Coming Events - California State Old Time Fiddlers Association

March/April 2013
Coming Events
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March 14-16, 2013 : State Fiddle
Championships, Oroville, CA. See
flyer and registration materials in
this issue.
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April 10-14, 2013: Julian Family
Fiddle Camp. See flyers and articles this issue
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May 4 & 5: Cloverdale Fiddle Contest. Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds.
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District 6 Amateur Contest
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August 3: Redwood Fair Fiddle
Contest. See flyer this issue.
Hello Fiddlers,
I've got the 2013 Oroville contest pictures up on this site:
http://fiddle.dateq.net/Oroville2013/ Click on the thumbnails
to get a larger version -- I have the original full size I can email
or post -- just let me know.
Lyle Dixson lyle@dateq.net
NEW INFORMATION
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New State website up & open for
business! Www.csotfastate.org
California State Old - Time Fiddlers’ Association
PO Box 1703 Oroville, California 95965
President:
Patrick DeLuca
csotfa.president@gmail.com
1533 Sunnyside Ave., Clovis 93611
559-349-7729
Bill Whitfield
doyleigh.whitfield@yahoo.com
16506 Elm Ave, Patterson, CA 95363
209-402-3881
Secretary:
Sharon Barrett:
texshar@pacbell.net
469 Jackson St. , Red Bluff, CA 96080
530-527-6127
Treasurer
Robert Curtis
rocurtis@gatewayacceptance.com 60 Vernal Ct, Alamo, CA 94507
Membership
Charley Oveland croveland@sbcglobal.net
12901 Foothill Lane, Saratoga, CA 95070
408-867-18 14
Editor:
Anita Marley
16506 Elm Ave., Patterson, CA 95363
209-777-6824
V. Pres.
anita.marley49@gmail.com
925-930-7272
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
District 1:
Ben Clark
530-534-0775
clark9491@att.net
65 Hart Drive, Oroville
95966
District 2:
Steve Davison
559-252-5177
stevedavisonpt@yahoo.com. 5749 E. Butler, Fresno
District 3:
Gayel Pitchford 661-821-7511
captgayel@cybersurfers.net785 Tucker Road #G, Tehachapi 93561
District 4:
Pat Nelson
714-524-6673
rpnelson@pacbell.net
17392 Chicago Ave. Yorba Linda
92886
District 5:
Doug Dempster 916-489-3856
hwy95@hotmail.com
4829 Foster Way, Carmichael
95608
District 6:
Tex Ash
530-527-6127
texshar@pacbell.net
469 Jackson St., Red Bluff 96080
District 7:
Willie Randel
619-444-8888
vkrandel@cox.net
313 Horizen Hills Dr., El Cajon
District 8:
Joe Hunsinger
661-513-9000
joe-luanahunsinger@sbcglobal.net 21974 Wakefield Ct., Santa Clarita, CA
93021
District 9:
Ruth Oveland
408-867-1814
roveland@sbcglobal.net 12901 Foothill Lane, Saratoga
95070
District 10:
Katy Bridges
415-331-9661
katybridges94952@gmail.com110 Prospect St., Petaluma
94952
District 14:
Don Shrum
760-356-4325
dshrum99@yahoo.com
92250
93727
870 Circle Dr., Holtville
92020
DISTRICT MEETING LOCATIONS, DATES, AND TIMES:
District 1:
Feather River Senior Center 1335 Meyer St. Oroville
4th Sunday
1:00-5:00 p.m.
District 2:
Brooks Ranch Restaurant, Hwy 99 & Chestnut :
2nd Sunday
1pm.
District 3:
Carden School Cafeteria
2nd Saturday
2:00-5:00 p.m.
District 4:
Orange Thorpe Pk. Activity Bldg., 1414 Brookhurst
1st Sunday
1:00-4:00 p.m.
District 5:
Orangevale Grange, 5807 Walnut Ave.
2nd Sunday
1:00-5:00 p.m.
District 6:
St. James Lutheran Church 2500 Shasta View Dr.
Tehachapi Ca
Fullerton Ca
Orangevale Ca
Redding CA
2:00- 5:00 p.m.**
District 7:
Moose Lodge
El Cajon Ca
Terrace Est. Club Room, 1815 Sweetwater Rd.
Spring Valley Ca
1nd Sunday Oct thru June
**Free Workshop Prior to Jam
1st & 4th Sunday
12:00-3:00 p.m.
