May 2013

• President’s Note (p1, Richard Brooks)
• May KidFiddle workshop with Luke Abbott (announcement) (p1)
• SCVFA Happenings: Meet Trustee Barbara Rosner (p2)
• Learning Tunes from the Web (p2, Pete Showman)
• Photos: April 2013 Jam (p3)
• Tune: Fandango Pizza Jam (p5, Dave Barton)

April 2013

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• May KidFiddle workshop with Luke Abbott (announcement) (p1)
• California State Fiddle Contest (pp2-3, Tom Clausen)
• Music Notes: MIM’s the Word, Value of Music (p4, Allan French)
• Tune: The Kitchen Girl (p5, Pete Showman)
• Photos: March 2013 Jam (pp6-7)

March 2013

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• March KidFiddle workshop with Luke Abbott (announcement) (p1)
• Young Fiddlers Perform at the Jam (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings: Upcoming Fiddle Contests (p3)
• Annual Member Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• The Start of the SCVFA (p3, Paul Wein)
• Tune: Hollow Poplar (p5, Pete Showman)

February 2013

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• Sam Morocco - Member Spotlight (Part 2 of 2) (pp1,4-5, Richard Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings: Trustee election; Barbara Rosner appointed Trustee. (p2, Pete Showman)
• January Board Meeting Highlights (p2, Dinah Showman)
• California State Fiddle Contest (announcement) (p2)
• Photos: Dec 2012 and Jan 2013 Jams (p6, R. Brooks)
• Tune: Cowboy Waltz (p7, Pete Showman)

January 2013

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• Sam Morocco - Member Spotlight (Part 1 of 2) (pp2,4-5, Richard Brooks)
• Photos: Potluck, Colleen Lethridge (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings: Candidates’ statements, Seeking a trustee, Cloverdale Fiddle Contest (p3, P. Showman)

December 2012

• President’s Note (p1, Richard Brooks)
• Thanks to Contest Volunteers (p2)
• Brother and Sister Act: Chip & Connie Curry (photo) (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings: December Potluck, Feb. Trustee Election, Trustee Appointee Needed (p3, Pete Showman)
• November Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• 11th Annual Fiddle Contest - Winners and Photos (pp4-5)
• The Secret Signals of Musicians (pp6-7, Wayne Erbsen)

November 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• Successful October KidFiddle Workshop (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings: Youth Fiddle Contest, Special Trustee Meeting, Playout at Prusch Farm Park, Dec. Potluck, ’bout Time Performs (p3, P. Showman)
• Photos from the October Jam and Playout (p4)
• Tune: Snouts and Ears of America (by Sarah Armstrong) (p5, Dave Barton)

October 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• KidFiddle workshop with Luke Abbott in October (p1)
• September Board Meeting Highlights (p2, Dinah Showman)
• Paul Clarke takes 2nd Place, Senior Div. in Fiddletown Fiddle Contest (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings: November Youth Fiddle Contest, Trustee Nominations, Open Officer Positions, Oct. 6 Playout (p3, P. Showman)
• Teaching a Tune in the Beginners’ Circle (p4, Tom Clausen)
• Youth Fiddle Contest (flyer and entry form) (pp5-6, Pete Showman)

September 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• Featured Performer for October: ’bout Time (p2)
• CSOTFA’s New North Bay District 10 (p3, Mark Hogan)
• August Jam at the Rose Garden (photos) (pp3-4)
• Some Pioneer Fiddlers of Parker County, Texas, Part II (continued from July) (p5, T.U. Taylor)

August 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• August Events: Missouri Fiddling Workshop, Benefit for Young at Heart project (p2, Chip Curry)
• SCVFA Happenings: Dulcimer Workshop (p3, P. Showman)
• July Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Fun with the Mountain Dulcimer (p4, Peter Tommerup)
• Redwood Dulcimer Day announcement (p4, Peter Tommerup)
• Fiddles and Roses: playing for the Bay Area Costumers Guild at the Rose Garden (p5, Paul Clarke)
• Scenes from the July Rose Garden Jam (photos) (p6, R. Brooks, G. Gibson)
• Archiving Old Tapes (In the Studio #45) (p7, Joe Weed)

