(Shown in photo is Ian Hamilton of Cobden, champion in the 45-64 fiddle. Photo by Jason Marshall)
The Pembroke Old Time Fiddle & Step Dance championships have wrapped up for another year, and Valley Heritage Radio is happy to have been a part of the 41st annual event.
In addition to broadcasting Saturday night’s fiddle and step dancing finals live from the Pembroke Memorial Centre with hosts Dennis Harrington and Jason Marshall, the radio station also broadcast live from Fiddle Park on Friday afternoon. Christa Pare’s Afternoon Drive Show was live from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, and almost the entire four hours was filled with live music from entertainers in the park.
We hope we captured the essence of the weekend, with the seriousness of the competitions at the PMC and the fun and laughs of Fiddle Park.
Below you’ll find the list of winners and finalists from all categories.
Congratulations to all who took part, and to everyone who celebrated the rich tradition of Ottawa Valley fiddle and step dance.
Open Fiddle
1st place: Greg Henry, Corunna, Ontario
2nd place: Benoit Schryer-Lefebvre, Desbarats, Ontario
3rd place: Paul Lemelin, Val Therese, Ontario
4th place: Alanna Jenish, Oshawa, Ontario
5th place: Emma March, Pembroke, Ontario
Finalist: Celine Murray, Dorchester, Ontario
Finalist: Yvon Cuillerier, St. Bruno, Quebec
Finalist: Janelle Melanson, Moncton, New Brunswick
Finalist: Martha Pitre, Shediac, New Brunswick
Finalist: Jane Cory, Ottawa, Ontario
Open Step Dancing
1st place: Colleen Jenish, Oshawa, Ontario
2nd place: Alanna Jenish, Oshawa, Ontario
3rd place: Emma March, Pembroke, Ontario
4th place: Charlotte Clare, Amaranth, Ontario
Twin Fiddle
1st place: Emma March, Will March, Pembroke, Ontario
2nd place: Emily Yaraskavitch, Kyle Burghout, Ottawa, Ontario
3rd place: Jackson Mitchell, Alexis Mitchell, Omemee, Ontario
Group Dance
1st place: All Reel Drive, Milverton, Ontario
2nd place: KEMistry, Ottawa, Ontario
3rd place: ExSTEPTIONAL, Ottawa, Ontario
19-44 Fiddle
1st place: Germain Leduc, St. Stanislas de Kostka, Quebec
2nd place: Karson McKeown, Ottawa, Ontario
3rd place: Kyle Felhaver, Braeside, Ontario
4th place: Guy Paul Larocque, Ottawa, Ontario
45-64 Fiddle
1st place: Ian Hamilton, Cobden, Ontario
2nd place: Charlie Walden, Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A.
3rd place: Gaetan Bourassa, Quebec City, Quebec
4th place: Laura Hall, Hagar, Ontario
5th place: Fiona McCairley, Guelph, Ontario
65 and over Fiddle
1st place: Maurice Billette, St Barbe, Quebec
2nd place: Webb Acheson, Bancroft, Ontario
3rd place: Bruce Armitage, Quyon, Quebec
4th place: Dennis Alexander, Aylmer, Quebec
50 and over Step Dancing
1st place: Angie Meier, Richmond, Ontario
2nd place: Bob Hughes, Pembroke, Ontario
3rd place: Fern Storie, Renfrew, Ontario
19-49 Step Dancing
1st place: Miranda DeWetering, Sebringville, Ontario
2nd place: Emily Yaraskavitch, Ottawa, Ontario
3rd place: Lindsay Lovenuk, Russell, Ontario
18 and under Fiddle
1st place: Will March, Pembroke, Ontario
2nd place: Amanda MacInnis, Dundalk, Ontario
3rd place: Aine Schryer-O’Gorman, Desbarats, Ontario
4th place: Aynsley Porchak, Woodstock, Ontario
5th place: Andrew Dawydchak, Etobicoke, Ontario
18 and under Step Dancing
1st place: Keaton Rutherford, Embro, Ontario
2nd place: Emily Flack, Dorchester, Ontario
3rd place: Alanna Jenish, Oshawa, Ontario
4th place: Marley Mullan, Ottawa, Ontario
5th place: Courtney Drew, Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec
Finalist: Aiden Donohue, Douglas, Ontario
Finalist: Beatrice Herwig, Eganville, Ontario
Finalist: Mika McCairley, Guelph, Ontario
Finalist: Jeffrey Meier, Richmond, Ontario
Finalist: Grace Greer, North Gower, Ontario
12 and under Fiddle
1st place: Luca Candelino, Barrie, Ontario
2nd place: Hannah Donohue, Douglas, Ontario
3rd place: Reid Warren, Metcalfe, Ontario
4th place: Jackson Mitchell, Omemee, Ontario
5th place: Alexis Mitchell, Omemee, Ontario
6th place: Alisha McCairley, Guelph, Ontario
12 and under Step Dancing
1st place: Leo Stock, Stratford, Ontario
2nd place: Andrew Herwig, Eganville, Ontario
3rd place: Kelsey Warren, Metcalfe, Ontario
4th place: Georgia Lee, Metcalfe, Ontario
5th place: Tia Lee, Metcalfe, Ontario
6th place: Hannah Donohue, Douglas, Ontario
12 and under Group Dance
1st place: The Cookie Cutters, Metcalfe, Ontario
2nd place: 4 The Love of Dance, Ottawa, Ontario
3rd place: Toe Tappin Trio, Pembroke, Ontario
9 and under Fiddle
1st place: Bennett Van Barr, Kinburn, Ontario
2nd place: Dexter Sernoskie, Golden Lake, Ontario
3rd place: Kieran Donohue, Douglas, Ontario
4th place: David Tarso, Petawawa, Ontario
5th place: Jaidon Mitchell, Omemee, Ontario
6th place: Mylah Shafer, Petawawa, Ontario
9 and under Step Dance
1st place: Savannah Crigger, Pembroke, Ontario
2nd place: Addison Felhaver, Arnprior, Ontario
3rd place: Jordan Mitchell, Omemee, Ontario
4th place: Kate Sell, Pembroke, Ontario
5th place: Ali DeVries, Renfrew, Ontario
6th place: Marikje DeVries, Renfrew, Ontario
7th place: Alisha McCairley, Guelph, Ontario
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