Fiddlers ReStrung to Tour Upper Midwest States

on “Hats ‘N’ Horses 2012 Tour” June 27 - July 9

Saline, June 2012. Fiddlers ReStrung will be “all aboard the bus” complete with gear, musical instruments and tons of enthusiasm to take their high-energy entertainment on their annual summer tour Wednesday, June 27. This year’s tour is billed as the “Hats ‘N’ Horses Tour” and will take the group throughout the upper Midwest states, featuring a performance at Mount Rushmore. The group will return on July 9 upon completing ten performances during their visits to eight states.

Highlights of this year’s tour include a performance at the Mt. Rushmore Amphitheatre in Mt. Rushmore National Park that is certain to bring a smile to the audience as well as the Founding Fathers memorialized at the park. Other performances include highlighting the Mandan (ND) Fourth of July Parade and Rodeo, jam sessions in Minneapolis, providing a workshop to Rapid City (SD) string students, and other performances at venues including town squares, theatres, and band shells.

The trip also provides educational activities such as tours of Fort Abraham Lincoln, Black Hills Caverns, the Crazy Horse Memorial, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center along with The Badlands. The “downtime” breaks include excursions such as The Mall of America, a riverboat cruise, Wall Drug, the Corn Palace and perhaps a second visit to the Mall of America.

2597 miles total   June 27-July 9, 2012

 Cities on our path:

 St. Joseph, MI - Minneapolis, MN - Fargo, ND - Mandan, ND -

Rapid City, SD - Mitchell, SD - Cedar Rapids, IA

ReStrung Performances on Tour

• Wednesday June 27, 12pm - Howard Band Shell, St. Joseph, MI
  
• Thursday June 28, 6:30pm – Jam with Fiddles on Fire, Minneapolis, MN
• Friday June 29, 6pm – Private Performance, Pine Springs , MN
• Saturday June 30, 7pm – Coffee Grounds Coffee House, Falcon Heights, MN
• Sunday July 1, 4:30pm – Bluestem Theater Performance, Moorhead, MN
• Tuesday July 3, 4:15pm – Art in the Park, Mandan Rodeo Days, Mandan, ND
• Wednesday July 4, 10:30am– Mandan Rodeo Parade followed by 2 pm Mandan Rodeo Performance, Mandan Rodeo Days, Mandan, ND
• Thursday July 5, 6pm – Workshop with Rapid City string students
• Friday July 6, 7pm – Mt. Rushmore Amphitheater, Mt. Rushmore National Park, Keystone, ND
• Saturday July 7, 10am – Main Street Square, Rapid City, SD

Restrung Tour Activities

• Friday June 29 – Mall of America/Pool Party
• Saturday June 30 – Mill City Museum/Nicollet Street Mall
• Monday July 2 – Fort Abraham Lincoln Park/Riverboat Cruise
• Tuesday July 3 – Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
• Tuesday/Wednesday July 3-4 – Mandan Rodeo Days
• Friday July 6 – Black Hills Caverns, Crazy Horse Memorial, Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Saturday July 7 – Wall Drug and Badlands visit
• Sunday July 8 – The Corn Palace

See them perform "This Land is Your Land" at Mount Rushmore!  Video is available here!

Fiddlers ReStrung is a 17-piece string ensemble featured at about 80 performances annually consisting of students at Saline High School, all of whom share in producing a unique ensemble truly their own. The organization is officially sponsored and supported by Saline Area Schools and Saline Community Education. Students are chosen based not only on musical talent, but personal maturity as well as balancing a demanding performance schedule while maintaining high standards in other school activities, sports, and academics.

For additional information on Fiddlers ReStrung, please contact Rebecca Groeb-Driskill Cultural Arts Specialist, Saline Area Schools at (734) 429-8020.