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Officers/Board Members :President ..................................... Jarl K. JacobsonVice President ................................. Dennis LarkinSecretary/ Treasurer .....................Linda LindstromPast President ................................ Sherry AdderlyContest/Membership ......................... June CrosbyPhotographer/Historian.............. .. Stephen AdderlyNewsletter Editor ......................... Shelley GardnerWebsite Manager..............................John Gardner

Chapter Chairs:Dixie ............................................. Ralph PetersonFish Lake ..................................... Rosemary PricePahvant ........................................ Norman MincerPioneer ..........................................Doug AndersonSalt Lake......................................... Lynn BrightonUtah County........................................ Mark Mott

Contributing Authors for this Edition:Sherry Adderly Lynn BrightonShelley Gardner Jarl Jacobson

Newsletter Editor ......................... Shelley GardnerNewsletter Layout ............................ John Gardner

© Copyright Utah Old Time Fiddlers, 2011.All rights reserved.

Inside this EditionFrom our President... .......................................... 2General Elections ................................................ 2Teacher Listings .................................................. 22011 Utah State Fiddle Contest Results .............. 3Web Site Updates .............................................. 4Salt Lake Chapter .............................................. 5Dixie Chapter ..................................................... 5Contest Reflections ............................................. 5Utah State Fair ................................................... 6Harvest Home .................................................... 6

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From our President...To all members, friends, and volunteers of the Utah Old Time Fiddlers & Country Music Association: I want to

express great appreciation for all the help and service rendered toward the success of our 2011 State FiddleContest in Richfield.  The entire staff worked long, hard hours with little time to even catch a breath.  I like to sendpersonal letters of appreciation to all, and will do so when time permits.   

Our State Concert Tour, including the Utah State Fair Concert went very well thanks to such good and faithfulparticipation by so many.  As soon as time permits, I will give a full report on both state activities.  Meanwhile,thank you all for your time, talents, service, and personal monetary expenses. 

One of the great privileges in life is to be of service to one another and this is something each of you knows andunderstands.  It is a great blessing in my life to belong to such an “Association” and I thank you all for the privilege toserve with you. 

- Jarl K. Jacobson 

General ElectionsThe Annual Meeting and Election of Officers was

held on September 11, during the UOTF Summer Socialand Jam Session. Up for election were the offices ofPresident and Vice President, which are elected for a 2year term and are elected by a majority vote present atthe annual meeting of the association. No one opposedthe reelection of the existing President and VicePresident, so Jarl Jacobson and Dennis P. Larkin willremain in those positions. Congratulations Jarl andDennis.

At the Board Meeting on September 9, the Boardvoted on a temporary one year position to fill the positionof Secretary. Lillie Jacobson had been graciously fillingin that position for several meetings and the Board thanks

her for that service. LindaLindstrom agreed to serve asjoint Secretary and Treasurerfor the remainder of the termuntil next year’s election forthose positions; it was passedunanimously.

Teacher ListingsAs a perk of membership in the UOTFA, music

teachers may advertize for free on the organization’swebsite! We need several basic things:

• Your name• Contact information• What you give lessons on (list of instruments,

music theory, etc)• Type of lessons (individual and/or group)Also, you may include qualifications, pictures, and

a link to your website for more information! Crosslinking back to our website is appreciated (and isproper web etiquette). Contact our webmaster, JohnGardner, to publish your listing.(gardclan@comcast.net)

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2011 Utah State Fiddle Contest Results

CHAMPIONSHIP OPENPlace Name Residence1st Alina Geslison Provo UT2nd Grace Dayton Pleasant Grove UT3rd Skyler Beck American Fork UT

SMALL FRY (AGES 0-8)Place Name Residence1st Ellie Geslison Provo UT2nd Kaylie Skowronek West Jordan UT3rd Brynn Christensen Richfield UT

JR. JUNIOR (AGES 9-13)Place Name Residence1st Jacob Skowronek West Jordan UT2nd Miriam Wagstaff Tropic UT3rd Julia Skowronek West Jordan UT

JUNIOR (AGES 14-17)Place Name Residence1st Grace Dayton Pleasant Grove UT2nd Skyler Beck American Fork UT3rd Ainsley Holt Kaysville UT

ADULT (AGES 18-49)Place Name Residence1st Alina Geslison Provo UT2nd Alan Watts Layton UT3rd Heather Johnson Provo UT

SENIOR (AGES 50+)Place Name Residence1st Helen Watts Layton UT2nd Jack Jeppson St. George UT

JR. GUITAR (AGES 0-14)Place Name Residence1st Zachary Beck American Fork UT2nd Caitlyn Nabity Richfield UT3rd William Washburn Monroe UT

JR. MANDOLIN (AGES 0-14)Place Name Residence1st Julia Skowronek West Jordan UT2nd Jacob Skowronek West Jordan UT3rd Jeremy Hadfield Orem UT

GUITAR (AGES 15+)Place Name Residence1st Isaac Geslison Provo UT2nd Ron Barlow Eureka UT3rd Kylie Anderson Elk Ridge UT

MANDOLIN (AGES 15+)Place Name Residence1st Kylie Anderson Elk Ridge UT2nd Alina Geslison Provo UT3rd Bevan Wulfenstein Provo UT

BANJO (AGES 15+)Place Name Residence1st Jack Jeppson St. George UT2nd Lynn Brighton West Valley City UT3rd Ron Barlow Eureka UT

HARMONICA OPENPlace Name Residence1st Jarl Jacobson Salt Lake City UT2nd Doug Anderson North Ogden UT

3rd Susan Wilcox West Valley City UT

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ACCOMPANISTSPlace Name Residence1st Don Davis American Fork UT2nd Ann Ogden Richfield UT3rd John Maloy

---- FRIDAY NIGHT EVENTS ----JUKEBOXPlace Name Residence1st Jerry & Rosemary Price Richfield UT2nd Jack & Jeanette Jeppson St. George UT3rd Sherry Adderly LaVerkin UT

M ISCELLANEOUSPlace Name Residence1st Jeanette Jeppson St. George UT2nd Jarl Jacobson Salt Lake City UT3rd Tana Post St. George UT

Congratulations to this year’s winners.

