Fiddle championship will tap the fittest in the state

  • Last year’s champion Curry Perkins of Ragley trades his fiddle for a score card to judge this year’s competition held at 1 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall.
    Last year’s champion Curry Perkins of Ragley trades his fiddle for a score card to judge this year’s competition held at 1 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall.

    The Louisiana State Fiddle Championship will be held on July 20 in conjunction with the Natchitoches- NSU Folk Festival. The Fiddle Championship will be held at 1 p.m. in the Magale Recital Hall located at 175 Sam Sibley Drive on the Northwestern State University campus.

    Fiddlers may compete in the championship or non-championship, as well as in the twin fiddle category. Registration is at noon in …