Fiddlin' Frenzy performed for the Olympics games in 15 different events. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fiddlin' Frenzy have released their new CD called Cookie Maniac which has Canadian fiddle master, Olympic openning ceremony fiddle composer, Calvin Vollrath engineering, producing and adding back-up instruments. Both Kai and Lia of Fiddlin' Frenzy composed 9 out of the 12 tracks on this new album. They have performed with this fiddle legend a few times too.
performer for OLYMPIC games
"Face Of Abbotsford" (Their Face castings are displayed in CCMA (Abbotsford Art and Culture Center as they are chosen to represent the city.)One of the best fiddle duo. The only young fiddle group winning most of North America fiddle contests
Fiddlin Frenzy (OTFK) play for weddings, festivals, Celtc events, radios, movies and anywhere you need music.
Their first CD is on sale for $15( Top Bluegrass plays on unsigned.com, and the second CD is on the way.
View Fiddlin Frenzy's EPK
Our other site on CBC
Thank to the following radio program did interview with us.
North by Northwest - CBC
Dixie Boys-online
Press Reviews
Keep smiling kids! You have got the talent now look like it is a blast to do.
David C Jones
Entertainment Manager - Sport Production Directeur de divertissement, Production des sports
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Comité d'organisation des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques d'hiver de 2010 à Vancouver
The kids are amazing in what they have accomplished at such a young age.--Fiddle Master Calvin Vollrath
Big Talent
Abbotsford Times
Although Lia Gronberg was Trained in classical music, she can play old-time fiddle music with talent and heart.
The unassuming fiddler digits dance from string to string with the ease of a jig-playing veteran.
Lil' Fiddlers Release CD
The Post
Dressed up in matching cowboy hats, his brown, hers pink, the brother and sister duo clearly both have a love and talent for the instrument.
Ball of Fire
St Paul Journal-Rea Labrie July 2007
She (Lia) Blew everyone away with her playing.She is a ball of fire.
"Fiddlin Frenzy" brought a sizzling performance that had everybody's attention. London Heritage farm
They have a bright and shining future ahead of them
-Cherelle Jardine
Richmond Maritime Festival
'Wow' Daniel Lapp
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Being Grand North America, and BC champions, winning and performing from west coast to east coast in North America, this young music and dance group had been featured on CBC radio and in many local newspapers. They are young but their expertise in old time and traditional music make them one of the top and most popular music group. In 2008, They became a "Face of Abbotsford", whose face castings are displayed in Abbitsford Art and Culture Centet (CCMA) to represent Abbotsford art and culture. In 2007, They had been chosen from about 400 string players to represent the Vancouver Youth Symphony to play in a celtic event. Both of these young fiddlers are classical violin prodigies, they also play piano and Lia is an accomplished cellist. They also compose their own music since they were 7. From Celtic, country, jazz and classical music to step dance, Kai and Lia have been performing as the Fiddlin Frenzy(aka Old Time Fiddle Kids) for a few years now. They are invited to distribute their talent to 2010 Vancouver Olympics games and many festivals and gathering and are always a hit. Venues that they played repeatedly including Northwest Folklife, Seattle WA, HSBC Childrun and Miracle Weekend for BC Children Hospital, Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion, Kids' Help Phone, Rediscover Grandville Street, Richmond Maritime Festival, Spirit of Sea Festival, Langley International Festival, Cranberry Festival, Organic Island Festival, Steveston Salmon Festival, Port Alberni Salmon Festival, Berry Beat Festival, Nibbles and Bites Festival, Agrifair, Abbotsford Farmers Market, Abbotsford City Plan A, Canada Day parade float live performer celebration, Lantern Festival, Spirit of BC day, MSA Museum Family Fun Day, BC Agriculture Gala Country Fair Coffee and BC Poultry Bus Tour events and several Chinese fuction. To them playing fiddle is a break from learning classical. Both started learning classical music at age 4 but soon discovered the fiddle and start tp perform at 5. They are scholarship winners and were judges of North Poplar Idol. Kai and Lia have taken lessons from teachers like fiddle master Calvin Vollrath, Keith Wilson, Canada's fiddler of the year- Mike Sanyshyn, Canadian Grand Master winner's Mark Sullivan and Patti Lamoureux, and the Sabir Sisters. They have won many BC provincial and North American Fiddle contests. Some of the adjudicators praise them as the "musical kids". Kai & Lia are active members of the Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers. So far they are the two youngest members of the club. On the other hand, Kai started to play classical in the Youth Symphony at age 7. Lia also joined the Symphony to play violin and cello at same age. She had just learned to play cello less than a year when she was accepted. Lia likes to play jazz and other type of music on her cello and other instruments too. And she likes her instruments so much that she called them her babies. Their first CD "The Fox and The Fiddle" just came out January, 2007, with illustarion and story by themselves. And Kai's first composition is also published in this CD.If you'd like help Kai & Lia to end the financial struggle and go on perfessional music career or ask them to perform at your function please contact us We also like to perform voluntarily for charity and community events.