2nd Sunday
12:00-3:00 p.m.
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District 8:
Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Rd. Oak View Ca
2 & 4 Sunday
District 9:
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St.
District 10:
Redwood Café, Cotati 4th Sun. + traveling jam: call Mark Hogan 707-829-8012 or Katy Bridges 415-331-9661
Castro Valley Ca 4th Sunday
1:30-4:00 p.m.
1:30-5:00 p.m.
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For address errors, please contact Charlie Oveland, the Membership
Secretary. He will correct it and send it on to me. For typos, editorial
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Please send contributions to the newsletter by the 15th of the ODD
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is very important to get your articles in at least 2-3 months ahead
of your event.
Thanks, Anita Marley, Editor
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In Memoriam
SAD NEWS ~~ SAMUEL NECOCHEA Feb. 16, 1928—Mar.
3, 2013
We lost one of our beloved OTFC members, Sam Necochea.
March 3, 2013, Sam left us to go join the great fiddle band in
Heaven. We have enjoyed him, & his fiddling & guitar playing, & vocals at our Dist.7 OTFC meetings & OTFC gigs at
senior facilities, & at his gigs at various venues. Sam & his
wife, Dixie, have been members of Dist.7 OTFC since May
In my early days in District 9, in the 1980's, when
I was not a fiddler but mostly a bluegrass mandolinist and
guitarist, I had the pleasure of backing up
Troy on guitar any number of times, when he would
play his three fiddle tunes on stage as part of
the District 9 jam.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?n=jesse
-king&pid=162929362&fhid=2175
He was a friend.
Bob Palasek
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District 1
We are a little late with our news because we missed the last Soundpost but will be caught up by the next issue. We are
busy preparing for the State contest and will have details of all the events in the May-Jun issue of the Soundpost.
We supported the celebration of Christmas in a big way with three groups providing music in our community this year:
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The Riverside String Band and Rayburn and the Coerced played at the Bidwell Bar Association’s Frontier Christmas;
The Riverside String Band played at the Lake Oroville Country Club’s Christmas Party
Rayburn and the Coerced with Allison Woodruff played at the Country Crest Christmas Party
The Riverside String Band with Allison Woodruff played in support of the Oroville Optimist Club’s annual Ring and Sing
for the Salvation Army.
We are having great success with the Fiddle Group Workshops. One reason is the development of our Fiddle Group
Workshop Tunebooks by Jimi Beeler and Zeke Walker. These tunebooks are conveniently constructed with a 3
ring binder with slip-in transparent sheet protectors and feature 24 fiddle tunes with music notation, guitar chords
and fiddle tabs. If you are interested in purchasing one of these tunebooks contact me via email
ljendro@msn.com or call me at (530) 533-1413.
If you are in the area, our new meeting place is Feather River Senior Center as of January 27 th; we meet from 2 to 5pm on
the 4th Sunday of the month. Come join us!
Pictures from our Christmas Party:
Larry Jendro, President & his group
Time to get ready for all those fiddle contests coming up!
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District 7
The best kept secret and bargain in San Diego is The District 7 California State Old Time Fiddler’s Association (CSOTFA). If you or a
loved one has an interest in becoming a fiddler, making new friends, learning traditional fiddle songs in an accepting atmosphere,
all for less than $20 per year, have I got a recommendation for you. The Fiddle Club meets most every Sunday from noon to 3:00
p.m. The people who run the club are some of the nicest, most supportive people in the world. For example, the first time I
brought my two beginner fiddler daughters, ages 6 and 8, to the Club, they were welcomed into the circle and immediately given
an opportunity to take turns playing the fiddle tunes they knew, which may have totaled three, if we were lucky. If you’ve never
sat with the band, it’s a unique experience; to be immersed in the energy and musical vibration really differs from sitting in the
audience.
Our very first time attending the Club, Sam Necochea called his dear wife, Dixie, at their home (miles from the meeting) and asked
her to bring a new violin as a gift for our youngest daughter, as he wanted her to have a better instrument. Aside from being an
incredibly gifted and famous singer and musician, devoted family man, and awesome cowboy, Sam immediately took our girls under his wings. This big-hearted act of spontaneous generosity touched our family deeply and set us on the path to becoming huge
fans of the club and its members, who have and continue to go out of their way every week to include and mentor our girls. My
husband, Jim, now plays guitar with the club too.
