Old Fiddlers Convention

Lee Dunbar with Bobby Hicks at Galax Southwest Virginia banjo player Lee Dunbar died on October 14. A champion picker and a friend to everyone he met, Lee was 63 years of age at his passing. Dunbar had dedicated himself to the banjo

 Band from the Cayman Islands at the 2024 Galax Old Fiddlers Convention - photo © G Nicholas Hancock The six days of the 88th Old Fiddlers' Convention at Felts Park in Galax, VA provided opportunities for literally thousands of photographs to

Off The Rails - 1st Bluegrass Band at the 2024 Old Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G Nicholas Hancock The 88th Annual Old Fiddlers Convention Open Competition, held August 5-10 at Felts Park in Galax, VA, concluded at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, after the last

Here's another large gallery of Nick Hancock's images shot during the youth competition at the Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, VA on Monday, August 5. If you don't like photos of cute kids playing bluegrass and old time music, we

Creekwater Collective competing at the 2024 Old Fiddlers Convention - photo © G Nicholas Hancock 116 individual contestants between the ages of three and fifteen, and 17 youth bands registered to participate in the 88th annual Old Fiddlers Convention Youth Competition on Monday,

87th Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock G. Nicholas Hancock attended the 87th Old Fiddlers Convention held at Felts Park in Galax, VA on Thursday through Saturday night, and photographed practically every aspect of the

The 87th Annual Old Fiddlers Convention Open Competition, held August 8 through August 12 at Felts Park in Galax, VA concluded at 12:18 a.m. Sunday, after the last winner was announced.   The 2023 winners in the order they placed are: Old Time Fiddle Billy

Pelle Hello and Shepherd Riley at the 2023 Old Fiddlers Convention - photo © G Nicholas Hancock G. Nicholas Hancock attended the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention Youth Competition this past Monday and photographed nearly all 138 contestants on stage and elsewhere.

Youth band competition at the 2023 Old Fiddlers Convention - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock One hundred thirty-eight contestants between the ages of eight and fifteen participated in the 87th Annual Galax Old Fiddlers Convention Youth Competition on Monday, August 7,

Felts Park during the 2022 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA - photo by G Nicholas Hancock The 86th annual running of the Old Fiddler Convention in Galax, VA has successfully been concluded, with the winners announced and the ribbons distributed.