Contests
Twin fiddle, dance
First place twin, Abbotsford Fiddle Contest 2010
First place group dance (clogging), Mission Optimist Talent Show, 2009
First Place , Twin, Prince George Fiddle Contest July, 2008
First place , Junior Twin, Grand North American Fiddle Championship , Radway Alberta July 2008
2008 the Kids had been nominated for Abbotsford Arty Award and they one of the Face of Abbotsford
Lia
Sandy Cameron Memorial Award 2010 and 2011
First place John Arcand Fiddle Festival, 12 & under, both Oldt Fiddle and Andy De Jarlis Categories 201i
First place Prince George Fiddle Contest (12 and under) 2011
First place Abbotsford Fiddle Contest (12 and under) 2011
First place Kelowna Fiddle Contest 12 and under 2011
First place John Arcand Fiddle Festival, 12 & under, 2010
First place , Grand North American Fiddle Championship , Radway Alberta (13 & under) July 2010
First place , 12 and under, Abbotsford Fiddle Contest 2010
First Place 10 and under Violin, Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, 2010
Gold , grade 7 string concerto (cello), South Fraser Music Festival, BC Registered Music Teachers Association, Feb 2010.
First Place Quesnel Fiddle Contest (12 and under), October 2009
First place , Grand North American Fiddle Championship , Radway Alberta (9 & under) July 2009
First Place grade 6 Violin, Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, 2009
Gold , string solo (cello), South Fraser Music Festival, BC Registered Music Teachers Association, Feb 2009.
First place , Grand North American Fiddle Championship , Radway Alberta (Junior Junior) July 2008
First Place Prince George Fiddle Contest(Little Junior) July, 2008
First place Vernon Fiddle Contest (Little Britches), Vernon BC, June 2008
First place BC Provincial Old Time Fiddle Contest (9 and under), Abbotsford BC, May 2008
Gold cello(grade 6); silver violin(grade 5), Kiwanis Music Festival 2008
First place Kamloops Fiddle Contest (9 and under), Kamloops BC, May 2008
First place North Okanagan Fiddle Contest (Little Britches), Vernon BC, June 2007
First place BC Provincial Old Time Fiddle Contest (9 and under), Kamloops BC, May 2007
Promising junior string student medallion, Kiwanis International Music Festival 2007
First Place Abbotsford Old Time Fiddle Contest (9 and under), May 2006
Youngest Contestant, Abbotsford Old Time Fiddle Contest, May 2005
She won Gold medals for Karate too.
Her drawing won the cover design contest for the South Music Festival 2010 & 2011 She also got a SILVER medal (for a painting she did) in Shankar's Inernational Children's Competion! Only 400 out of 160,000 entries were selected for a silver medal and only 4 in Canada get any prize. she has also won lots of other local and international Art contests since she was 4.
Kai
First place John Arcand Fiddle Festival, 18 & under both Old Time Fiddle and Andy De Jarlis categories 2011
First place John Arcand Fiddle Festival, 18 & under 2010 (he was 12 )
First Place Abbotsford Fiddle Contest, Open (no age limit), 2011
First Place BC Provincial Fiddle Contest, Youth 2011
First place , Grand North American Fiddle Championship , Radway Alberta (Junior) July 2008
First place Vernon Fiddle Contest (Junior), Vernon BC, June 2008
First place Kelowna Fiddle Contest (Junior), Kelowna BC, June 2008
First Place - Grand North American Fiddle Contest (Junior Junior), Le Duc Alberta, July 2007
First place North Okanagan Fiddle Contest (Junior), Vernon BC, June 2007
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