We have been busy in Chapter 2, digging out from under the snow and getting ready for Fiddle Season. The Northwest Regional Fiddle Contest will take place at the Trent Elementary School on April 12-13 and then the Chewelah Fiddle Contest at the Addy Grange on May 9-10. The NW Regionals will feature fierce fiddling and competitive skulduggery, while the Fiddlers On The Peak will feature a band performance for any three-or-more musicians who can agree on two tunes and a band name. Then total exhaustion sets in until it is time for Music Camp in the Wenatchee area in July. For information, reference the websites for both contests. I haven’t seen other festivals pop up like they have in previous years, but perhaps someone will get ambitious and organize a chance to promote traditional music. If not, I hope to see you at the contests!