FOTMC 2024

Friday, April 12, 2024

9:00 a.m.     Admission/Registration Opens

11:00 a.m.    Contest Registration Opens

12:00 p.m.    Kid’s Tee-shirt Decorating with Deb Gilman & Others

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. FOTMC 2024 Contests & Workshops Begin

Workshops:

1:00pm Old Time Fiddle with Chuck Levy

2:00pm Old Time Banjo with Chuck Levy

3:00pm Old Time Jr. Fiddle with Abigail Gruber

4:00pm Playing for Contra Dances with Kathie Aagaard & Bill Dudley

1:00pm Friday Contests Begin

(1) Harmonica

(2) Dobro

(3) Ukulele

(4) Autoharp

GUEST ARTISTS PERFORM: Ann Whitley Singleton, John Day & Doug Singleton

(5) Finger Pick Guitar

(6) Men’s Old Time Singing Ind.

(7) Women’s Ind. O-T Singing

(8) Banjo – Fiddle Duet

6:00 p.m.      Pre-Contra Dance

6:30: p.m. -  10:00 CONTRA DANCE with Caller, Andy Kane

Saturday, April 13, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. FOTMC 2024 Morning Contests & Workshops Begin 

Workshops:   

9:00 a.m. Mountain Dulcimer with Chris Collins

10:00 a.m. Hammered Dulcimer with Chis Collins

11:00 a.m. Singing Saw with Tim Martin

12:00 p.m. Calling Dances with Andy Kane

1:00 p.m. Family Music & Dance: For parents, older siblings and youngest siblings, with Deb Gilman, Andy Kane & Others

9:00 a.m. Admission & Registration Opens 

Contest Registration Opens

10:00 a.m. Morning Contests Begin:

(9) Jr. Old Time Fiddle 13yrs & under

(10) Beginner Old Time Fiddle

(11) Beginner Old Time Banjo

(12) Old Time Fiddle Eliminations

(13) Old Time Banjo Eliminations

1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK FOR CONTESTS

1:30 p.m. –  5:00 p.m. FOTMC 2024 Contests and Workshops Begin Again 

Workshops: 

2:00pm Sacred Harp Singing with Anna Strickland

3:00pm Autoharp with Paul Raney

4:00pm Old Time Musical Instruments with Linda Pottberg

5:00pm West Virginia Fiddle Tunes with Carol & Ron Whisler

1:30 p.m. Afternoon Contests Begin:

(14) Old-Time Rhythm Instruments

(15) Mandolin

(16) Percussive Dance Individual

(17) Flat Pick Guitar

GUEST ARTISTS PERFORM: Ann Whitley Singleton, John Day & Doug Singleton

(18) Singing Saw

(19) Mountain Dulcimer

(20) Hammered Dulcimer

(21) Old Time Singing Group

6:30 p.m. Pre-Contra Dance Lesson

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Contra Dance with Caller, Andy Kane

Sunday, April 14, 2023

9:00 a.m. Singing Circle with Anna Strickland

Registration Opens for Old Time String Band Contest

10:00 a.m. - Sunday Contests Begin: 

*Old Time Banjo Finals

*Old Time Fiddle Finals

GUEST ARTISTS PERFORM: Ann Whitley Singleton, John Day & Doug Singleton

(22) Old Time String Band Contest

SPECIAL AWARDS:

"Cousin" Thelma Boltin Award

Edward Lee Flemming, Jr. Award