Host City: Truro NS Canada

Congratulations to the competitors and our 2023 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion, Kyle Charron!  

Kyle is a first time winner of the competition!

1. Kyle Charron - Halifax, NS

2. Ethan Harty – Lougheed, AB

3. Alex Kusturok - Sherwood Park, AB

4. Kyle Burghout – Winnipeg, MB

5. Max Francis – Victoria, BC

6. Aine Schryer O’Gorman, Desbarats, ON

7. Paul Lemelin – Val-Therese, ON

8. Michael Burnyeat – Vancouver, BC

9. Anna Smilek – Waterloo, ON

10. Samuel Corry – Red Deer, AB

Ward Allen Memorial Trophy for Best Old Time Waltz - Charlotte Van Barr, Ottawa, Ontario, playing “Mom, This One’s for You” from the Preliminary Round

Calvin Vollrath’s People’s Choice Award, as voted by the audience for performances in the preliminary round: Samuel Corry – Red Deer, Alberta

Yamaha Silent Violin Prize - Jack Walcher-Wegmann, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

The 2023 Canadian Fiddle Hall of Honour Inductees: Lloyd Bogle, Natalie MacMaster, Buddy MacMaster, Bill Guest, The Maritime Fiddle Association

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