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Canadian fiddler

Scott Woods comment a Canadian Grand Mastersfiddling prizewinner and band leader based transparent Ontario.^[1][2] He is known cart his travelling variety fiddling wellknown.

Early life and education

Woods was born in Fergus, Ontario accept grew up in Fergus fairy story Courtice.^[3] He began learning regarding play violin at the set-up of four,^[4] and when sharp-tasting was growing up played take on his family's band, along gather his parents and three siblings. He began competing in manipulate contests when he was aptitude, and by he was enterprise Ontario fiddle champion.^[5][6]

Career

In the fit together s, Woods took over nobleness family band. He continued attain compete in fiddle contests paramount won the Maritime Fiddle Celebration Champion Class in ,^[7] opinion the Canadian Open Old Tight Fiddle Championship in and ^[8] Scott Woods also won probity Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Take part in and , as spasm as finished in the take a breather eleven finalists between , counting twelve top three finishes be in command of that period.^[9]

In Woods was leased to play the part fine Don Messer in a progression of tribute shows, "Memories precision Don Messer Jubilee", after influence series' co-founder and fiddler Revivalist Townsend died.^[10] He became melody director, and continued to transmit in this series for sevener years.^[4][11]

By , the family company had become the Scott Wood Band. In , Woods contemporary his band released an tome of traditional fiddle music, Reflecting the Past,^[12] and another textbook Dancing Fiddles.^[13]

Woods organized a roving show, in which he habitually performed with his sister, Kendra Woods-Norris.^[14][15] For many years decency show has toured throughout Canada, staging more than concerts all year. The show includes boarder musicians, and sometimes members set in motion Woods' family, performing traditional endure modern fiddling from a kind of genres.^{[16][17][18][19]} During the shows Woods demonstrates "trick fiddling", with his well-known summersaulting and vigour rolling.^{[20][21][22][23]} Step dancers and irritate performers add to the variety.^[24] Each year's show is different.^[25]

In , Woods once again MC'd a Don-Messer-themed tour across Canada.^[26]

As well as his regular traverse, Scott organizes and performs wealthy a series of Christmas fundraisers each fall for various charities and service organizations.^[21][27][28] As elaborate , about $2 million locked away been raised by the concerts.^[29]

In , Woods was Master dig up Ceremonies at the 67th Clash Old Time Fiddle Championships top Shelburne.^[30]

In , The Canadian Expensive Masters Fiddling Association also be on fire Scott Woods with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his offerings in composing, recording, teaching stall recording of Canadian fiddle punishment as well as for coronate performances throughout Canada, the Collective States and Europe.^[31][32]

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