Fiddling for Food Grains at the 7th Annual Fiddlers on the Trent Festival

The 7th Annual Fiddlers on the Trent Festival kicks off Thursday June 18, 2009 at the Frankford Tourist Park and the fiddling doesn't stop all weekend long! North American Champion fiddler, Shane Cook, takes to the stage (and the Trent River) as our headline entertainer throughout the weekend with Brian Pickell on guitar, Jake Charron on piano and Champion Step Dancer Tiffany Fewster. 

If you haven't joined us before, come and see what you've been missing: 

Thursday night showcases the next generation of fiddlers and dancers, with a Youth Night Variety Show. Be sure to come early for the down-home Fish Fry supper beginning at 4:00. Shane tops off the night with a taste of things to come. 

Friday morning comes early as we welcome back our feature guest at the 1802 train station, 1802 Stockdale Road - just on the West side of town. This quaint original Frankford train station plays host to local entertainment every Friday beginning at 8:30 am. 

If your bowing arm isn't too tired, head back to the Tourist Park for the Jam-in-the-Round open session at 2 O'clock, followed by a home-made roast beef dinner with all the trimmings. Shane Cook and Friends open the evening at 6:00 followed by 11 year old yoddling sweetheart Naomi Bristow and fiddler Andrew Richmond  with more toe-tapping music, Cook and his band return to get things into full-swing. The music flows into the night with an open mic session to follow. 

After a good night's rest, Kirk Wipper, founder of the Peterborough Canoe Museum, leads a waterborne charity parade of music down the Trent Saturday Morning. Complete with fiddles, bagpipes, guitars and canoe enthusiasts alike, the event invites everyone to Paddle for Poverty on the picturesque waterway. Join us with your canoes, kayaks, pontoons and pledge forms by 9:00am at Cooke-Armstrong Road in Glen Ross (follow the signs from the Tourist Park). 

As the boats dock at the river bank of the Tourist park, you'll want to grab a seat (be sure to bring your lawn chair), even though the afternoon promises to have everyone on their feet! Countless entertainers, including Flashback, Lazy John, Shane Cook's final performance and the Vern Mackey Band, featuring Elly Kelly and Neil Wadhvana, fill the afternoon and evening. You won't want to miss this day!  

Wake to the smell of pancakes and strawberries before the annual Non-Denominational church service with guest speaker Eric Wright and inspirational music by "Keep the Faith". Musicians are invited to join the 1802 Station Fiddlers for a jam session of Old-tyme favorites prior to the service.


Let the festivities begin! 

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