Bluegrass Bits 3 -- Old Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Virginia
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Every year for decades, before the second weekend in August, the Galax Moose Lodge has hosted the world's oldest and largest Old Fiddler's Convention. Hundreds of musicians converge on the small city nestled in Southwest Virginia's scenic Blue Ridge Mountains to compete for thousands of dollars in prize money, and, even more important for most, the ability to perform in public and pass the night playing Bluegrass, Folk, Old Time and Country tunes in the campground that surrounds the stage.
If you're a fan of genuine music performed by talented musicians, this is a must-see event. We had a great time roaming the campground to experience top-notch playing in an informal setting on Friday night. On Saturday, we set up our chairs on the fairgrounds and watched terrific bands comprised of family and friends compete on stage. In between events, be sure to mosey into town, where you'll find some great restaurants and shops.
Thank you, talented performers, Galax Moose Lodge, volunteers and City of Galax for hosting a great event!
My 2 awesome brothers right there. James and Joey Burris. So very BLESSED TO HAVE THEM AS MY BROTHERS I LOVE THEM MORE THAN ANYONE COULD EVER IMAGINE ❤❤
Great music and great jam sessions one can visualize sitting on the porch and listening to the Carter Family just jamming. Lyrics
Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan
Stay all night, stay a little longer,
Dance all night, dance a little longer,
Pull off your coat, throw it in the corner,
Don't see why you can't stay a little longer. Love that song
Great job filming... and of course great convention!
Real music from the heart just gotta stomp lol
Thats what we loved about Galax .Wandering around listening to all the groups of great players on our visit from the uk .I was in heaven 👌👌👌👏
great stuff. thanks for sharing..
Isn't real amazing? Absolutely loved the dedication and delivery of all the musicians. This is a unique must-see event.
I have been there in years, need to go back. Great musicians at Galax. Maybe Chase and I will go next year.
Hey: I was wondering...my dad and I took a very memorable and amazing trip to the Galax Bluegrass Festival in 1994 and a woman was singing an amazing song about a Bumblebee and I was wondering if anybody had any ideas about how I would get a copy of that? Thanks, Rebekah
Wish you had the whole video of each group .. is there a phone that can video that much LoL Gets me in the mood to pick and sing and here I am in bed at 10:30pm EST Thanks for sharing. My family plays music. We are kin to Coach Bobby Dodd from Galax Va. It's always a sweet time picking there.