft, ON) Julie is an award-winning fiddler and step dancer, a member of Everything Fitz and has garnered numerous awards in both fiddle and dance. On full scholarship, Julie has completed her third year of studies at Humber College where she is pursuing a degree in Jazz 2005 - JRSH and Contemporary Music. Julie plays the fiddle, piano, mandolin 2009 & 2010-1st and cello; writes fiddle tunes; enjoys arranging music for her family 2011 - 2nd band and teaches dance and fiddle to students in the Toronto, 2012 Peterborough and Guelph area. ©Courtesy, Fitzgerald

Kerry Fitzgerald (Bancroft, ON) Kerry is a member of Everything Fitz. Not only does she play many instruments including the fiddle, piano, mandolin and bodhran, but is an accomplished step dancer. The highlight of her performance career so far is having the opportunity to travel and perform on 2011, 2012 stage with Leahy as a guest dancer in 2009. She will be entering her fourth year of studies at the University of Western Ontario where she is pursuing a double major in Kinesiology and Foods & Nutrition. ©Courtesy, Fitzgerald

14 15 14 15 16 17 Tom Fitzgerald (Bancroft, ON) At age 9, Tom had the pleasure of performing on the Tommy Hunter TV Special Talk About the Good Times alongside renowned Canadian fiddler, Don Reed. He has toured across the Maritimes in the Memories of a Don Messer Jubilee Show, as guest dancer 2012 and fiddler with Scott Woods and with the Fitzgerald family band, Everything Fitz. He is currently the 2011 Ontario Open Fiddle Champion. Tom, now 19, will be attending his first year of postsecondary education at Humber College in Toronto this fall to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. ©Courtesy, Fitzgerald

Braden Gates (Fort Saskatchewan, AB) At the age of five, Braden would emulate his father on a 1/8th sized fiddle and before long was playing along side him for dances, jamborees, and fiddle contests. Braden, now at 19, has grown into an exceptional artist interweaving traditional Canadian fiddle 2009, 2010, tunes with beautiful original melodies on guitar. Braden teaches at 2011, 2012 numerous music camps across Alberta and is currently compiling a book of original fiddle tunes that will be released in spring of 2012. He continues to perform traditional and original fiddle music with the Gates Family Band and traditional bluegrass music with the IGP Stringband. ©Photo by Lois Siegel

Jaylee Hebert (Lutes Mountain, NB) Jaylee began taking lessons at age four and at age five won her first fiddle competition. Jaylee, now 16, has had amazing opportunities to learn and play along side some of the greatest fiddlers in Canada, and has been busy in her young musical life. Whether she’s playing 2011, 2012 for the Queen of England, at local charity and special events, performing in Europe or for the elderly in their homes, she is always willing to share her music with others. ©Courtesy, Hebert

Greg Henry (Sombra, ON) Greg, 25, has been a three-time Ontario Open Champion and three- time Ontario Open Junior Champion in Bobcaygeon; a Canadian Open Junior Champion and Canadian Duet Champion with Tom Fitzgerald in Shelburne; an 18 and Under Champion and Duet 2007, 2008 Champion with Tom Fitzgerald in Pembroke; a SW Ontario Junior 2010 Champion and three-time SW Duet Champion with Chuck Joyce in 2011 - 3rd Tavistock; and a U.S. National Traditional Open Champion in Barre, 2012 Vermont. Greg has been teaching for eight years and is currently a Stationary Engineer/Operations technician working at Styrolution, in Sarnia, Ontario. ©Photo by Lois Siegel

16 17 Mathew Johnson (Waterdown, ON) Mathew started fiddling at the age of three and has been entertaining and competing ever since. He has had the opportunity to travel across the country and around the World because of his music. Now working as a full-time computer engineer, Mathew continues 2001, 2003 to make time in his schedule to judge and compete at fiddle and 2004 - 3rd step dance contests throughout Ontario. This is Mathew’s 10th 2005-2008-2nd appearance at the Grand Masters. In his previous 9 appearances, he 2009, 2011, has placed in the ‘Top 3’ five times and has been a finalist in all 9. 2012 ©Photo by Lois Siegel