Admittedly, at first we were all a little intimidated and resistant to giving up outdoor or free play time to sit with this group and
mostly listen to them play because of the dearth of songs we knew how to play. No one in the club judged or condemned us for
the girls’ short attention spans or continuous trips to the bathroom and the delicious snack table. However, we hung in there and
now the girls cherish the people, their guidance, the experience of being embraced, encouraged and a real part of the circle of
amazing fiddlers and other musicians, and have learned many new fiddle songs in the two years we’ve been members. The club
has even started offering instruction, breaking down a few choice songs for the less experienced fiddlers, on the second Sunday of
the month. Members are constantly offering tips and giving the girls all kinds of praise, opportunities to play and even sharing
sheet music. The Fiddle Club also sponsors scholarships for children attending The Julian Family Fiddle Camp. Ours are the lucky
recipients of partial scholarships this year largely due to the generosity of the Club and one of its members, who donated “the lion’s share” of scholarship money.
We also really appreciate the historical connection that this group provides to the origin of fiddle in the United States of America
and beyond. Our children are also involved in the San Diego Young Artist Symphony (SDYAS.org), where they learn classical songs
and techniques and take private lessons with the fabulous Jane Frey, a well known Suzuki teacher and conductor at SDYAS. We
view the Fiddle Club as a wonderful compliment to their private instruction and orchestra, as it is a fantastic opportunity to be immersed in traditional old time fiddle music with people, who are marvelous musicians and have an interest in passing down these
songs and ability to improvise and jam in a non-competitive atmosphere. On behalf of Willow, Violet, Jim, and Lauren, thank you
District 7!
By: Lauren Derstine Humphrey
March 12, 2013
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News from District 9
Our officers are in place for 2013.
President - Tom
Clausen
Vice President - Joe Pavaglianti
Secretary -Dian Brown
Treasurers – Jean Kalvig and Pearl Ray
Membership – Carl Brown
District Director – Ruth Oveland
Advisors – Billy Smith, John Durbin, and Aileen McAdoo.
Appointed positions include:
Newsletter editor – Bruce Goble
Webmaster – Dave Dalton
Sunshine Lady – Jeannette Amick.
There were quite a few members of District 9 who were able to attend the State Contest in Oroville in
March. District 9 has the responsibility for the Registration Process and I really appreciate those who volunteered to help this year.
At our monthly jams, we enjoy having all the musicians up on stage at the beginning and at the end of our
jam time. It gives even the shyest person an opportunity to play with the group. Larry Sadler, our MC, encourages people to sign up to play after we’ve enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch. An open invitation is
extended to all of you, musicians and music lovers, to join us on the 4 th Sunday of the month. Our location can be found on page 2 of the Soundpost. We hope you’ll join us when you can.
Ruth Oveland, District 9 Director
Time to get ready for all those fiddle contests coming up!
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CSOTFA DISTRICT 3
AMATEUR FIDDLE CONTEST
MARCH 9 2013
PeeWee Division
Novelty Division
1—Cathy Pierce, Arvin
1—Sarah Stickney—Viola, Tehachapi
2—B. J. Zheng, Tehachapi
2—Julie Stickney—Mountain Dulcimer, Tehachapi
3—Penn Whiteside, Tehachapi
3—Dan Sponsler—Button Box, Tehachapi
Junior-Junior Division
Band Scramble
1—Joe Wallek, Tehachapi
Band No. 1—Anna Kemper, Cello; Dan Sponsler, Fiddle; Penn Whiteside—Fiddle
2—Frank Sponsler, Tehachapi
3—Mallori Spears, Tehachapi
Grand Championship Playoff
1—Nicholas Pierce--Fiddle, Arvin
Junior Division
2—Piper Meisler—Cello, Tehachapi
1—Nicholas Pierce, Arvin
2—Molly Sponsler, Tehachapi
3—Sarah Stickney, Tehachapi
4—Dan Sponsler, Tehachapi
5—Richard Felter, Tehachapi
Cello/Bass Division
1—Piper Meisler—Cello, Tehachapi
2—Anna Kemper—Cello, Tehachapi
3—Sequoia Moore—Cello, Tehachapi
4—Natalie Whiteside—Bass, Tehachapi
Picking Division
1—Sequoia Moore—Mandolin, Tehachapi
2—Penn Whiteside—Mandolin, Tehachapi
