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(For those who know the background, you can skip all this by clicking
this line to go to the nomination form)
Open to all. Held during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Note: There is no closing date for entries to this contest. Enroll
on the day.
This contest is a joint initiative of the
Golden Fiddle Awards and Andrew Clermont and his Supper Club
and is sponsored by Epoch Musical Instruments
The judges use their discretion to award additional prizes where
very young players with promise are competing against very experienced
players. Epoch Musical Instruments graciously provide an instrument
as an extra prize in these situations.
THE RULES
The contest is open to all fiddlers (amateur or professional) of
any style, not just bluegrass and country.
The judges will take into account all aspects of performance.
For further details, please contact:
Andrew Clermont (email)
http://www.andrewclermont.com.au
Heats will run at Andrew Clermont's Supper Club.
Competitors are restricted to one piece with a maximum time limit
of approximately five minutes.There are no restrictions on the type
of backing used.
Judges take in account professional and/or amateur status.
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First prize: Epoch Electric/Acoustic Violin(VE4) valued at $1,750
Junior prize: Epoch Acoustic Violin
(VA2) valued at $950 |
2008 Winners:
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Samara Redman, age16, captivated
the audience with her playing and was presented the first
prize of a Gold Epoch Violin by the judge of the competition,
Tom Fitzgerald.
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2007 Winners:
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Conner Macgregor (Youth) & George
Jackson (Senior) |
2006 Winners:
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Junior Division Winner was Aidan Patrick of Gympie |
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Senior Division Winner was Emma Barlow of Gympie |
2005 Winners:
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Junior Division Winner Anna Disher |
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Senior Division Winner Jess Randall |
2004 Winners:
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Sixteen year old Lachlan O’Donnell from
Armidale (member of the up and coming, gypsy folk band,
The Gypsy Hot Club)wins the open and receives a $2000 Gold
Flagship Model Epoch
Violin.
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Nine year old Emily Little from Tamworth,
wins the Junior Division and receives the latest 1/2 size
Chameleon Epoch violin. She was the star of the competition
winning the hearts of over 600 people in the audience with
her energetic version of the popular Irish jig, Drowsy Maggie. |
2003 Winner:
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This year's prize
went to promising young player, Willow Kemp from Armidale.
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2002 Winner:
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There wasn’t
a dry eye in the house as the prize fiddle with the Australian
flag was handed to 13-year-old Stephanie Eldridge of Nathalia,
Victoria
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