76th Maritime Fiddle Festival
2025 Winners
Fiddle Classes
9 & Under
- 1st – Momo Tomiyama (Dartmouth NS)
- 2nd – Caleb Erker (Halifax, NS)
- 3rd – Ezra Erker (Halifax, NS)
- 4th – Elisa Turino-Mehrabadi (Halifax, NS)
10 to 12
- 1st – Zongyuan Zhao (Halifax, NS)
- 2nd – Brin Power (Lower Sackville, NS)
- 3rd – Isabelle White (Halifax, NS)
- 4th – Eman Girma (Halifax, NS)
18 & Under
- 1st – Molly Harrington (Halifax, NS)
- 2nd – Ronan Karson (Darling Lake, NS)
- 3rd – Zihan (Diego) Ye (Halifax, NS)
19 to 59
- 1st – Meghan Simmonds (Cow Bay, NS)
- 2nd – Arthur Zilkowsky (Porter’s Lake, NS)
- 3rd – Melodie Pitre (Dieppe, NB)
60 & Over
- 1st – Bill Guest (Dartmouth, NS)
- 2nd – Elizabeth DeWolf (East Lawrencetown, NS)
- 3rd – Don MacVicar (Dartmouth, NS)
Group
- 1st – Tristan Sheffield (Beechville, NS) & Elianna Lee (Dartmouth, NS)
- 2nd – Molly Harrington (Halifax, NS) & Tye Dacey (Fall River, NS)
- 3rd – Chad Wolfe (Ottawa, ON) & Ronan Karson (Darling Lake, NS)
Open
- 1st – Amelia Parker (Central West River, NS)
- 2nd – Chad Wolfe (Ottawa, ON)
- 3rd – Tye Dacey (Fall River, NS)
Step Dance Classes
15 & Under
- 1st – Naomi Buschhaus (Stilesville, NB)
Open
- 1st – Chad Wolfe (Ottawa, ON)
- 2nd – Nathanael Buschhaus (Stilesville, NB)
Special Awards
Youngest Fiddler Award
- Joanna Buschhaus (Stilesville, NB)
Oldest Fiddler Award
- Bill Guest (Dartmouth, NS)
Come-On-Back Award
- Molly Harrington (Halifax, NS)
Best Waltz
- Amelia Parker (Central West River, NS)
Best Jig
- Amelia Parker (Central West River, NS)
Best Reel
- Amelia Parker (Central West River, NS)
Don Messer Memorial Award
- Amelia Parker (Central West River, NS)
Fiddler Participants’ Awards
- 9 & Under – Elisa Turino-Mehrabadi (Halifax, NS)
- 10 to 12 – Charlie Anne O-Brien (Beechville, NS)
- 18 & Under – Maia Langille (Porters Lake, NS)