Each year around the second week in August musicians and lovers of bluegrass music gather in the small mountain town of Galax, Virginia. Not far from the Blue Ridge Parkway, you will find some of the best bluegrass musicians in the area, country and the world at this week long festival.
It all started in 1935 and has grown into a huge convention with competition for all ages and for the thousands of fans who come to listen and watch.
My favorite competition is on Monday night. It is the youth competition and watching those little four and five year old children playing fiddles, banjos and singing is just the cutest thing.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, musicians play their favorite instrument hoping to win a prize.
The bands play on Friday and Saturday nights and awards are given late Saturday night.
The next few posts are some of my impressions and pictures of The 76th Fiddler's Convention, 2011.
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