OLD
TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL AND FIDDLE CONTEST
The Eckley Miners’ Village Associates will be
hosting an historical recreation of an old fashion music festival and fiddle
contest on Sunday July 20 from
Any and all musicians are encouraged to come out
and bring their instruments and play with other musicians who have similar
interests in old time music. Other instruments and styles are encouraged and
will be performed.
The fiddle contest will be open to musicians of all ages and all levels of
experience. There will be three contest categories: 12 & under, 13-18, 19
and over. Awards will be given to the top three contestants and advanced
registration is suggested.
The festival will also
have impromptu performances, jam sessions, and musical workshops. Eckley’s
historic houses will be open, along with sewing and quilting workshops, great
food, wagon rides, and more. Admission will be charged to attend the festival;
registration for the fiddle contest is free.
Eckley Miners’ Village is operated by the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in co-operation with the Eckley
Miners’ Village Associates. Eckley is located nine miles east of