July 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• Obituary: "Banjo" Bob Cohen (p2, Dennis Gale)
• Upcoming Playout to Celebrate Ro Dinkey’s life (p2)
• Some Pioneer Fiddlers of Parker County, Texas, Part I (continued in Sept.) (p3, T.U. Taylor)
• Highlights of the June Jam (photos) (p5)

June 2012

• President’s Note (June KidFiddle with Pete Hicks; volunteers needed) (p1, R. Brooks)
• Hillbrook School Playout (May 21, 2012) (p2, Paul Clarke)
• May Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Tune: June Apple (p3, Transcr. by Jody Stecher (as played by Benton Flippen))
• Footprints in the Snow (pp4-5, Wayne Erbsen)
• Highlights of the May Jam (photos) (pp6-7)

May 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• Art Deems: Rest in Peace (pp1&5, Pete Showman)
• March Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Tune: Tic e Tic e Toc (for fiddle and guitar) (p4, Arr. Gorden Gibson)
• Highlights of the April Jam (p6, Richard Brooks)
• Results of the California State Old-Time Fiddle Contest (p7)
• Kitchen Help: Featured Performers at the May jam (p8)

April 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• In the Spotlight: Fritz and Marge Buell (interview) (pp1, 4-6, Richard Brooks)
• Valentine’s Day playout at Lincoln Glen (report) (p2, Paul Clarke)
• SCVFA Happenings (p3, P. Showman)
• Spell Checker (a poem) (p3, Author unknown; submitted by Gorden Gibson)
• Tune: The Girl I Left Behind Me (p3, Arr. Pete Showman)

March 2012

• President’s Note (new Tom Mitchell CD available) (p1, R. Brooks)
• Jack Tuttle KidFiddle workshop & concert (p1)
• SCVFA Happenings; Obituary: Bob Maximoff (p3, P. Showman)
• Highlights of Annual Association Meeting (Feb 2012) (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Tune: Fiddlers DNA (p4, by Joe Weed)
• Arsie Bigby’s 90th birthday (photo) (p5)
• “Thicker ’n Fiddlers in Hell” (pp6-7, Wayne Erbsen)

February 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• DVD of May 6, 2001 SCVFA jam (donation award) (p2)
• Svend Asmussen (pp2&4, Richard Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (March KidFiddle workshop with Jack Tuttle; surplus PA gear) (p3, P. Showman)
• January Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Tune: Golden Anniversary Rag (1999) (p5, By Dave Barton; transcr. P. Showman)

January 2012

• President’s Note (p1, R. Brooks)
• Notice: Gibson Open Mic (Gilroy, guitar) (p2, Gorden Gibson)
• The “Mummering” Tradition (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings (annual membership meeting, Trustee candidates’ statements (Dave Williams & Tom Clausen), youth programs) (p3, P. Showman)
• Robert Burns and Scots Fiddling (p4, David Johnson (reprinted with permission from Fiddler Magazine, Fall 2005))
• Tune: Jimmy in the Swamp (p5, Arr. Dave Barton; from John Hartford)
• Obituary: Shirley Tudor (p5, Gail Reese)
• Photos: December 2011 Jam and Potluck (p6)

December 2011

• President’s message - welcome new Editor Mary Larsen (p1, Richard Brooks)
• “Silent Night” for Twin Fiddles (pp1&6, Jim Wood)
• November Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• SCVFA Happenings (Trustee nomination process, Holiday Potluck announcement) (p3, Pete Showman)
• News: Hear Dave Barton’s “Too Late Schottische” on YouTube; Cloverdale Fiddle Contest in Jan. (p3)
• SCVFA’s 10th Youth Fiddle Contest (Nov. 2011): results & photos (pp4-5, Pete Showman)
• Tune: Silent Night (twin fiddle arrangement) (p6, Jim Wood)
• Recipe: It’s Gingerbread Cookie Time! (p7, Mary Larsen)

November 2011

• President’s message (p1, R. Brooks)
• Volunteering for SCVFA; Board Meeting announcement (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings (Fiddle Contest announcement, new PA system, Holiday Potluck coming, Trustee position open in Feb.) (p3, P. Showman)
• Youth Fiddle Contest (flyer & photo) (p4)
• Tune: Kiowa Special (p5, Arr. Pete Showman)

October 2011

• President’s message (p1, R. Brooks)
• Trustee Election Notice (p2)
• Trustees and Officers — a Cry for Help (for volunteers) (p2)
• SCVFA Happenings (2011 Youth Fiddle Contest, New PA System for October, (upcoming) Playout Saturday, October 1) (p3, P. Showman)
• September Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Music from Quebec and the East (p4, Joe Weed)
• Tune: Hop Kiln Road (p5, Arr. Pete Showman)

