If you saw people carrying fiddle cases into Weledeh Catholic School over the weekend, there was a good reason for that.

The Aurora Fiddle Society hosted one of its quarterly workshops with guest instructors from both the North and south. The workshops cater to all levels of fiddlers from beginners to advanced players.

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In addition to the workshop classes, the society also organized fun events in the evening, which included a fiddle jam, Bettger added. The society also provided fiddles for rent for those who did not have their own instruments.

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The society has been in operation for around 15 years and concentrates its efforts mainly in Yellowknife with the goal to promote music and togetherness through fiddling, while preserving the tradition of Northern fiddling in the NWT.

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She added that a really fun group of people has made learning fun.