ABOUT US

The Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Association came into existence as a registered non-profit organization in November 1989. A group of fiddlers and musicians saw the need to formalize their regular gatherings into an association in order to promote old time fiddle music through fiddle contests, dances and other special events. The goal has remained the same over the years:

 

Click this to watch a short YouTube video overview of the Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers and what we are all about.

The Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Association exists to encourage, foster and develop an appreciation of Old Tyme Fiddle Music in a spirit of friendship, and to preserve this musical heritage for our generation and for future generations to enjoy.

We maintain an artistic community for our members and the public through several key activities: our weekly jam circles, our lessons and workshops, our sponsorship of young people to old time music camps, our gigs in the community, and our annual fiddle contest- the Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship.

Check out our events to see how you can be involved, or contact us for further information.

----->>   Hey CLUB MEMBERS  <<-----  For your convenience, this section will be used to highlight key items and/or to point you to recent posts of information updates.
November 1 , 2024  update:

1)  With the Annual General Meeting held October 28, 2024,  congratulations to Karen Egeto for being elected to the role of Vice President. Congratulations to  Karen Schutz for taking on the role of Social Director.     Daryl Reneau will be the new president, and  boat-load of thanks to  Suzanne Blundon for having served as our President for the past three years.  Thank you also for those continuing to serve in their current roles.

2) The 'Fiddle Contest GNA'  page has a link to a special edition of the Wild Rose newsletter titled "Special  newsletter-40th Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship."    As well the Winners page has a link to recordings of the contest performances.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 GNA winners.

Go to the GNA     Winners page     to see who they are.

On behalf of the Wild Rose Board - a HUGE thank you** to:

  • The GNA Organizing Committee
  • Our GNA Judges
  • The Accompanists
  • Our Timer for the competitions
  • Our MC
  • Back-Stage Staff
  • All the contestants that provided excellent music, entertainment, and a demonstration of some fantastic fiddling.
  • The audience -- All the fiddle music  fans that showed up to take in the contest and/or the dance(s).
  • ALL the various musicians that provided dance music for Friday and Saturday night.
  • The Caterer for a very tasty dinner on Saturday night
  • The Dow Center House Staff
  • and to a HUGE host of volunteers.

GREAT WORK EVERYONE.

** Names have not been listed as there were so many people that were part of making this a success.

2)  Click this link for the Kingsway Legion Old Tyme Fiddlers schedule   for July through October 2024 or this link to go directly to Kingsway Legion Website.

3) If you're wanting to learn some new fiddle tunes, or just listen to some fine fiddling, check out the YouTube channel of Troy Gates.
Troy is our Intermediate Fiddle Class instructor and he posts tunes the intermediate class is working on  AND MORE.

4)  Winners of the Grand North American Fiddle contest held the July 18-21, 2024 weekend are posted on the Winners drop down under  Fiddle Contest GNA Heading on the menu bar above.

We welcome members of all levels of skill to join us anytime at our circle Jam in an inclusive and encouraging environment .

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Looking for a Fiddle Instructor

Click this  link to take you to our
current list of instructors
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2025 FIDDLE CONTEST

The 40th Annual Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship was held  July 18th to 21st,  2024.   Always the third weekend of July, the next one (41st annual)  will be
                  July 17th to 20th,  2025.

FIRESIDE CHAT WORKSHOP

How to Prepare for a Fiddle Contest - Now available for viewing!

Members and non-members were invited to join us for a "Fireside Chat" workshop on Thursday, May 6, 2021.   The replay is available for viewing on YouTube.  Mark Sullivan was Moderator and it featured an amazing lineup of All Star Fiddlers such as Patti Kusturok, Calvin Vollrath, JJ Guy, Louis Schryer and others as panelists.

WEEKLY JAM SESSIONS and WORKSHOPS

Monday Evenings:
In person jams continue every Monday night.

Acoustic instrumental - Old Tyme Fiddle Jam
Contact Ray Troppmann at PH # 780-982-0790

Pleasantview Community Hall
10860 - 57 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6H 0Y8

Thursday Evenings:

Old Tyme Music - Open Mic -  Location is the Kingsway Legion.  Doors open at 5:00.   Music and dancing starts at 6:15 pm and goes til 10:30 pm.

Kingsway Legion,   14339 - 50 Street,   NW, Edmonton, AB
For dates, click this link to view Kingsway Legion Website
Old Tyme Fiddle Music, singing and dancing
Contact Craig Repchuk - WROTFA Music Director Kingsway - 780-918-4784

GRAND NORTH AMERICAN
OLD TIME FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Participate in one of the richest contest payouts in Canada, happening the 3rd weekend of July every year!

The competition will be held at the Dow Centennial Centre in
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta from Thursday July 17 to Sunday July 20, 2025.
Click on the 'More Information' button to find out more.

GET IN TOUCH

Are you looking for a fiddle player or a group?
Listen and tap your feet to some old-time music or dance your way across the floor. Call us to book a time!

PHONE   780-267-9333

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