Old-Time Music Finds a New Generation at the 90th Galax Fiddlers Convention

Old-Time Music Finds a New Generation at the 90th Galax Fiddlers Convention

For 90 years, the sounds of Appalachia have brought people to Galax. Not just to hear old-time music but to keep it alive.

Galax Old Fiddlers Convention Draws Global Crowd for 90th Anniversary

The 90th Galax Old Fiddlers Convention is underway this week in Galax, