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Dr. John William Turner began his tenure as Interim Pastor at Tappahannock Presbyterian Church on January 1, 2012. He lives in Chesterfield and will be commuting to Tappahnanock three days a week. His degrees include Ph.D in Leadership from VCU- 1989; M.A. in Education, Presbyterian School of Christian Education, 1987; D. Min, Pastoral Ministry Union Theological Seminary, 1978; B.S. in Biology, The College of William and Mary, 1972. He has had graduate courses at U VA and University of Oxford in England.
In addition to having his doctorate in Ministry in the Presbyterian church John is described as "a prodigious and enduring performer. Master Fiddler John Turner is the only ten-time winner on record of a National Scottish Fiddling Championship. He has played a major role in the revival of interest in traditional Scottish fiddle music over the last three decades. As a recording artist he is featured on seventeen recordings and has contributed tracks and/or compositions to more than one hundred and three additional recordings. On stage, radio and television, Turner has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Japan and the Middle East. He has performed for six U.S. presidents, Queen Elizabeth II, other members of Britain’s royal family and many other heads of state from around the world. He has been featured on the popular radio program “Thistle and Shamrock”, “BBC Highland”, “Pebble Millat One” and a host of other programs.
He is the founder and director of the Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling, now in itstwenty- sixth season, bringing instrumentalists of all ages to the mountains of North Carolinaeach summer. He performs regularly in Williamsburg, Virginia and across the U.S., teaches privately, conducts workshops and serves as an adjudicator for fiddling competitions. In 2002he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Performance degree by Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina for his contributions to Scottish culture and the performing arts."
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