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.
2010 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.
The following are the results of the election which took place at the Jan 9, 2010 Annual Meeting.
| Peer Norgaard |
Director and President |
| Bonita Leblanc |
Director and Vice-President (Chairperson of Membership) |
| Todd Thompson |
Director and Treasurer (Chairperson of Finance, Corporations & By-Laws) |
| Marg Côté |
Director and Secretary (Chairperson of Publications & Website) |
| Randy Foster |
Director (Chairperson of Entertainment) |
| Jim Hunter |
Director (Chairperson of Centrepointe Sound/CD Recording & Sales) |
| Patti Lamoureux |
Director (Chairperson of Contestants & Junior Showcase) |
| John Miller |
Director (Chairperson of Promotion) |
| Rick Wedge |
Director (Chairperson of Sponsorship Advertising) |
| Ron Bourque |
Director (Chairperson of Fiddle Camp) |
| Trent Bruner |
Director |
| Bob Daly |
Director |
| Brian Hebert |
Director |
| Geoff Horrocks |
Director |
| Calvin Vollrath |
Director |
| TBD |
A new auditor is to be assigned in the near future. |
| Helena Guzman |
Publications Editor & Website Manager |