Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Twangin' tunes - Fiddle Fest 2004 entertains crowd at Wabash Valley Fairgrounds
From the Terre Haute (IN) Tribune Star
Bluegrass music and the aroma of kettle corn greeted visitors to the third annual Fiddle Fest at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds on Monday.
While the sounds of banjos and mandolins twanging on a steamy September day may conjure up images of grizzled beards and corncob pipes, afternoon visitors heard old favorites such as "Jacob Spence" from musicians as young as 7 years old.
Some budding fiddlers tested their talents at the try-me tent, where novices could pluck strings with some more weathered guidance. Others took the stage with celebrated Wabash Valley musician Louie Popejoy.
A handful of Popejoy's students -- he estimates it at a baker's dozen -- played a list-free set of tunes that included solos from nearly all players.
Popejoy has taught fiddle, mandolin, violin, drobo, guitar and bass guitar for more than 40 years to people aged 7 to 79 -- so far.
A mandolin player barely 3 feet tall plucked a frenetic melody during the last song of the students' set, answered by clamorous applause. Other students played elaborate solos to the crowd's delight, and not one was older than 14.
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Tribune Star
Bluegrass music and the aroma of kettle corn greeted visitors to the third annual Fiddle Fest at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds on Monday.
While the sounds of banjos and mandolins twanging on a steamy September day may conjure up images of grizzled beards and corncob pipes, afternoon visitors heard old favorites such as "Jacob Spence" from musicians as young as 7 years old.
Some budding fiddlers tested their talents at the try-me tent, where novices could pluck strings with some more weathered guidance. Others took the stage with celebrated Wabash Valley musician Louie Popejoy.
A handful of Popejoy's students -- he estimates it at a baker's dozen -- played a list-free set of tunes that included solos from nearly all players.
Popejoy has taught fiddle, mandolin, violin, drobo, guitar and bass guitar for more than 40 years to people aged 7 to 79 -- so far.
A mandolin player barely 3 feet tall plucked a frenetic melody during the last song of the students' set, answered by clamorous applause. Other students played elaborate solos to the crowd's delight, and not one was older than 14.
Read the article
Tribune Star
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