Stéphanie Labbé (Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, QC) Stéphanie has turned her passion into a lifelong career and has developed many different styles, such as classical, traditional, country and jazz. Her education started with private lessons, then she pursued her studies in classical and popular music at the Cégep 1992, 2002, de Drummondville in 1993. She then obtained her degree in Music 2003, 2011, Education at L’Université du Québec à Montréal in 1999. Stéphanie 2012 has since continued her studies in jazz at the University of Montréal. She has toured extensively and worked with several reowned artists. She currently teaches the violin. ©Photo by Lois Siegel

Alex Lamoureux (Winnipeg, MB) Born and raised in Manitoba, Alex followed his mom around to old time dances, fiddle camps, and music performances. By age seven, the passion for music became apparent and Alex started getting “serious” about playing the fiddle. Alex is the 2008 & 2009 BC Fiddle 2008, 2009, Champion, and the 2010 Manitoba Champion. The highlight of 2010, 2012 Alexʼs career to date has been the opportunity to perform for the first Victory Ceremony at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. ©Photo by Katharine Cherewyk, As You Were Photography

Paul Lemelin (Sudbury, ON) Paul enjoys teaching the fiddle, guitar, mandolin and Piano as well as being a father of three young boys and a new baby girl. Paul is also a member of the Fiddleworks/Violon a L’œuvre Fiddle and Step dance competition” committee in Chelmsford Ontario since 2009. 2006, 2010, He has won a number of competitions including: 1st in the Open 2011, 2012 Category in Richmond; 1st in the Open Category in Sturgeon Falls; and has made top five in Pembroke numerous times. Recently Paul has been playing with various Bluegrass bands such as The Rivets, Honey Grass and The Canucky Bluegrass Boys. ©Photo by Lois Siegel

18 19 Christine Melanson (Moncton, NB) Inspired by her grandfather, Christine started fiddling at 4 years old. At the age of 9, she played for the Queen of England and just last May she played for Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in Saint John, NB. She also performed in Cherbourg, France, in Massachusetts, 2011 - JRSH USA, on Canada Day in Ottawa, and across the province of NB. At 2012 the age of 16, she recorded her first album titled, S’envoler / Taking Flight with her sister, Janelle. Christine also plays the piano and is currently pursuing her studies in French literature at the University of Moncton. ©Courtesy, Melanson

Janelle Melanson (Moncton, NB) Janelle, 15, started taking fiddle lessons at the age of 4, following her big sister’s footsteps and inspired by her grandfather. She has been performing at many events and festivals that have even taken her to Cherbourg, France, Massachusetts, USA, Ottawa for Canada 2011 - JRSH Day celebrations, and across the province of NB. At the age of 12, 2012 she recorded her first album, titled, S’envoler / Taking Flight, with her sister Christine. Along with the fiddle, Janelle plays the piano and saxophone and also step dances. ©Courtesy, Melanson

Eric Provencher (Oshawa, ON) At age nine, Eric entered his first contest and has continued competing since then. Eric has studied classical violin and has earned First Class Honours for his grade eight Royal Conservatory of Music exam. With his brother, Philip, Eric has performed at a variety 2008 - JRSH of fundraisers, charity organizations, weddings, and special events. 2010 - 3rd Eric, now 20, recorded his first CD entitledInto the Moment in 2007. 2011, 2012 It earned him the Durham Music Society Award for best acoustic CD of 2007. ©Photo by Lois Siegel

