Take down your fiddle and resin up the bow!

Whitewright has its 4th Annual Fiddlefest on May 31, 2008, at the Civic Center in downtown Whitewright.  The show starts at 10:00 A.M. and ends when it’s over.  Fiddlefest’s main sponsors this year are Bonham Chrysler, Radio Vision and Willridge Management Group.     

There will be winners in four age divisions, (0-15; 16-34; 35-54; 55+), along with an accompanist division.  The Grand Champion will be played off between the 1st and 2nd place fiddle winners from each category.       

Although competition starts at 10:00, the Louis Franklin Championship rounds out the day when finalists from the four categories compete. This begins around 4:30 P.M.  There isn’t a bad fiddler in the bunch.  All competitors are members of TOTFA, (Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association), which sanctions the event.    

Last year’s event featured fiddlers from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Idaho, Arkansas, and Texas.  Eight Grand Champion fiddlers were on stage at one time. It was incredible!      

 

Larry Franklin, Louis’s son, a three-time Grammy winner, and two-time winner of ACM’s Fiddler of the Year, will be back to help with the competition.  Larry is nominated for a third ACM Fiddler of the Year which will be awarded Sunday, May 18, 2008.    

Julie Johnson, now in "Hello, Dolly" on Lyric Stage will MC the free concert in the afternoon featuring herself, Larry and friends.  Fantastic sounds!!!

Please come and enjoy the day.  There’s something for the whole family.

Whitewright Historical Museum
Jason Andrews/Jean Tykoski
903 819 0302/903 364 5166