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PAST RELEASES
August 31, 2009
Contact: Dennis Austin/Sally Shutler 453-4381 or
Steve Miller at 908 892-2441 or fireback@fiddleboy.net
TENTH ANNUAL FREE FIREBACK FIDDLE & BANJO COMPETITION & CONCERTS
SEPTEMBER 19 at SHIPPEN MANOR
OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
PRIZE MONEY!
The Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission is pleased to
present its Tenth Annual Free Fireback Fiddle & Banjo Contest on the
Shippen Manor Lawn, in
Oxford
, Saturday, September 19, starting at
noon
, rain or shine, with a performance by
Bluegrass
favorites, Cold Springs.
Prize money will be $300, $200, and $100 for 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place winners respectively in each
of the following categories: Old-Time fiddle,
Bluegrass
fiddle, Celtic fiddle, Finger style banjo, and Claw hammer banjo.
Fiddlers
High School
age and younger may have the option to compete in a separate Junior
category that offers $100 for 1st prize, $75 for 2nd
prize, and $50 for 3rd prize. The acoustic duo, Kate and Paul,
will be performing later in the afternoon during the judging.
Pre-registration is encouraged by phone: 908-892-2441 or email: fireback@fiddleboy.net
and further information is available by visiting Steve Miller’s website:
fiddleboy.net/fireback.html
The grounds at Shippen Manor are reasonably accessible and
accessible facilities are provided. This event is presented by the Warren
County Cultural & Heritage Commission, with support from the Warren
County Freeholders, and funded in part by the New Jersey State Council on
the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment
for the Arts.
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