September 2011

• President’s message (p1, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (Back to Hoover in Sept., Successful Playout at Saratoga Senior Center; Rose Garden jam photos) (p3, P. Showman)
• Old Joe Clark Variations (p4, Pete Hicks)
• Tune: Old Joe Clark Variations (p5, Arr. Pete Hicks; transcr. P. Showman)

August 2011

• President’s message (SCVFA in the news) (p1, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (youth fiddle program - continuing?) (p3, P. Showman)
• July Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• The San Francisco Free Folk Festival (p4, Pete Showman)
• Recording Some Bay Area Players (Tom Mitchell et al.) (p5, Joe Weed)
• Calendar (p6, P. Showman)

July 2011

• President’s message (Twin Fiddling DVD) (p1, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (dues increase, park jam) (p2, P. Showman)
• The Northwest Folklife Festival (p3, Pete Showman)
• Dave Barton Tune Wins Composing Contest (p4, Pete Showman)
• Tune: Too Late Schottische (p5, By Dave Barton)
• Calendar (p6, P. Showman)

June 2011

• President’s Message (p1, R. Brooks)
• In Memoriam: Bill Wright (p2, P. Showman)
• SCVFA Happenings (dues increase July 1) (p3, P. Showman)
• May Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Upcoming Events (p4, Pete Showman)
• The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (p5, Joe Weed)
• Calendar (p6, P. Showman)

May 2011

• President’s Message (p1, R. Brooks)
• Ten Years Ago on May 6, 2001 (p2, R. Brooks)
• South County Special to perform in June (p2, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (Dues increase, new renewal form, upcoming camps and festivals) (p3, P. Showman)
• March Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Silent Auction at May 1 Jam (p4)
• Tune: Red Rockin’ Chair (p5, Arr. Pete Hicks; transcr. P. Showman)
• Fiddling and Bicycling along the Gulf Coast (p6, Joe Weed)
• Calendar (p6, P. Showman)

April 2011

• President’s Message (need help; sound system update) (p1, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (new renewal form , dues increase) (p3, P. Showman)
• SCVFA’s 2011 Schedule (p3)
• A Bow-Rehairing Demonstration by Jon Li (p4, Pete Showman)
• The Boys from North Carolina (p7, Pete Hicks)
• Tune: The Boys from North Carolina (p7, Arr. Pete Hicks,; transcr. P. Showman)
• Calendar (p8, P. Showman)

March 2011

• President’s Message (special events: Sarah Kirton, Jon Li) (p1, R. Brooks)
• Generous Donors List (no masthead) (p2, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (Membership changeover & Dues (p3, P. Showman)
• February Membership Meeting summary (p3, Dinah Showman)
• Chord Substitutions, Inversions and Alterations (p4, Gorden Gibson)
• More Bowing Tips (p5, Joe Weed)
• Remembering J.P. Fraley (p6, Dave Barton)
• Tune: Wild Rose of the Mountain (p7, As played by J.P. Fraley; transcr. & arr. P. Showman)
• Calendar (p8, P. Showman)

February 2011

• President’s Message (PA theft, annual meeting) (p1, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Goes All Acoustic (p2, R. Brooks)
• SCVFA Happenings (upcoming Annual Meeting (election, bylaws vote), replacing stolen PA) (p3, P. Showman)
• January Board Meeting Highlights (p3, Dinah Showman)
• SCVFA Celebrates Flora’s 100th Birthday (p4, Paul Clarke)
• Bowing With a Mirror (p5, Joe Weed)
• One Fiddler’s Idea Pool (p6, Reid Fisher)
• Tune: Flowers of Cahirciveen (p7, Arr. Reid Fisher; transcr. P. Showman)
• Calendar (p8, P. Showman)

January 2011

• President’s Message (p1, R. Brooks)
• December (2011) Special Board Meeting Highlights (p1, Dinah Showman)
• Annual Meeting and Trustee Election process; candidates’ statements from Gorden Gibson, Pete Showman (p2)
• SCVFA Bylaws Revision (summary only; the Bylaws insert is not included in this posting) (p3, Pete Showman)
• Calendar (p4, P. Showman)