• Tara’s 2014 Galax report

    This report, with videos and photos, is a contribution from our occasional correspondent, Tara Linhardt, a veteran of many weeks at Galax. Well, we just finished the 79th Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention, and once again it has offered a huge number of hot bluegrass

  • John Goad does Galax 2014

    Here's an eyewitness report from the 2014 Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, VA, created by our Special Bluegrass Correspondent. It's like you were there.   If you've not yet seen the winner's list, you can read it here.

  • Galax 2013 winners posted

    The many winners at the 2013 Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, VA have been posted online. They were actually announced in the wee hours of Sunday morning, at roughly 2:00 a.m., but are now available for all to see. This annual

  • Galax mandolin record confirmed

    We have learned from Tara Linhardt that the attempt to break the record for the largest mandolin ensemble at the 2012 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax has been certified by Guinness as the new world mark. On August 7, 2012 she

  • The ACMA announces a new musical gathering

    The Appalachian Cultural Music Association (ACMA) announced the creation of the Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising at a press conference in Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, last week. The new musical gathering, entitled ACMA’s Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising, for bluegrass, old time and Americana musicians

  • Galax 2012 retrospective

    Thanks to Carol McDuffie who sent along these many images from the 2012 Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA. If you can help identify any of the people in these photos, please contact us.

  • John Goad’s Galax video journal

    Our special bluegrass correspondent, John Goad, has assembled a video journal of his week at the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, showing why this event has endured for 77 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1vSOrnhvkw