Old Fiddlers Convention

Thanks to the folks at the Mountain Music Project, we have this video of the performance of Angeline The Baker featuring 491 mandolins at last month's Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax. It is believed that the group has set the new Guinness

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to soar above the crowd at a major festival, looking down on all the pickers, fans, and attendees below? Well thanks to David Locklear and his trusty drone camera, now you can -

The US mandolin world rejoiced on August 4 when a group of 491 mandolinists assembled at the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA to re-establish the Guinness World Record for largest mandolin ensemble. Organizer Tara Linhardt is still awaiting final confirmation

The winners of the various competitions during the 2015 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA have been announced. Congratulations to all of this year's winners.   Old Time Fiddle Jake Krack Jacob Bowen Richard Bowman Billy Hurt Henry Barnes Ivy Phillips Rex McGee Betty Vornbrock Ivy Sheppard Barbara Kuhns   Dobro Tony Joines Eddie Marrs Doug Smith Jordon Roberson Alex

The projected new Guinness Book World Record for Largest Mandolin Ensemble, set yesterday at the Old Fiddler's Convention at Felt's Park in Galax, VA, was celebrated by WSLS television, the NBC affiliate station in Roanoke, about 2.5 hours away. A crush of

Well done Old Fiddler's Convention attendees in Galax, VA! This afternoon they once again set the Guinness World Record for Largest Mandolin Ensemble with 491 musicians. At this point, the count is still unofficial but organizer Tara Linhardt tells us that they

This year at the Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, VA we will be attempting to take back the Guinness Book World's record for the Largest Mandolin Ensemble in the history of the world to Team USA on Tuesday, August 4th on

Our friend (and occasional correspondent) Tara Linhardt has asked us to remind everyone about the Guinness World Record attempt for Largest Mandolin Ensemble, set to be held during the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA in August. Regular readers may recall

Tara Linhardt and her band of merry mandolinists are dead set on wresting the record for the largest mandolin ensemble back from the Creteians, and they will do it at the 2015 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA at 2:00

It's official. A second attempt will be made in August 2015 to return the Guinness World Record for Largest Mandolin Ensemble to the United States during the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention. A group under the direction of Tara Linhardt set a