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First Heritage Music Festival this week in ‘Fiddleville’

August 4, 2016   ·   0 Comments

For some folks, the newly named Heritage Music Festival will forever be remembered as Fiddlefest in Shelburne. The Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship started in the early 1950’s as a charity fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Shelburne, putting the little town on the Canadian history map as Fiddleville.

To bring new energy to a great tradition, Shelburne organizers, led by Chair Lynda Buffett, have renamed the event The Heritage Music Festival to be more inclusive of all the events that occur at the festival – the food, the parade, the market, the camping, the concerts – and to open up opportunities for a greater variety of musical events at the Festival, thereby making it inviting for a new and wider audience.

The Shelburne Kinsmen and Lions clubs still offer camping at Fiddle Park where campers will be treated to the Kinettes Kitchen and excellent washroom facilities. You can register for a site at heritagemusicfestival.com/camping-accommodations.

Those planning to visit the Heritage Music Festival in Shelburne from today until next Sunday, August 7th will take in some of great family events:

Thursday, August 4:

First Street – Farmer’s Market starting 3 p.m.; Agricultural Hall, Roast Beef Dinner. 4:30 to 7 p.m.; Centre Dufferin Recreation Centre (CDRC), Leahy the Next Generation, 7 p.m.

Friday, August 5:

CDRC, Fiddle Championship playdowns, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Jim Cuddy Band, 8 p.m.;  After Party hosted by Country 105 (licensed),  10 p.m.

Saturday, August 6:

Jack Downing Park (Main Street), Open Air Market 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Trinity United Church, Owen Sound Street, Lunch served;  Downtown, Festival Parade, 1 p.m.; Grace Tipling Hall, Centre Stage variety show, 3 p.m.; Jack Downing Park, Fiddle Jam Session, after the parade; CDRC, Fiddle Contest Finals starting at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 7:

CDRC, Heritage Music Festival Church Service, 10 a.m., featuring: The Torchmen, Scott Woods, Shelburne Fiddler and The Jamboree Band; Fairgrounds, Pork BBQ following church service.

During the weekend, the Shelburne Royal Canadian Legion on William Street will serve breakfasts, barbecue lunches and dinners. At 8 p.m. Friday, the Legion hosts “Dufferin County Line Band” and an Old Time Jamboree. On Saturday, performer Cindy Lou performs after the parade at the Legion, as well as traditional bag pipers. Saturday evening:  The Campfire Poets start at 8 p.m.

For more information and tickets visit www.heritagemusicfestival.com.

By Marni Walsh

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