Web Site UpdatesIf you have not been to our website lately, you are

missing a lot! The updated website includes selectedvideos from both fiddle contests. There’s a lot oftalent to be watched, and more is being added as wegain permission from those that were filmed. This is agreat way to learn new songs, as well as demonstrate

to others what our organization does and style ofmusic we play.

The UOTFA will be publishing the 2ndEdition of the Starter Collection of Sheet Musicfeaturing common tunes that our organization routinelyplays at gigs and jams. Thank you to Doug Andersonand June Crosby for all your hard work on thisproject.

Plans are being made to have this music andcorresponding sound files put on the web page tobenefit those who can’t read music, or learn best bylistening. Other organizations have cataloged old-timetunes this way, and it makes for a great preservationof these oral or group traditions as our society movesto more digital formats to record history.

Find us on Facebook! Currently, there aretwo pages, one for the state organization, and one forthe Utah Chapter. We have been announcing updatesto the website on Facebook, so it is a great way to beon top of latest changes if you don’t visit the websitedaily.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Utah-Old-Time-Fiddlers-and-Country-Music-Association/219942641387980

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Utah-Old-time-Fiddlers-and-Country-Music-Association-Utah-County-Chapter/184525654940121

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Salt Lake ChapterIn July, the Salt Lake Chapter was asked to provide

a patriotic music program for the Sandy Senior Center.We were able to work patriotic songs along with someUtah pioneer songs in with the “standard” gig tunes.Those attending seemed to like the music. It’s great tohave musicians willing to meet these requests. We alsoplayed at some new venues. We played for the 24th ofJuly Parade Preview Party at the South Towne ExpoCenter. We also played for the Utah Council for theBlind. One of our more interesting venues was for award campout up Emigration Canyon (no amplifiedsound is allowed in the camp ground). Along with allthe other gigs for Assisted Living facilities and communityevents, we have had a very musical summer.

In September, the Salt Lake Chapter was pleaseto host the UOTF Summer Social and Jam Sessionwhich culminated with a two hour concert at the UtahState Fair. Lucky for us, we were under cover when asummer rain shower hit ( the listening audience liked thecover too!)

In the tradition of sharing music, talent and friendship,Doug Anderson and June Crosby, with contributionsfrom several UOTF members, have put together a bookof fiddle tunes to be used by UOTF members. The intentis that all members will have a copy and these bookswill be provided by the chapters. Thanks to all for yourefforts in gathering and putting this music together; itwill be a benefit to all of us.

If you are in the Salt Lake area on the 2nd or 4thSaturday and looking for a place to jam come visit us atthe West Valley City Hall (3500 South 2700 West)between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. We would love haveyou stop by.

Keep Fiddlin’ and Pickin’- Lynn Brighton

Dixie ChapterThe Dixie bunch played at the opening day of the

Annual Peach Days Celebration on September 2nd.We had a good turnout of members.

We also had the pleasure of Jerry and RosemaryPrice from the Richfield Chapter come down and playwith us. Rosemary taught at the Hurricane ElementarySchool at one time.

Peach Days also held a fiddle contest Saturdaythe 3rd, and we had some members participate in it.Karl Allred won first place in the Senior andChampion Division. Al Mott took second in Seniors,and River King was second in the Small Fry Division.

Happy Fiddlin’ - Sherry Adderly

I had the pleasure of being one of the judges at thisyears State Fiddle Contest of which I completelyenjoyed. We had such talented musicians competing inall the divisions. What a treat it was to see so manyyoung people participating. There was about 12 SmallFry, and 15 Junior Juniors. For those of you that didn’tattend, you really missed some fantastic fiddling fromthese kids.

The Jr. Pickers were also wonderful as were all ofthe adults that competed. I really enjoyed theHarmonica Division. Jarl Jacobson and DougAnderson were the only two that competed. They areabout as good as any one I have ever heard.

Lastly, I would like to thank June Crosby forrunning a smooth contest, not an easy job.

Keep Fiddlin’,- Sherry Adderly

Contest Reflections

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Utah State FairWe had a wonderful turnout for the Utah

State Fair, with nearly 30 members in attendance and5 Chapters represented: Dixie, Pahvant, Pioneer, SaltLake and Utah. The two hour concert featuredvocals, two hammered dulcimers, fiddles, banjos,guitars, mandolins, and harmonicas. Jarl Jacobsonplayed a piano piece. Bob Wiley dazzled theaudience when he played two instruments at once, theharmonica and guitar. Carl Boyd amazed theaudience with his vocal train whistle. Skyler Beck andKylie Anderson invited the audience to sing along tothe song “Hallelujah, I’m Ready”.

Harvest HomeOur sheet music sample for this month was

provided by Sherry Adderly, and comes from JayBuckey’s webpage at http://www.jaybuckey.com. Asound file accompanies this tune which can be heardat http://www.jaybuckey.com/mp3/Free%20mp3/Harvest%20Home%20-%20Fiddle.mp3.

There are also files for several instruments andalso with a rhythm only track so you can practice.This web page contains a wealth of tunes that wecommonly play.

During the performance, we received twoheavy rain showers, which increased the audience aspeople sought shelter. The rain took out a tower ofspeakers during the performance, but the audiencedidn’t seem to notice. They remained as enthusiasticas ever. Everyone who performed did an amazing joband they should be congratulated for representing ourorganization well.

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