The Leon’s Manufacturing Fiddle Competition is a tradition at Grain Millers Harvest Showdown, but it’s a tradition which crosses generations. Nine fiddlers competed in the 2015 competition, from seniors to kids as young as seven.
The winner of the open and adult classes was Scott Cornelius, and he says it went really well, with a lot of talented fiddlers taking to the stage in the competition.
One group that Cornelius was impressed with was the youngest group, and he says it’s exciting to see how good they are after only a short time playing the instrument.
“It’s nice to see that they’re still going up, and fiddling is still carrying on with the youth.”
Cornelius says that he keeps fiddling because it’s something he’s always enjoyed. He credits competitions like the one at Harvest Showdown for making fiddling something the really young want to take up and for continuing his interest in the instrument.
“It was my first interest, and I never really stopped doing it.”
Cornelius intends to spend the prize money on his other passion, classic cars. He says that all of the prize money has been earmarked for his 1954 Chrysler.
Complete results are:
Seniors Class, Walter Misko first, Jim Maddock second.
Adult Class, Scott Cornelius first, Cathy Sproule second.
Intermediate Class, Shelby Gibson first, Bria Howden second.
Junior Class, Susanna Reed, first, Brydon Howden second, Kiera Howden third.
Open Class, Scott Cornelius first, Shelby Gibson second, Bria Howden third.
