{"id":86,"date":"2003-07-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-07-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/article\/16th-annual-olde-time-fiddle-festival-august-23rd"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"16th-annual-olde-time-fiddle-festival-august-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/?p=86","title":{"rendered":"16th Annual Olde Time Fiddle Festival- August 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Branson<SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">, <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">MO<SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> &#8211; Fiddlers from all around the <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Midwest<SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> are expected to participate in the 16th Annual Olde Time Fiddle Festival on Saturday, August 23, at the Taneycomo Lakefront in Downtown Branson.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">&#8220;This is a heritage event celebrating traditional Ozarks music,&#8221; said Gayla Roten, Executive Director of the Downtown Branson Main Street Association, sponsor of the festival. &#8220;Many of the participants in the contest learn to play by listening to their father, uncle, grandmother, older siblings, or a friend.Fiddle playing is usually a family affair &#8211; a cherished tradition handed down from generation to generation.&#8221; <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Divisions are available for fiddlers of all ages: Youth (up to age 15), Seniors (age 65 plus), Texas Style and Old Time Traditional Style. Prize money and trophies valued in excess of $4,000 will be awarded.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">The preliminary rounds begin at <st1:time Minute=\"30\" Hour=\"9\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">9:30 a.m.<\/st1:time><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> in <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">North<SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Beach<SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Park<SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">. The final rounds begin at <st1:time Minute=\"30\" Hour=\"18\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">6:30 p.m.<\/st1:time><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> at the Old Stone Steps.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Branson Best Western Rustic Oak at <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">403W. Main Street<SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> is the official host hotel for the Olde Time Fiddle Festival. A jam session for the participants will be at the hotel following the final rounds.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Festival registration is free for contestants. Tickets for spectators are $5; children age 12 and under are free. Paid admission provides a wristband ticket for the entire day. Tickets will be available in advance at the Downtown Branson Main Street Association office or at the gate. Bring a lawn chair, stadium cushion or blanket to sit on.This is a no-alcohol event. Coolers will not be permitted at the event site. Soft drinks and food will be available.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Details about tickets, location and contest rules are available from the Downtown Branson Main Street Association, (417) 334-1548 or via email at <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><A href=\"mailto:dbma@interlinc.net\">dbma@interlinc.net<\/A><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\">Sponsor: <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\">For additional information or to purchase packages or tickets to Branson Shows and attractions, either on line or via phone, through Ozark Ticket and Travel, <A href=\"http:\/\/branson.com\/\">click here <\/A>or call <SPAN style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">1-888-493-1222.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"><SPAN style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">            <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line\"> <\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"> <\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fiddlers from all around the Midwest are expected to participate&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shows-attractions-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bransoncourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}