Fiddling Events in the Maritimes
Events in PEI:
Richard Wood through the Years Kitchen Party July 9-13 at 7:30 pm at Florence Simmons Hall see rwood.ca
Queen’s County Fiddlers present evening concerts at the BIS Hall on July 25th and August 15th. Come and enjoy their lively fiddling style!
47th Annual Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival concerts and workshops July 21-23. Check rollobayfiddlefest.ca for info and tickets. Always a fun weekend!
Fiddling for the Foodbank benefit for the Montague Foodbank at Murray Harbour Community Center Sunday August 21 from 2-5 pm featuring the Southern Kings Fiddlers, Amy Swenson and her students young and old and special guests. Admission by donation: Cash, cheque or e-transfer to montaguefoodbank@gmail.com
The PEI Acadian Community has some great concerts on offer this summer. Mount Carmel Summer Concerts take place on Sundays from July 2-Aug 27th. For more info, call 902-439-0126. The Acadian Musical Village at Abrams Village has fun concerts planned from July 5 to Sept.1, see www.villagemusical.ca. The popular PEI Acadian Festival runs from August 31 to Sept. 3rd this year. See www.expositionfestival.ca for details.
The College of Piping in Summerside has concerts planned all summer as well, see collegeofpiping.com for more info.
Do check the BUZZ for more summer fiddle events!
Nova Scotia : The Maritime Fiddle Festival in Dartmouth is on July 7 and 8th in Dartmouth. It includes fiddle and step-dance competitions and entertainment. See www.maritimefiddlefestival.ca.
Rock the Fiddle Festival August 10-12 at the Sydney Waterfront. See www.cbisland.com festivals-
50th Anniversary Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling in August 2023, for more info capebretonfiddlers@gmail.com