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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 11, 2004-11
QldTime Fiddle Music continues to attract hundreds
By Sara Campbell
Expositor Staff
It's not part of any jamboree or
festival but the Old Time Fiddle
Music event in Seaforth
continues to attract hundreds of
visitors and musicians each year.
"If someone's not playing an
instrument then they're probably
up dancing. Rarely are many
people seen sitting down," said
Melady, organizer of the Time
Fiddle Music. "It a lively
afternoon."
More than 100 visitors and
over 20 musicians attended the
first week of the event at the
Seaforth arena which runs every
Tuesday from mid-January until
the end of March, from 1:30 -
3:30 p.m.
"It's somewhere for people to
go during the winter to get
together with friends and enjoy
some good music," said Melady.
The visitors and musicians
come from across the area
including Mitchell, Clinton.
Goderich, Wingham and
Molesworth. Participants range
in age from 55 to 85.
Melady said he started the
event four years ago on behalf of
his mother.
"The winter was preventing
her from getting out and doing
anything so I though I should do
something about it," he said. "I
got a group of musicians
together and it just grew from
there."
He said the event was first
held in the basement of the St.
Columban church but the facility
was not wheelchair accessible.
The following year the event
was moved to the Seaforth
Community Centre.
"We probably won't be able to
beat the turn out when we first
came here but we still have a
great number of people attending
because it's a pretty popular
event," said June Zettel, of
Staffa, who helps to coordinator
the tea and coffee break after the
music.
She said the first year the
event was held in Seaforth more
than 200 people attended with
over 30 musicians participating.
"It gives the musicians, who
don't usually like to play at
jamborees or events like that, to
have the opportunity to play as a
group," said Melady. "And, if
they don't know the song they
can take a break and come back
in for the next one."
Melady has been playing
guitar for the past 30 years along
with singing and he has recently
taken up violin lessons.
"This is a chance to spend time
with friends and neighbours and
make some new friends as well,"
said Zettel. "It's great old time
music that everyone loves to
hear."
Sara Campbell photo
(Left) Tom Melady, organizers of the Old Time Music at
the Seaforth arena, continues to draw hundreds of
visitors and musicians from across the area with his non-
stop music. (Above) Gladys Van Egmond, of Seaforth,
plays a tone on the organ while Francis and Irwin Shelby,
of Bayfield, enjoy a dance together. The event is held
every Tuesday from mid-January until the end of
March, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
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