And The Rains Came!   Unfortunately Mother Nature did not cooperate with us this year.  The good weather we started the day with turned into rain and we were only able to complete the Junior–Junior and the Senior Competitions before cancelling the rest of the event.   Our thanks to all the contestants, family and audience members that joined us at Center Park, including those who were on their way for the afternoon competitions.  We had over 60 contestants registered including some from as far away as New York and Boston. The crowd was growing and the park was going to be filled with the sound of some fantastic fiddling, but alas it was not meant to be.   We hope you will all join us again next year.  After being affected by rain two years in a row, the odds are in our favor for great weather in 2011!    June 12, 2010.  And the rain started late in the morning... Three year old Sophia McCaffrey.  Our youngest competitor.  Great job Sophia!  Please check back again soon.  We will be posting more pictures and the results of the Junior-Junior and Senior Competition.   Our Thanks To The Following For Their Support This Year: Connecticut's Bristol Old Tyme Fiddler's Club The Town of Manchester The Downtown Manchester Special Services District Great Harvest Bread Co. Pastrami on Wry Anne Miller Real Estate   Peace Train Foundation P. O. Box 245 Poquonock, CT 06064-0245 The New England Fiddle Contest is a production of The Peace Train Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation formed in 1972 for the purpose of promoting arts and culture in the Greater Hartford region. Your contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.  Contributions can be made securely online or they can be mailed to:  Peace Train Foundation, Inc, P.O. Box 370296, West Hartford, CT  06137-0296 Download Acrobat Reader