Twin Fiddles Division
1—Molly and Dan Sponsler, Tehachapi
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California State Old Time Fiddle Championships
Senior (ages 55-69)
1. Nicki Carlisle
2. Anita Marley
3. Kathy Kampschmidt
4. Tom Clausen
5. Randy Warner
Open Picking (any age)
1. Jerry Rose
2. Ron Johnson
3. Mack McDonald
4. Zack Mondry
5. Julian Colescott
Senior Senior (ages 70 and up)
1. Hughie Smith
2. Art Kee
3. Jim McMillan
4. Billy Smith
5. Carl Malotte
Young Adult (ages 18 – 36)
1. Laura Hightower
2. Alyssa Marler
3. Tori Gillam
Oldest Fiddler
Leon Raney
Pee Wee (ages 8 and under)
1. Monica McDonough
2. Elsa Crotty
3. Finneas Colescott
4. Nathan Crotty
5. Natalie Felker
Youngest Girl Fiddler
Annie Culbreath (5)
Youngest Boy Fiddler
Nathan Crotty (6)
Junior Junior (age 12 and under)
1. Celeste Pena
2. Sophie Pena
3. Amanda Culbreath
4. Elizabeth McDonough
5. Ella Campbell
Junior Picking (age 17 and under)
1. Francis McDonough
2. Jacob Akana
3. Josette McElligott
4. Connie Curry
5. Andy Miller
Adult (ages 37 – 59)
1. Stacy Snodgrass
2. Grant Wheeler
3. Kenny Blacklock
4. Johny McDonald
5. Ginger Vogel
Junior (ages 17 and under)
1. Frances McDonough
2. Amaya Rose Dempsey
3. Tallon Sandoval
4. Christopher Culbreath
5. Joseph Felker
Open (any age)
1. Darren Reitan
2. Amy Culbreath
3. Eric Anderson
4. Laura Smith
5. Darin Smith
Junior Twin Fiddle (age 17 and
under)
1. Amanda Culbreath/Cate Huires
2. Celeste & Sophie Pena
3. Elizabeth & Monica
McDonough
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Open Twin Fiddle (age 18 and up)
1. Darin & Laura Smith
2. Tallon Sandoval/Johny McDonald
3. Katy Bridges/Kenny Blacklock
4. Kathy Kampschmidt/Nicki Carlisle
5. Arthur Kee/Billy Smith
Anything Goes (any age)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Accompanist (any age)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fiddle Judges
1. Dan Touchstone
2. Avery Ellisman
3. Pat Scott
4. Willie Randel
5. Kathy Kampschmidt
6. Tori Gilliam
Picking Judges.
1. Wayne Agnew
2. Brett Johnson
3. Jimi Beeler
Contest MC
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The California Bluegrass Association is very pleased to
finally offer an instructional camp for kids during our
38th Annual Father's Day Festival in Grass Valley this
year. We will still offer Kids on Bluegrass, our performance activity for young people and our expanded KidFest, our recreational activity. We have hired Bluegrass
Camps for Kids (www.bluegrasscampsforkids.com) to
produce a four day camp for 8-16 year old young people. Beginning to advanced musicians are welcome to
enroll in this camp and it will include instruction on multiple instruments, dance, songwriting, singing, and a performance on one of our stages on Saturday. The faculty
will focus on bluegrass, old time and folk music. Bluegrass Camps for Kids produces free standing camps in
many states including Alaska and Hawaii and also produces camps attached to festivals. Please go to their
website to read about their program.
We are enrolling now via our website www.cbaontheweb.org. The
four day camp (Thursday through Sunday, June 13-16, 2013) costs
$300 (some scholarships are available) and does require that a
parent/guardian attend the festival. (We need to have an adult on
site if needed). I can be contacted by email at darbyandbruno@comcast.net or telephone 510 735-6364 for any questions.
Please forward this email to any families you think might be interested or to any instructors who teach young people. We are registering students now and will limit attendance this first year to 35
students.
Thank you,
Darby Brandli, President and Liaison to the Youth Program
California Bluegrass Association
Cloverdale Contest has new dates & new weathr!!
The Cloverdale Fiddle Festival will be held May 4-5, 2013 at the Citrus
Fairgrounds in Cloverdale. Still very much the fiddle contest people have
enjoyed over the years, we have expanded the activities that we hope
fiddlers and old time music fans will enjoy. For example we have added
youth and adult guitar and mandolin divisions. We will feature top notch
entertainment in the world of of time and bluegrass music as well as
workshops. For further information got to www.cloverdalefiddles.com or
call 707-894-2067 or 707-829-8012. I hope to see you there.
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