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20 21 Alex Randall (Langley, BC) Alex has been playing fiddle since the age of seven and brings with him the knowledge of keeping Old Time Canadian Music alive. He has competed throughout British Columbia, the Grand North American Fiddle Contest, the John Arcand Fiddlefest, the 2006, 2007 Canadian Grand Masters and in Pembroke, Ontario. Alex is an 2009, 2011 active member of the Surrey Old Time Fiddlers and the Central 2012 Fraser Valley Fiddlers. Alex teaches privately and has taught at Gavin Lake Fiddle Treat and Pacific Fiddle College in previous years. He is currently compiling his first CD which will soon be available. ©Photo by Lois Siegel Natasha Richard (Moncton, NB) Natasha, 17, was exposed very early to the world of music through her family and she discovered her instrument while studying violin. Inspired by Acadian folk music and Bluegrass, Natasha has participated in numerous festivals, some of which have brought her 2012 to Nova Scotia, PEI, California and the USA to promote tourism in the province of New Brunswick. She enjoys singing, playing guitar and performing with her family as well as her partner. Participating in Maritime Idoland Canada’s Got Talent are accomplishments that Natasha is also very proud of. ©Courtesy, Richard Deni Stone (Quesnel, BC) Deni is a participant of many competitions within B.C., has helped start music programs within the local Elementary schools, composes fiddle and guitar songs and continues to teach fiddle music. Two highlights include winning the 2010 Provincial Fiddle Championship 2011, 2012 using his 5-string fiddle and being invited to appear on the TV show You’re the Star to interview and feature songs he wrote. At age 19, he continues his studies in music, and is currently recording his own CD. Apart from music, Deni is a 2nd degree black belt instructor in martial arts, and certified gymnastics coach. ©Courtesy, Stone Sarah Tradewell (Victoria, BC) Sarah was born and raised in Northern Saskatchewan. In the fall of 2007, she moved to Victoria, BC with her family and immersed herself in the vibrant music scene. Sarah pursues many styles of fiddling, including old time, Celtic, bluegrass and swing, andalso 2010, 2011, studies classical violin and viola at the University of Victoria. Sarah’s 2012 last release was a CD entitled Till the Green Woods Rang, which showcases her fiddling as well as her vocal talent. Two highlights include being chosen to play at BC Place for the first Victory Ceremony of the 2010 Olympics and performing with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in Australia 2011. ©Photo by Lois Siegel 20 21 Junior Showcase Performers

Nicolas Babineau, 16 (St. Rosaire, QC) Nicolas joue de la musique depuis qu’il a environ 7 ans. Il commença à apprendre la guitare avec son grand-père et ensuite le violon vers l’âge de 8 ans. Il commence a suivre des cours de violon classique avant de découvrir la musique traditionnel au camp Violon Trad Québec. Il commence ensuite à apprendre des pièces de musique traditionnel et se fait connaître dans différent gala folklorique. Il joue plusieurs instruments telles que la guitare (acoustique et électrique), la basse électrique, la mandoline, le bouzouki, et bien sur, le violon. Ainsi, qu’il joue devant 10 personnes ou devant 2 000 spectateurs, Nicolas est à l’aise sur une scène, lui qui, dans la vie de tout les jours, est un garçon assez réservé. ©Photo by exposeimage.com

Adam Reid Johnson, 15 (Quesnel, BC) Adam has been playing the fiddle since the age of four, and competing since the age of five. He was Provincial Champion in the Open category in 2010 and this is his first year playing in the Championship category. He enjoys playing at local dances, jam sessions, concerts, and bluegrass jamborees. He plays all styles of music including Old Time, French, Bluegrass, Swing, Métis and Celtic. There’s nothing Adam likes more than playing for a crowd of people, and is a true performer. Adam is very excited about playing in the showcase and is looking forward to the experience. ©Courtesy, Johnson

Aynsley Porchak, 17 (Woodstock, ON) Aynsley absolutely loves to perform many styles of fiddling and is very grateful for being able to compete across Ontario and in the United States as well as play in many shows. One of her favourite things to do is help others with their fiddling. She is very thankful for having two great fiddle teachers in her life, Gerald Hamilton and Doug McNaughton. Aynsley is very grateful, not only for their instruction and guidance but also their friendship and support throughout the years. Aynsley gives thanks to Patti Lamoureux and the CGMFA committee for inviting her to be in the Junior Showcase, a long time goal. She wants to also thank all the family, friends and other fiddlers (past and present) for their love, support and inspiration. ©Courtesy, Porchak

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