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THE NORTH AMERICAN FIDDLERS' HALL OF FAME
2009 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE - New York Inductee:
HOPE GRIETZER
Hope Grietzer, originally from Johnson city, NY, fell in love with fiddle music in college, playing for square dances with the Geneseo String Band, lead by renowned ethnomusicologist, Jim Kimball. She later studied with earlier NY State Inductee, Larry Downey, while fiddling throughout NY State and Pennsylvania. After a period of time active in fiddling in Colorado, Hope returned to the Owego, NY area where she is now the president of the Fiddlin's Fun Chapter of NYSOTFA and currently plays for concerts and contra dances with several musical groups. A great portion of Hope's time is devoted to teaching fiddling to a large number of youths and adults.
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2009 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE - North American Inductee:
PETER McMAHAN
Peter McMahan was born in 1918 near Bluffton, MO where he started playing fiddle at the age of 6 and won his first fiddle contest at age 15. After returning from the Army of WWII, Peter played in local dance bands. He later competed in national contests and also served as contest judge for several years. Peter has been an instructor for the Missouri Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program and has performed at many festivals including the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folk Life, the National Folk Festival, and the Festival of American Folk Tunes. In 1966, Peter was inducted into the Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame. Peter's motto is: "You're not playing fiddle unless you make people want to dance."
NEW YORK INDUCTEE NOMINATIONS
FOR 2010
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NEW YORK INDUCTEE
NORTH AMERICAN INDUCTEE
NORTH AMERICAN INDUCTEE NOMINATIONS
FOR 2010
