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UID:wall-of-fame-inductees-ceremony-2026-04@www.mbfiddleassociation.org
DTSTAMP:20260420T012613Z
DTSTART:20260426T180000Z
SUMMARY:Wall of Fame Inductees' Ceremony 2026
LOCATION:Carman Community Hall\, Carman MB
DESCRIPTION:Organize your carpool and wear your “gold slippers” to enjoy lo
 ts of dancing to the old-time fiddle music. Please come to support the hon
 orees for 2026.\n\nFiddlers\n\nBoris Nowosad — Dauphin\, MB\n\nMike Kostyn
 yk — Sundown\, MB\n\nEldon Campbell — Kinisota\, MB\n\nBuilder\n\nDaria Wa
 tkin — Winnipeg\, MB\n\nAdmission & details\n\nDoors open at 1:00 PM\n\nTi
 ckets at the door: $15.00 — 16 and under free\n\nCatered supper TBA\n\nSur
 face parking\, including accessible stalls
URL:https://www.mbfiddleassociation.org/en/events/wall-of-fame-inductees-ce
 remony-2026-04
CATEGORIES:CONCERT
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UID:mco-threads-of-gold-james-ehnes-2026-05@www.mbfiddleassociation.org
DTSTAMP:20260420T012613Z
DTSTART:20260509T003000Z
DTEND:20260509T023000Z
SUMMARY:MCO 8 / Threads of Gold: James Ehnes in Recital
LOCATION:Knox United Church\, 400 Edmonton St.\, Winnipeg
DESCRIPTION:Spanning moods from intimacy to grandeur\, renowned Manitoba-bo
 rn violinist James Ehnes celebrates his 50th birthday with us in a solo re
 cital\, illuminating the delicate threads that run through the music he lo
 ves.\n\nJames Ehnes has established himself as one of the most sought-afte
 r musicians on the international stage. Gifted with a rare combination of 
 stunning virtuosity\, serene lyricism\, and an unfaltering musicality\, Eh
 nes is a favourite guest at the world’s most celebrated concert halls.\n\n
 Presented by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.
URL:https://www.mbfiddleassociation.org/en/events/mco-threads-of-gold-james
 -ehnes-2026-05
CATEGORIES:CONCERT
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UID:international-old-time-fiddle-2026-06@www.mbfiddleassociation.org
DTSTAMP:20260420T012613Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607
SUMMARY:International Old-Time Fiddle Workshop & Contest
LOCATION:International Peace Garden
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate three days of fiddle tradition at the International M
 usic Camp's 30th annual Fiddle\, Guitar\, Bass & Banjo Workshops and 49th 
 International Old-Time Fiddlers Contest\, June 4–6\, 2026\, at the Interna
 tional Peace Garden. Learn from a powerhouse faculty across Métis\, Canadi
 an old-time\, and bluegrass styles\; catch Norway House Cree Nation's awar
 d-winning Ryan D'Aoust headlining the Friday Night Spectacular\; and cheer
  on fiddlers of every age competing for $thousands in cash prizes — includ
 ing the brand-new One-Tune Division\, built just for first-time contestant
 s. Full details and registration on the event website.
URL:https://www.mbfiddleassociation.org/en/events/international-old-time-fi
 ddle-2026-06
CATEGORIES:WORKSHOP,CONCERT
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UID:imc-festival-arts-ryan-daoust-2026@www.mbfiddleassociation.org
DTSTAMP:20260420T012613Z
DTSTART:20260606T000000Z
DTEND:20260606T030000Z
SUMMARY:IMC Festival of the Arts Performance — Ryan D’Aoust
LOCATION:International Music Camp\, International Peace Garden\, MB/ND
DESCRIPTION:Ryan D’Aoust is an award-winning fiddler from the Norway House 
 Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba. Ryan learned to play fiddle through the 
 Frontier School Division’s Fiddling program offered in his school when he 
 was in grade 6. His exceptional passion\, talent\, and commitment to his c
 ommunity soon led to his becoming a much sought-after fiddler at a very yo
 ung age. Ryan has played at countless square-dancing and jigging contests 
 throughout Manitoba.\n\nHis first album “South Side of the Strings\,” reco
 rded in 2006 when he was still a teenager\, won a Canadian Aboriginal Musi
 c Award for best fiddling album of the year. His second album\, “York Boat
 s and Legends\,” included four original compositions drawn from his home c
 ommunity and supportive family.\n\nRyan’s style of fiddling is rooted in t
 he tradition of Métis fiddling — going back over 350 years in Northern Man
 itoba — and is also influenced by the classic Canadian fiddle style of Don
  Messer\, Graham Townsend\, and Calvin Vollrath. He is a magician with his
  bow and is known for his musical articulation\, tone\, and danceable styl
 e.\n\nRyan performs both as a solo artist and as co-leader of the band Hig
 hway 373 with his brother Clayton\, and has been a fiddle instructor for t
 he Frontier School Division since 2011. He currently teaches in his home c
 ommunity of Norway House.\n\nThe concert is $10 USD — or free to Old Time 
 Fiddle Workshop participants. All times are Central Time and are subject t
 o change.
URL:https://www.mbfiddleassociation.org/en/events/imc-festival-arts-ryan-da
 oust-2026
CATEGORIES:CONCERT
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UID:festival-du-voyageur-2027@www.mbfiddleassociation.org
DTSTAMP:20260420T012613Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270222
SUMMARY:Festival du Voyageur 2027
LOCATION:Voyageur Park\, Winnipeg MB
DESCRIPTION:Western Canada's largest winter festival returns February 12–21
 \, 2027 in Winnipeg's French Quarter. Ten days of joie de vivre\, live mus
 ic\, fiddle and jigging contests\, snow sculptures\, and voyageur-era camp
  life. The 2027 programming and ticket sales are announced closer to the f
 estival — see the official site for updates.
URL:https://www.mbfiddleassociation.org/en/events/festival-du-voyageur-2027
CATEGORIES:CONCERT,COMPETITION,FESTIVAL
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