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Sunday, July 31, 2011 Free Admission Jackson, Wyoming THE CONTEST WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY ONLY |
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NO HOLDS BARRED 1st Place - $250 plus |
GENERAL 1st Place - $400 plus |
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JUNIOR 1st Place - $75 plus Belt Buckle |
JUNIOR-JUNIOR 1st Place - $50 plus trophy |
PEE WEE 1st Place - $30 plus trophy |
No Accompanist Fee
TCF Fiddle Contest
P.O. Box 5
Bondurant, WY 82922
Deadline for early entries – 8:30am July 27, 2011. All entries received thereafter will require the regular entry fee. Questions? Call 307 733-7825 or 730-3680.
Deadline for all entries – 8:30 am, July 31, 2011. Register on the day of the contest from 7:30 am until 8:30 am at the Big Top tent at the fairgrounds. *Please note – this deadline will be enforced*** If you are running late due to unforeseen circumstances, please call cell phone numbers 307-730-7825 or 730-3680 BEFORE 8:30 am to let the committee know.
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An entry blank must be completed and an entry fee paid before the entry deadline of 8:30 a.m., August 1, 2010.
Positions for all fiddlers will be drawn by lot by the Contest Committee prior to each round. A list of the order of play will be posted on the contest bulletin board at the contest tent.
Each fiddler will pay at least one round. Cuts in the number of fiddlers in subsequent rounds may have to be made if the number of fiddlers in the contest/division becomes excessive.
Division age qualification are as follows:
No Holds Barred Division - Any age
General Division - 13 years or older
Senior Division - 60 years or older
Junior Division - 13 to 17 years
Junior-Junior Division - 12 years or younger
Pee Wee Division - 8 years or younger
Fiddlers may enter only one division in addition to the No Holds Barred Division. This includes Junior Division aged fiddlers who wish to play in the General Division.
Contestants at each appearance (other than the No Holds Barred Division) must first play a hoedown; second a waltz; and third a tune of their own choice other than a hoedown or waltz. No tune shall be played more than one time during all appearances of a contestant in any division of the contest. Suggested playing time is five (5) minutes or less. Points will be deducted by the judges if playing becomes monotonous, repetitious, or too lengthy.
Contestants in all divisions (other than the No Holds Barred Division) may play without an accompanist or with not more than two (2) accompanists. In the No Holds Barred Division, any number of accompanists allowed.
Any danceable folk tunes played in old time fiddle style are acceptable.
Contact microphones and amplified instruments will not be permitted.
Except for the No Holds Barred Division, no trick or fancy fiddling will be allowed during the contest; no plucking of strings or cross tuning is allowed; and novelty tunes such as Orange Blossom Special, Listen to the Mockingbird and Black Mountain Rag will not be permitted.
Trick or fancy fiddling will be permitted in the No Holds Barred Division. This division is still part of the fiddle contest and contestants are required to play the fiddle (rather than another instrument). There is a five (5) minute time limit for playing in this division. One (1) or more tunes may be played during the five (5) minute limit. Contestants may be accompanied by more than two (2) accompanists.
No contestant may be related to any of the contest judges.
The judges will score the fiddlers for old time fiddling ability and intonation, rhythm or timing, and tone quality. All scores will be cumulative. Points will be deducted for any violation of the contest rules.
Protests must be submitted in writing to either Contest Co-Chairmen, singed by not less than three (3) contestants, and submitted within one hour of the incident leading to the protest or before the announcement of the winners and awarding of prizes, whichever is sooner. Any contestant contacting any of the judges directly with regard to a protest will be immediately disqualified from the contest.
All decisions of the Judges and the Contest Committee are final.
| LEVEL | POINTS |
| Perfect | 100 |
| Nearly Perfect | 96 |
| Superior | 92 |
| Outstanding | 88 |
| Excellent | 84 |
| Extremely Good | 80 |
| Very, Very Good | 76 |
| Very Good | 72 |
| Good | 68 |
| Better than Average | 64 |
| Average | 60 |
| Below Average | 56 |
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| Sunday, July 31, 2011 |
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7:30 am – 8:30 am
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Registration at Fiddle Contest Tent |
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8:30 am
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Deadline for all entries |
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8:45 am
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Fiddlers, Contest Committee and Judges meeting at Judges’ trailer for rules review |
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9:00 am
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First Round: Pee Wee Division Jr-Jr Division Junior Division Senior Division General Division No Holds Barred |
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Intermission |
Second Round: General Division* Final Round: Pee Wee Division Jr-Jr Division Junior Division Senior Division |
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Intermission
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General Division No Holds Barred Presentation of Prizes and Awards *General Division will play three rounds, time permitting |
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