World Fiddle Day is an annual celebration of fiddle music, held on the third Saturday of May. [1] [2] World Fiddle Day events are held around the world, in areas where fiddle music is popular. [3]
World Fiddle Day was founded by County Donegal fiddler Caoimhin Mac Aoidh in 2012. [4] [5] The May date was chosen to coincide with the 1737 death of Italian violin craftsman Antonio Stradivari. [6] The first Toronto celebration was held in 2013 and that year there was a celebration in Winnipeg as well.
In 2015, Canada declared World Fiddle Day to be National Fiddle Day as well. [7] [8] There were celebrations in Owen Sound, Ontario, [9] St. John's, Newfoundland and Toronto. [10] The Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdancing Competition was held in Richmond, Ontario. [11]
In 2016 a World Fiddle Day celebration was held at Fort York in Toronto on May 21. Yosvani Castañeda Valdés demonstrated Cuban fiddling, while Dan MacDonald performed and presented a workshop about Cape Breton fiddling style. [12] [13] Other events were held in Owen Sound, Ontario [7] and Scartaglen, County Kerry, Ireland. [3]
In 2019 Kincardine, Ontario, held its fifth annual World Fiddle Day celebration with a downtown open air fiddling show. [14] The Scartaglen celebration that year included lectures about the lives of local fiddlers Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. [15]
World Fiddle Day is an annual celebration of fiddle music, held on the third Saturday of May. [1] [2] World Fiddle Day events are held around the world, in areas where fiddle music is popular. [3]
World Fiddle Day was founded by County Donegal fiddler Caoimhin Mac Aoidh in 2012. [4] [5] The May date was chosen to coincide with the 1737 death of Italian violin craftsman Antonio Stradivari. [6] The first Toronto celebration was held in 2013 and that year there was a celebration in Winnipeg as well.
In 2015, Canada declared World Fiddle Day to be National Fiddle Day as well. [7] [8] There were celebrations in Owen Sound, Ontario, [9] St. John's, Newfoundland and Toronto. [10] The Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdancing Competition was held in Richmond, Ontario. [11]
In 2016 a World Fiddle Day celebration was held at Fort York in Toronto on May 21. Yosvani Castañeda Valdés demonstrated Cuban fiddling, while Dan MacDonald performed and presented a workshop about Cape Breton fiddling style. [12] [13] Other events were held in Owen Sound, Ontario [7] and Scartaglen, County Kerry, Ireland. [3]
In 2019 Kincardine, Ontario, held its fifth annual World Fiddle Day celebration with a downtown open air fiddling show. [14] The Scartaglen celebration that year included lectures about the lives of local fiddlers Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. [15]