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Preserving an American Tradition

WASHINGTON

EVERGREEN FIDDLER

NEWSLETTER OF THE

WASHINGTON OLD TIME FIDDLERS

ASSOCIATION

December 2020 - January 2021

Board of Directors

State Officers

President	Bill Crabtree
Vice President West	Laura Farr
Vice President East	Jim Harter
Secretary	Katie Gotshall
Treasurer	Leigh Frazier

District Chairs

District	Counties	Chairman
2	Ferry,Lincoln,Pend O’Reille, Spokane & Stevens	Kyle Peterson
3	Chelan, Douglas & Okanogan Counties	Gerry Gengler
4	Skagit, Whatcom, Island & San Juan	Fred Robbins
5	Mason, Kitsap, Pacific & Grays Harbor	Kay McCarthy
6	King	Roy Calvert
8	Pierce	Barbara Peterson
9	Thurston & Lewis	Christie Easter
10	Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania & Wakiukum	Kathryn Bode
11	Grant & Adams	Charlie Root
12	Benton, Franklin & Walla Walla	Joe Gunter
15	Jefferson & Clallam	Scott Holman
16	Snohomish	Noel Lareau

Committee Chairs

Membership Chair	Noel Lareau
Newsletter Editor	Bonni Wuennecke
Music Editor	Kay Daling
Workshop Chair	Corrine Agnew/Tyler Hagood
Copyright Chair	Noel Lareau
Webmaster	Bill Crabtree

From the President

12/03/2020 - Bill Crabtree

As 2020 draws to a close [...]Read More

From the Membership Chair

12/07/2020 - Noel Lareau

This is the last of the paper-formatted “Evergreen Fiddler” to be sent out to all the membership. Starting with the next issue – February 2021 – the Fiddler will be…

Online Learning comes to WOTFA

Online learning is coming to WOTFA. Beginning November 2nd, WOTFA will begin hosting online workshops the first Monday of each month. A new Learning site has been created for this…

District Reports

All district meetings and jam sessions are cancelled until further notice

District 1

12/07/2020 - Bonni Wuennecke

No longer an active District [...]Read More

District 2

12/07/2020 - Kyle Peterson

Though we have all been in extended hibernation here in District 2, I hope everyone has been using this time to practice, learn new songs and stay safe. Despite the…

District 3

12/07/2020 - Carl Buick

All active members of Dist 3 have been safe from the pandemic. Let us hope and pray that we all stay safe through the holidays. It has been a great…

District 4

12/07/2020 - Fred Robbins

Dear Dist. 4 Fiddlers, Wishing you all a Blessed Thanksgiving! From Fred and Yvonne Robbins…Representing Dist. 4… Please note that Member Dues are due by Dec. 31st. Your attention to…

District 5

12/07/2020 - Laura Farr

No Report [...]Read More

District 6

12/07/2020 - Simon Knaphus

No news from District 6, which hopefully means that everyone is doing well – all things considered. We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and even though it’s dark…

District 7

12/07/2020 - Bonni Wuennecke

No longer an active WOTFA District [...]Read More

District 8

12/03/2020 - Barbara Peterson

Our congratulations to Katie, our new WOTFA State Secretary. All WOTFA activities are on hold for now, except for the online learning opportunities. Be sure to investigate those! And also…

District 9

12/07/2020 - Christie Easter

Hi Everyone: Since we are once again in the middle of a Covid lockdown, there is not too much in the way of activities for District 9 at the moment.…

District 10

12/07/2020 - Bonni Wuennecke

No Report [...]Read More

District 11

12/07/2020 - Charlie Root

Things are still very slow in District 11. We play some at home but that is about it. Two of our former members passed away last week, Rose Heath, and…

District 12

12/07/2020 - Chuck Hedel

Welcome to our new online edition of the Newsletter. I know some of you are still receiving it via US Mail, but most are getting it online. I hope that…

District 15

12/07/2020 - Bonni Wuennecke

Schedule changes in summer and December. See www.d15.wotfa.org [...]Read More

District 16

12/07/2020 - Noel Lareau

Ho Ho Ho Happy Holidays, folks! Or rather, safe and healthy holidays for all of us. Surely sometime in 2021 it will be safe for us to meet and mix…

Tune of the Month

Ice on the Road

12/01/2020 - Katie Gotshall

This tune is reel by Graham Townsend who was a blind fiddler Canadian fiddler born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Buckingham, Quebec. He started playing ole-time fiddle music…

Membership Application and Renewal Form

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Evergreen Fiddler Tune Books

WOTFA Publications presents The Evergreen Fiddler Tune Books. Three separate books containing sheet music, mp3 files, and short stories of selected Tune of the Month from the Evergreen Fiddler newsletter.

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