06/05/2021
From the President
June 2021 has arrived and summer 2021 will soon be upon us. The past year and a half has taken it’s toll on all of us. The cancellation of the 2021 Fiddle Camp was a sad blow to all of WOTFA. It was disappointing news to hear that camp had been cancelled, but, very understandable […]
05/10/2021
Fiddle Camp Cancelled
It is with a huge lump in the back of my throat that I tell you, Fiddle Camp 2021 has been cancelled. I want to thank each and every one of you that registered and got your hopes up for camp this year. All the notes of hope that were sent, truly were appreciated. With […]
District Reports
02/01/2021
District 1
William (Bill)Eggert passed away Sept. 25, 2020 in Ajo Arizona, where he had lived for several years. He was a valued member of Dist. 1, well liked and respected. He was a proud member of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers and the Banana Belt Fiddlers in Clarkston, Washington for many years, where he shared his […]
06/01/2021
District 2
Hello, everyone. By now you all know that the Moses Lake Fiddle Camp was cancelled for 2021. Last month’s proposal that we have an outdoor picnic was met with the usual overwhelming silence, but I am not willing to let the summer fade away without doing something. I am kind of curious to see if […]
06/01/2021
District 4
Dear Fiddlers, we are encouraged and hopeful that in June things may open up a bit; we have heard from one of our Sr. Centers saying we maybe able to make music there again in June; using CDC and local guidelines to guide us; there may be limits, but I’m sure we will be happy […]
02/01/2021
District 5
At this writing, there is no information suggesting that we can meet as a group in person. Kay McCarthy has been hosting a zoom jam at least once a month, and Bill Crabtree has hosted a zoom workshop, and a jam, which drew folks from all over the state. We opted to not have a […]
05/01/2021
District 6
Greetings from District 6! We want to thank everyone that attended our April 10th Meeting and Jam. It was nice meeting Kitty Steetle, Co Music Editor that attended. Due to all the uncertainties of the Covid, it was voted to not have a Dist. 6 Camp-out this year. Earl DeWitt is the Nominating Committee Chairman […]
06/01/2021
District 8
We have been unable to hold our monthly meetings or dance band practice as our current meeting facility (the Mid-County Community Center) is closed until September. We continue to play outside in Puyallup on Wednesday afternoons, weather permitting. We also have a Zoom meeting every Wednesday evening. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Barb […]
06/01/2021
District 9
District 9: Chair: Christie Easter 360-791-5185. mrwillys@aol.com Vice Chair: Kelvy Brown: 360-388-0124. Kelvy.brown8@gmail.com Jam: Friday, June 4th 10am-12:00pm at the Adna Grange, 123 Dieckman Rd in Adna. Hi Everyone: We will be resuming our regular monthly music jams for District 9 on Friday, June 4th from 10 am-12:00pm at the Adna Grange in downtown […]
12/07/2020
District 11
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 Phyllis (Pate) O’Brien. Rose played the guitar and was a good singer. She moved to Idaho a few years ago but was part of our […]
06/01/2021
District 12
In May’s newsletter, we indicated plans for a District 12 gathering at Leslie Groves Park, in Richland on May 1 or 2. Regrettably, the May Newsletter was not issued electronically until May 10, and the gathering did not occur as planned. So, if after reading the Newsletter, you felt that you missed it, you did […]
06/01/2021
District 16
This reporter has waited until the “last minute” to write this because there is nothing really to say. D16 continues to have jams every 2nd and 4th Friday evenings. (Y’all come!) Dave has been kindly doing these jams in my absence. Reportedly a good time has been had by all. Also in my absence we […]
