Hi Friends:

It's nearly December, and we've been rehearsing our Christmas music. There
are lots of fun FiddleSticks events coming up in the Holiday Season -- we
hope to see you!

Our new CD is getting great reviews, and we still like it a lot! And don't
forget our Christmas CD - "Cold Fusion." Check out our website to buy it
(or any of our CDs) or to listen to samples: www.fiddle-sticks.com. AND see
below for info about getting a free cassette or CD if you order by mail.

Here's where we're playing in December:

PROVO:
Monday, December 2, 7:30pm
Provo Public Library
Academy Ballroom
550 North University Ave, Provo

The Provo Library presents family music and storytelling on Monday nights.
FiddleSticks will appear with a Christmas Concert. Bring the family! The
Ballroom is on the second floor of the stunningly restored Academy Building.
The architecture alone is worth the visit - come and enjoy! The concert is
free to the public.


SALT LAKE CITY
Friday, December 6, 7pm
TourBaby National Concert Tour
Orson Spencer Hall
University of Utah, SLC

TOURBABY is coming to town! This national "tour" includes dozens of shows
country wide, featuring some of the very best local bands and performers in
each town. The Salt Lake City lineup includes Stacey Board, Melissa Warner,
Kate MacLeod and Fiddlesticks; along with the Tag band What Tribe from
Denver. The venue will is the fabulous Orson Spencer Auditorium at the
University of Utah. Tickets are $8 ($6 for student) and will be available
at the door, or in advance from SmithTix:
www.smithtix.com/event_detail.asp?id=1027

WYOMING:
Friday, December 13 1pm
Big Piney Fine Arts Center
115 South Nichols
Big Piney, Wyoming

Friday, December 13 7:30pm
Pinedale Auditorium
101 E Hennick Street
Pinedale, Wyoming

The Pinedale Fine Arts Council is sponsoring two shows in the high country
of western Wyoming. The public is invited to both. For information,
contact Cydnee Montegue, (307) 367-7322, pfac@....

PROVO
Saturday, December 14, 7pm
TSSA Christmas Concert
Provo Arts Center
425 West Center, Provo

The Timpanogos Singer Songwriter Alliance presents its Annual Christmas
Show, with five great local musicians. Besides us, you can hear JaNae
Kotter, the Stephanie Smith Band, Debra Fotheringham, and Simple People.
Such a lineup! Admission is only $2, and the music will be excellent.
FiddleSticks will be playing Celtic Christmas tunes. Don't miss it! (Go to
TSSA's website for info about TSSA's other Christmas events:
www.timpanogos.org)


HIGHLAND
Monday, December 16, 7pm
Courage Reins Benefit Concert
With Jeff Hinton
Mountain Ridge Junior High Auditorium
5525 West 10400 North, Highland, Utah

Courage Reins is a non-profit center that offers therapeutic horseback
riding lessons to people with disabilities through the use of professional
instructors, hard working therapy horses and dedicated volunteers.
Acclaimed singer songwriter Jeff Hinton organizes a benefit concert each
year, and we're honored to participate this year. Tickets from Kohlers in
Alpine or at the door: $3 Kids/$5 Adults/$20 Family. Info: 756-8900


PROVO
Sunday, December 22, 7-9pm
Sixth Annual Christmas House Concert at the Englands'
1775 Andrus Lane, Provo

Charlotte England and her family have brought music to their friends and
neighbors for years, and we're proud to return for our sixth Christmas house
concert at the Englands. Come and help us share the blessing of music and
holiday cheer. Information, 373-1775


OREM or SLC
Thursday, December 26, 7-10pm
Annual FiddleSticks Boxing Day Concert
Place to be announced

Traditionally we have held our annual Day-After-Christmas Boxing Day event
at our house in Orem. This year we may be moving the party to the Gateway
in SLC. Please email us as the date gets closer, or check out our website:
www.fiddle-sticks.com


OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:

December ??: CandleLight Christmas, Deseret Village SLC, dates to be
announced
December 31: Barn Dance, Grand Lake Colorado
January 24: Scottish Association Robert Burns Dinner, Masonic Lodge SLC
January 25: Arts For Everyone Concert, Ephraim UT
March 14: Read Leaf Concert, Springville


BUY FIDDLESTICKS CDS:

Playing Favorites (1999)
Christmas Cold Fusion (2000)
Time and Again (2001)
Cat and the Fiddle (2002)
I Can See My Breath (TSSA 2002)

CDs are $15 each, and cassettes are $10, with a flat $2 shipping per order
(no matter how many you order).

FREE CHRISTMAS DEAL: If you buy any two CDs, we'll send you your choice of
the brand new 2002 TSSA Christmas Compilation CD (details below) OR "Playing
Favorites" or "Cold Fusion" on cassette. Buy two, get three. Good deal,
no? So send your check to:

FiddleSticks
Cat and the Fiddle
647 North 1280 East Street
Orem UT 84097

TIMPANOGOS SINGER SONGWRITER ALLIANCE CHRISTMAS CD
Each year TSSA produces a Christmas compilation. This year's CD is the best
ever. It's called "I Can See My Breath" and features the best in local Utah
orignal music, including not only FiddleSticks, but also Peter Breinholt,
Ryan Shupe, Cherie Call, and a dozen more! (You can get the TSSA Christmas
Compilation by itself for $10 if you prefer)

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FiddleSticks
Celtic and American Folk Music
647 North 1280 East Street
Orem, Utah 84097
801-221-1108 800-969-7640

The family Celtic band FiddleSticks presents an energetic fusion of
traditional music with contemporary jazz and folk elements. The band is made
up of three sisters, Becca, Katie and Elizabeth Davis, and their dad, Marco.
FiddleSticks' energetic dance reels, sultry love songs, plaintive ballads,
and lively jigs played on fiddle, cello, guitar, drum and hammer dulcimer
are a favorite of local audiences.

FiddleSticks on the web: www.fiddle-sticks.com

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