leads@burl.UUCP (leads) (03/06/85)
Does someone have information on any fiddlers conventions that are coming up this spring? If there is a publication that has a schedule of events could you let me know. The last fiddlers convention I attended was Union Grove back in '74 and since then they have stopped having one. (too large a crowd to handle) I know that there is a convention usually held in Galax V.A. but I don't know when. Any info would be Appreciated. Thanks, Dave Schumacher "How does it go Vassar..."
barnett@ut-sally.UUCP (Lewis Barnett) (03/08/85)
> I know that there is a convention usually held in > Galax V.A. but I don't know when. Any info would be Appreciated. > > Thanks, > Dave Schumacher > > "How does it go Vassar..." I think this convention is usually held in July, but I could quite easily be wrong... But you could probably find out by writing the Galax Chamber of Commerce (if such a thing exists) -- it's a very small town. Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 -- barnett@ut-sally.ARPA, barnett@ut-sally.UUCP, {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech,ctvax}!ut-sally!barnett
david@varian.UUCP (David Brown) (03/13/85)
> > I know that there is a convention usually held in > > Galax V.A. but I don't know when. Any info would be Appreciated. > > The Galax Fiddlers Convention is traditionally held from Wednesday to the 2nd Saturday of August (e.g. in 1984 it was held 8/8 - 8/11). It's sponsored by the Moose Lodge (or was it the Elks?) and the contact address I have (from the 1983 & 1984 festival calendar of Bluegrass Unlimited -- their festival calendar usually appears in the March issue, so hurry to your newstands...) is: Oscar Hall 328A Kenbrook Dr Galax VA 24333 (703) 236-6355 This year will be the 50th Annual!! I went there in 1982 and had a blast. There is no paid entertainment -- it really is a contest, though a lot of the contestants don't take it very seriously -- it's entertaining to read the program and see some of the names of the bands and the contestants (e.g. Russell Upsumgrub). In 1982 the admission was $14, which was refunded to you if you entered any contest except buck dancing. And there's lot of picking in the camping areas -- the bluegrass music happens mainly in the center area where all the Winnebagos, trucks, campers, etc. are parked; the old-timey musicians hang around the horse stalls which are convenient places to pitch a tent (be sure to have a ground cloth though). I've been told that it always rains and turns the whole place to mud, so be prepared for that. The year I was there, it only rained the first day, but a couple of leaky water faucets managed to keep large areas muddy the whole time. ("Hey Martha, let's go down to Felts Park and watch the hippies play in the mud."). -- David Brown (415) 945-2199 Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598 {zehntel,amd,fortune,resonex,rtech}!varian!david
reiner@cca.UUCP (David Reiner) (03/27/85)
>> I know that there is a convention usually held in >> Galax V.A. but I don't know when. Any info would be Appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Dave Schumacher >> >> "How does it go Vassar..." > >I think this convention is usually held in July, but I could quite easily >be wrong... But you could probably find out by writing the Galax >Chamber of Commerce (if such a thing exists) -- it's a very small >town. The Galax convention is one of the best places to go for traditional Southern fiddling (and a smattering of great bluegrass). You can stay in the old horse stalls or camp on the grounds, or spend some money and stay at a local motel. Jamming is excellent and continuous. I don't have the dates in front of me, but figure you have found them by now. As an old-time, bluegrass, swing, Irish, and country fiddler (with Hot Off The Frets in Boston), I wonder how many other fiddlers are out there in netland. It would be nice to see some questions or discussions oriented toward fiddling in this newsgroup (e.g., regional styles versus "superstyles", or "conceptual models" of bowing, or fiddle contests...) David Reiner (Computer Corporation of America) reiner@cca or decvax!cca!reiner