TOPSHAM — Fiddle-icious, Maine’s largest fiddle orchestra of traditional Celtic music, will open its ninth season tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Orion Performing Arts Center, Mt. Ararat Middle School, 66 Republic Ave.
The orchestra includes Maine musicians playing fiddle, piano, harp, guitar, banjo, accordion, cello, tin whistle, concertina and upright bass.
The tunes are passed on from Irish, Scottish, Quebecois and Acadian traditions and include reels, jigs, aires, marches, horn pipes, waltzes, step-dancing and singing.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
For more information, call Sandy Banks at 774-3140 or 408-1167 or email sbanks@ maine.rr.com.
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