Young Fiddle Competitors, 2007
Updated September 1, 2008
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There's something to be said for competing. It's a personal goal, it's a chance to be heard, it's a yearly measure of progress, it's a time for comraderie among your fellow competitors, it's a chance to really learn some new tunes, it's a good opportunity for our honored guest judge to hear what the New England Scottish fiddlers are doing, it lets an appreciative audience know that there is such a thing as Scottish fiddling, It's an opportunity to be part of a Scottish fiddle competition tradition which dates back to Niel Gow in the 18th century, it supports the Games which is supporting Scottish fiddling. All ages and levels are welcome - Give it a go and good luck!
New England Scottish Fiddle Championships: The New Hampshire Highland Games has sponsored the N.E. Scottish Fiddle Championships since 1978, as well as the Novice and Beginner Scottish Fiddle Competitions. The New England Regionals are sanctioned by Scottish FIRE (Fiddle Revival) Inc. One or more winners of the Open and Junior Regionals may be advanced by the Judge to the U.S. Scottish Fiddle Championships to be held the following summer (date and location to be determined).
The 2008 competitions will all be on Saturday September 20th, 9 am - 4 pm, in the Heritage Center, near the Governor Adams Lodge.
UPDATE Sept 1st: all competitions have open places, and more applications are welcome. All ages all levels are invited. Send in your forms and contact me (Barbara McOwen), the Fiddle Chair (Bob Schecter) or the Competition Steward (Isabelle Smith) for more info.
Tune Requirements: Junior and Open New England Championship competitors play four tunes: first a slow air, lament, pastoral or other slow tune followed by a pause; then a set of three tunes: march, strathspey and reel. The Judge may request that the Slow Tune be played once through, 2-part tunes be played twice through, 4-part tunes once through, and no tunes more than 4 parts. For more information on performance requirements, please contact the Competition Chair.
Novice competitors play two tunes (any two Scottish tunes) together as a set. All ages invited. If you have competed in the Regionals, you are not eligible as a Novice.
Beginners will play one Scottish tune, two parts, twice through. All ages invited. If you have competed as a Novice or above, you are not eligible as a Beginner.
Scottish FIRE: Scottish Fiddle Revival is the sanctioning body for Scottish fiddling in North America. They have established a judging panel, competition rules, and guidelines for hosting a competition. The New England Regional Championships are sanctioned by Scottish FIRE, and Junior and Open competitors are eligible to be recommended for the U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Championships the following season. Please support Scottish FIRE by joining! Our dues help make the Nationals happen.
For more information about Scottish FIRE, including Rules, Etiquette, Competition Results, Judges, Membership Form, Sample Newsletter, listings of teachers & performers & camps, etc, go to their NEW www.scottishfire.org.
Tickets and Info for the Games and Concerts: Go to the website at www.nhscot.org.  Junior Fiddle Competitors, 2007
Tartan: New Hampshire State Dress
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