News & Announcements
2010 Greentree Festival Line-Up Announced!
| Saturday - Sept. 18 | Sunday - Sept. 19 |
| Noon Steve Hall | 10-12pm Gospel with the Cox Family |
| 1pm Mills Family | 12:30 RAMS (Resurrected Acoustic Musicians) |
| 2pm Charlie Berger | 1:30 Kerosene Can String Band |
| 3pm Bill & Gary | 2:30 Wild Grub String Band |
| 4pm Fox Creek | 3:30 Fox Creek |
| 5pm Bended Knee | 4:30 Mound City Slickers |
Visit the festival's web site for more information.
- Posted 7/5/10
Fiddle Contest Results
See the winners of our 2010 Fiddle Contest in the "Photos" section. Thank you to all who participated... and to everyone who came out to listen.
- Posted 7/4/10
More Fiddle Contest & Greentree Information
The flyer for this year's Fiddle Contest can be found at THIS LINK.
Luthier Charlie Berger will be available on Sept. 18th at the Greentree Festival to answer questions about fiddle care.
- Posted 4/29/10
2010 Fiddle Contest Details - May 29, 2010
This year's fiddle contest is once again held at Stovalls Grove in Wildwood, MO. There will be Open, Senior, and Junior Divisions competing for the top prizes of $150, $100, and $50. This year, there will be a Square Dance immediately following the competition! The $10 admission fee includes the contest and the dance... PLUS a BBQ dinner plate. Details can be found on our Events & Links Page.
- Posted 4/5/10
2009 Greentree Festival
The festival was a success once again due the musicians, the volunteers, and especially the crowds that came to support us. Thank you!
2009 Greentree Festival Lineup Announced
We have a great lineup again this year for the Greentree festival in Kirkwood, MO. Missouri Fiddlers has been providing free entertainment for this festival for over 30 years. Visit the festival's web site for more information.
| Saturday - Sept. 19 | Sunday - Sept. 20 |
| 12-1pm Echo Valley Boys | 10-12pm Gospel with Slim & Zella Mae Cox |
| 1-2pm Gomez & Friends | 12:30-1:30pm Trinity Ridge |
| 2-3pm Boyer Family | 1:30-2:30pm Martin & Halfacre |
| 3-4pm Spike & Friends | 2:30-3:30pm Fox Creek |
| 4-5pm Fox Creek | 3:30-4:30pm All Aboard |
| 5-6pm Post Oak | |
| 6pm-??? open mic | See You Next Year! |
Also at this years festival, we are happy to have luthier Charlie Berger on Saturday, September 19th. Charlie is well known in this area for fiddle and bow repair.
2009 Fiddle Contest Results!
On May 16, 2009, we held our 2nd Annual Fiddle Contest at Stovalls Grove in Wildwood, Mo. We want to thank all of the people who contributed to its success. We especially want to thank all of the folks at Stovalls for their help and support. The weather again cooperated with us and we had an great contest and jam session. We had a good turn out of contestants and there was great jamming going on outside in the corral.
Youth Winners:
Richard Shoemaker (1st)
Richard Shoemaker (1st)
Evan Alexander (2nd)
Samantha Hinson (3rd)
Senior Winners:
Howard Marshall (1st)
Ray Thomas (2nd)
Fred Baue (3rd)
Open Winners:
Marc Rennard (1st)
Robert Freeman (2nd)
Senior Winners:
Howard Marshall (1st)
Ray Thomas (2nd)
Fred Baue (3rd)
Open Winners:
Marc Rennard (1st)
Robert Freeman (2nd)
Lynne (Chirps) Smith (3rd)
Kathy Summers (4th)
Kathy Summers (4th)
Be sure to check out our Photos Section for pictures of our contest winners and jam participants.
- Posted 5/27/09
Fiddle Contest - May 16, 2009
Details have been finalized for our annual Fiddle Contest at Stovall's Grove. There will be three divisions: Open, Senior, and Junior with top prizes of $150, $100, and $50. A jam will follow the contest. More information can be found here and on the Events & Links page.
(Plus... With your $10 admission fee, you'll not only get to hear some fantastic fiddling... you'll also be fed a fantastic BBQ dinner plate!)
- Posted 3/10/09
2009 Greentree Festival Information
We've posted some information and links to the Kirkwood Greentree Festival on our Events & Links page. If your band is interested in performing, please contact Vesta Johnson.
- Posted 3/9/09
Quarterly Meeting Notes - February 2009
At out last Quarterly Meeting, we made our final plans for the fiddle contest and outdoor jam session which is going to be held on May 16, 2009 at Stovalls Grove. Again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our members and the folks at Stovalls Grove who helped make our last fiddle contest, dance, and outdoor jam such a success.
