Resources
The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association is often contacted for resources to help musicians improve their experience. Click on the link below to be taken to the appropriate section of the page. WOTFA is providing this information as a courtesy and does not endorse or guarantee the quality of the referrals.
Instructional Materials and Recordings
Ludiker Music
Website: http://ludikermusic.com
About: The Spokane-based music studio of JayDean Ludiker publishes CD's and instructional books,
and offers fiddle instruction with three teachers.
Petimar Press
Website: http://www.petimarpress.com
About: Pete Martin's Seattle-area business specializes in instruction books for mandolin and fiddle. Pete has
also been a mandolin instructor at the Kittitas Workshop and teaches in several locations in the greater Seattle area.
Voyager Recordings and Publications
Website: http://www.voyagerrecords.com
About: Vivian and Phil Williams' business specializes in recording and publishing Old Time Music CDs and tune books.
They also do presentations and performances around the Pacific Northwest as well as teach at the Kittitas Workshop.
NEW: On a new page on the Voyager Records website, Phil now has a link to his back-up guitar chords and "Hillbilly" style of playing them.
Music Intructors
NOTE: Instructors are listed first by district and then alphabetically within their districts.
Instructor: Patt Duff
District: 2
City: Spokane area
Phone: 509-465-9988
Email: pattduffpress@aol.com
Instruments:Fiddle, guitar, banjo.
Other: Lifetime fiddler, from a 6+ generation fiddling family. Fiddling will be taught by ear, supplemented with tablature and notation. Guitar and banjo: beginner basics. Jamming, improvisation, writing out you own tunes and lyrics as well as band etiquette is taught. Ages 4 and up.
Instructor: Earl Calvert
District: 3
City: Wenatchee
Phone: 509-886-1614
Email: wotfacontest@hotmail.com
Instruments: Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar
Instructor: James Knight
District: 4
City: Blaine
Phone: 360-739-4773
Instruments: Fiddle
Instructor: Laura Farr
District: 5
City: Shelton
Phone: 360-427-1703
Email: wlzfarr@msn.com
Instrument: Old time fiddle
Instructor: Cindy Johnson (formerly Edwards)
District: 5
City: Bremerton/Silverdale area
Phone: 360-981-2908
Email: FiddlestixStudio@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.FiddlestixStudio.com
Instruments: Fiddle
Other: Fiddlestix Studio is the brainchild of Cindy Johnson, award-winning NorthWest fiddler and instructor. Cindy teaches skills in fiddling technique - for kids or adults, beginning to intermediate - with her unique, easy-to-learn method. For more information, please visit Cindy's web site, listed above.
Instructor: Pete Martin
District: 6
City: Seattle, Bothell, Kent, Issaquah
Phone: 206-367-9756
Email: pete@petimarpress.com
Web site: http://www.petimarpress.com
Instruments: Fiddle, Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, Guitar
Other: Pete was 1994 National Adult Fiddle Champion and in 1983
placed in the top 5 at the National Mandolin Championship. He is author of 7
instruction books about fiddle and mandolin playing. Private, professional instruction with over 25 years teaching experience.
Many playing styles taught.
Instructor: Diane McMahon
District: 6
City: Algona
Phone: 253-833-7398
Instruments: Fiddle/Violin, Piano, Theory, All ages
Instructor: Stuart Williams
District: 6
Address: 1312 - 13th Ave South
City: Seattle
Phone: 206-323-8004
Email: stuwilli@mindspring.com
Instruments: Fiddle, mandolin and guitar
Instructor: Cheryl A. Hall
District: 7
City: Yakima area
Phone: 509-966-0572
Email: cherylh@compwrx.com
Instruments: Fiddle, guitar
Other: Offering beginning to lower intermediate fiddle and rhythm guitar lessons.
Instructor: Sarah Comer
District: 8
City: Puyallup
Phone: 253-845-2975
Email: fiddleteacher@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.sitekreator.com/Sarah_Comer/main_page.html
Instruments: Fiddle by ear and music theory
Other: In Fall 2006, Sarah will again be teaching "Beginning Fiddle: American Style" at Pierce College. For more information,
please see the Fall 2006 Bulletin, under Arts and Music. For references, please see Sarah's website, above.
Instructor: Lyn Neal
District: 8
City: Tacoma
Phone: 253-276-1867
Email: music_lady_lyn@comcast.net
Instruments: Fiddle
Other: I am an experienced and credentialed teacher and have fiddled over 60 years in different parts of the country. I originally learned to fiddle from my grandmother in upstate New York, fiddled Ky. Style at Berea College in Ky, and fiddled in Texas, Wyoming, Utah and CA. I have a Degree in music so I teach notation and Theory thrown into my lessons. I like to contest fiddle and have placed well in a number of competitions and participated in a number of fiddle camps in the US and Canada. I even taught American fiddling in India in 1960.I am a SR SR.
Instructor: Shawn Hughes
District: 12
City: Tri-Cities
Phone: 509-736-3539
Email: shawneeboy135@msn.com
Instruments: Mandolin, Guitar
Instructor: Marie Parks
District: 12
City: Tri-Cities
Phone: 509-585-4895
Email: fiddlinsam@aol.com
Instruments: Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Bass
Instructor: Edna Whitney
District: 12
City: Tri-Cities
Phone: 509-546-2626
Email: emwhitney@charter.net
Instruments: Fiddle, Banjo, Beginning Guitar
Instructor: Connie Dunnington
District: 14
City: White Salmon
Phone: 509-493-8889
Email: rcdunnington@yahoo.com
Instruments: Fiddle, guitar and voice for all ages. Private instruction and group instruction. Fiddle instruction for Hood River Community Education Fall-Spring terms. Children's fiddle group performs and meets once a month.
Instructor: Alison Grim
District: 16
City: Lake Stevens/Snohomish County
Phone: 425-377-0177
Email: alcubed@comcast.net
Instruments: Fiddle
Regional Fiddling Organizations
British Columbia Old Time Fiddlers
Website: http://bcfiddlers.org
Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association
Website: http://www.oregonoldtimefiddling.org
Nevada Old-Time Fiddlers Association (NOFA)
Website: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/nvfiddlers
National Old Time Fiddlers Contest & Festival
Website: http://www.fiddlecontest.com
North West Regional Fiddle Contest
Website:http://www.nwregionals.com/index.html
Updated 5/6/2008