"As the seasonal warmth from the sun increases, countless folk musicians, amateurs and otherwise, are warming up their skills on string instruments, anticipating the festivals and contests ahead. Thomson, a noted fiddler and judge of fiddle contests from Maine to California, has prepared a handbook-kit to assist in staging and rating such contests...Many of the ideas and checklist details will apply to general plans for festivals and contests, large and small. A practical, thoughtful how-to guide to an area of responsibility key to the organizational life of folk music activity." - Legacy Books
by Ryan J. Thomson, 11 pages, 8.5" by 11", spiral bound, This kit includes complete plans for running a fiddle contest in your area: a contest preparation checklist, publicity ideas, briefing and selection of judges, site set up, sound system, judging forms, old time contest rules, tally sheet, and more. Forms, rules, and tally sheet are camera ready to be reproduced by photo copy or printing. ISBN 0-931877-16-4, $9.95 Secure Online Payment. Free shipping within the USA