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Old Fiddlers Convention

  • Lee Dunbar passes

    October 21, 2024 | by John Lawless

    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

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  • More photos from the 2024 Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention

    August 14, 2024 | by Nicholas Hancock

     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

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  • Winners from the 88th annual Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax

    August 12, 2024 | by Nicholas Hancock

    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

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  • More photos from Youth Day at Galax Old Fiddlers

    August 9, 2024 | by Nicholas Hancock

    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

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  • 2024 Galax Youth winners

    August 6, 2024 | by Nicholas Hancock

    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,

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  • Weekend photos from the 2023 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA

    August 17, 2023 | by Nicholas Hancock

    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

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  • Winners from the 87th annual Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax

    August 14, 2023 | by Nicholas Hancock

    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

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  • Photos from the 87th Galax Old Fiddlers Convention Youth Competition

    August 11, 2023 | by Nicholas Hancock

    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.

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  • 2023 Galax Youth Competition winners

    August 9, 2023 | by Nicholas Hancock

    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,

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  • 2022 winners at the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax

    August 15, 2022 | by John Lawless

    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.

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