Violin Repair

John Bell

John Bell has recently compteted a certificate course in violin bow making from the Victoria Conservatory of Music and has now set up a shop for repairing bows, bow restoration, rehairing and bow building. If you feel you bow is not as it should check with John for a free evaluation of your bow.

John lives at 704 Shellbourne Blvd in Campbell River and can be contacted at 923-6646 or in the back row at fiddlejam on a Thursday night.

FIDDLE LESSONS

Spaces available for students on tues and wed. Some morning spots, and some after school. I teach beginning/ intermed fiddle; guitar & accordion...Wendy Knudson- my phone number is 250 338 7659. or email wenknudson@shaw.ca

Dave Stevenson of the Black Swan School of Celtic Music is starting its 9th year. There are some spaces still available for students who want to learn fiddle and or violin. Dave teaches:-Celtic fiddle, Fiddle Jam tunes, beginning violin (Suzuki books 1 & 2), classical flute, penny whistle. 250 890 0297

Shelley Brown, BMus UBC, has spaces available for fiddle students and Suzuki lessons. Contact Shelley at brown.Shelley@gmail.com

For Sale/Wanted

Halls for Rent

The Merville Hall is now open for business. Situated between Courtenay and Campbell River, on the Old Island Highway, the hall is ideally suited to service both communities. The hall is big and, with a liquor license, can hold 192 people. Without alcohol, the number of patrons 250 people.

The hardwood floor is perfect for dancing, for theatre groups, for parties, for sports and for craft fairs. There is a stage with lighting, there is a kitchen and table and chair storage. The basement level has two large rooms that can be rented for meetings or for community activities such as daycare or crafts.

If you are interested in viewing or booking the hall, check out the website at mervillehall.ca.

Music for Sale

Cindy now has 5 Fiddlejam books out. Books are $6 or 2 for $10, 3 for $15, 4 for $20 and 5 for $25 Accompanying CDs are available for $4 each, one to go with each book. All are available from Cindy at Fiddlejam or contact her at cinfid@telus.net.

CDS FOR SALE

Trent Freeman's first CD - "There's a Fiddle in the Attic" with fiddle tunes including three of his own compositions, is still available. His second CD from a live recording of the Bread and Butter Band at the Old Church Theatre is now available. For information on the CDs contact Trent Freeman at: freemanfiddle@shaw.ca

Helen Austin has her CDs for sale at www.helenaustin.com/shop.html or at itunes.