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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-02-11, Page 11News 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. 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