Fiddle Fest Weekend will be returning to Llano, Texas the 1st weekend in April 2013! Llano traditionally held a popular fiddle contest for twenty years - an established event that was held in early April and brought many talented fiddlers and music fans from Texas and beyond. The “Llano Fiddle Fest” group reintroduced the event in 2011, and it was hugely successful! Llano Fiddle Fest is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with event donations directed to charities and non-profit organizations. Our mission is to enrich and preserve the art of Texas style fiddling/music. A family-friendly event, the fiddle contest is part of Llano Fiddle Fest weekend.
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Wes Westmoreland |
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The Llano Open Fiddle Contest will be held at the historic
LanTex Theater in downtown Llano on Saturday,
April 6th. In addition to the Saturday fiddle contest, other music venues
will be chosen to showcase local and visiting fiddlers throughout the weekend.
A collection of antique musical instruments will again be on display.
On Sunday morning a sunrise service with fiddle music and a Chuck Wagon
breakfast is planned to conclude the weekend of musical activities.
Amazing Grace played by fiddlers on the bank of the beautiful
Llano River - 2011 Fiddle Fest
Photo Courtesy of DustDevilDiver Photography
Fiddle Fest 2013 Event Schedule
Event |
Location |
Day / Time |
| History / Instrument Art Exhibit | Llano County Museum | Friday, April 5: 6:30 pm - 10 pm |
| Air Fiddle Contest & Fiddle Jam | Badu Wine Pub | Friday, April 5: 6
pm - until |
| LLANO OPEN FIDDLE CONTEST | LanTex Theater | Saturday, April 6: 10 am - approx. 5 pm |
| History / Instrument Art Exhibit | Llano County
Museum |
All Day
Saturday |
| Fiddler Appreciation & Fiddle Jam | To be announced | Saturday, April 6: 4 pm until |
| Texas Power Trio - An Evening with Dick Gimble and Friends | LanTex Theater | Saturday, April 6: 7 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Sunday Service/ Breakfast / More Fiddle
Music!!! (all fiddlers welcome to join in the playing of "Amazing Grace" in the key of G!) |
Llano County Museum Park | Sunday, April 7: 8 am - 10 am |
| Antique Instrument Art Exhibit | Llano County Museum | Sunday, April 7: 9 am - 2 pm |
| Howard Rains "History & Performance of Early Texas Fiddle Tunes" | Llano County Museum Park | Sunday, April 7: 10:15 am - noon |
| "Can't We Just Get Along" Twin Fiddle Contest | Llano County Museum Park | Sunday, April 7: Noon - 1:30 pm |
All events are free to the public.
Donations accepted at Open Fiddle Contest will benefit Llano Food Bank and
other non-profit organizations.
