Ohio Scottish Games & Celtic Festival

A workshop will be held from 1-2 PM. Competition will begin at approximately 2:30 PM.

A minimum of 2 competitors is required in the Open Master Category for prize money to be awarded.

Categories

Novice

Open to any fiddle who is new to Scottish Fiddling
Three tunes either air (pause, wait for a nod from the judge) then a strathspey and reel; or, a March, strathspey and reel set.

Junior (17 & Under) Fiddle

Must play air; then a set of tunes: March, strathspey and reel in that order. Types of tunes: Air: Any slow air, pastoral, slow strathspey lament or tune played as an air. March: Any march, whether 2/4, 4/4 or 6/8 or any tune played as a march. Strathspey: Any dance strathspey or other type of tune to be played as a strathspey. Reel: Any reel, Scots measure, hornpipe or other to be played as a reel. Waltzes, jigs and hornpipes played as such cannot be substituted for the categories listed above.

Intermediate Jr Fiddle

Intermediate Sr Fiddle

Open Fiddle

Ohio Scottish Games Fiddle Competition is sanctioned by Scottish F.I.R.E, (Scottish Fiddling Revival, Ltd.)

-Elke Baker

U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Elke Baker has played all over North America and in places as far-flung as Japan, West Africa, and Scotland, as well at The Birchmere (with Ken Kolodner) and the Kennedy Center in her hometown of Washington, D.C. Elke is a faculty member at the Washington Conservatory of Music, where she teaches history and performance of Celtic music. She brings a scholar's depth of knowledge and an extremely engaging manner to her performances, as well as an intimate knowledge of just what makes people want to dance.

1st, 2nd & 3rd place medals will be awarded in Novice, Junior, Intermediate Jr, and Intermediate Sr categories.

Prize money of 1st $100, 2nd $75 & 3rd $50 will be awarded in the Open Master Category

All Scottish Fiddle events will be in the Fiddle Building at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea, OH June 22, 2024.

There will be a Scottish Fiddle workshop prior to the competition starting at 1 PM. Scottish Fiddle Competition will begin at approximately 2:30 PM.

Questions? Contact Sue Tillotson at [email protected]