About Us
In the late 1980s, the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship was conceived by a group of people interested in preserving Canadian Traditional Fiddling, and giving recognition to the excellent fiddlers found across Canada. The first competition was held in 1990. The first president was Len Grace, followed by Bruce Cummings. Under their leadership, recognition of this event achieved national prominence.
The original mandate of the CGM was to promote and preserve Canadian Traditional Fiddling, and give national recognition to our top Canadian fiddlers. This mandate remains the same today.
In 2008 the name was changed to the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association.
2011-12 Executive Board
The Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association is run by a group of all volunteers, which includes, the Board of Directors, Committee Directors and Steering Committee Members.
If you or someone you know would like to volunteer, we have open positions to be filled on our Board. In addition to online correspondence and ad hoc committees, the Board meets one Monday evening a month at the Centrepointe Theatre to plan the upcoming events and to discuss our progress. By joining the team you would get the opportunity to work with a great bunch of individuals, from all over Canada, who are committed to keeping fiddling alive in Canada. For more information or if you are interested in becoming a member of the Board, please contact us at cgmfa.
As of September 12, 2011, the following board members and staff were named.
| Bonita LeBlanc |
Director and President (Chairperson of Membership) |
| Ron Bourque |
Director and Vice-President (Chairperson of Fiddle Camp) |
| Trent Bruner |
Director |
| Margaret Cöté |
Director and Secretary |
| Randy Foster |
Director (Chairperson of Entertainment) |
| Helena Guzmán |
Publications Editor & Website Manager (Staff) |
| Patti Lamoureux |
Director (Chairperson of Contestants & Junior Showcase) |
| Troy MacGillivray |
Director |
| Lois Siegel |
Director (Chairperson of Promotion) |
| Catherine Sproule |
Director |
| Todd Thompson |
Director and Treasurer (Chairperson of Finance, Corporations & By-Laws) |
| Rick Wedge |
Director (Chairperson of Sponsorship Advertising) |
| Calvin Vollrath |
Director (Steering Committee) |
| ***Auditor |
To be assigned in the near future. |
| Open position |
Director (Chairperson of Sound/CD Recording & Sales) |
| Open position |
Director (Chairperson of Charitable Donations) |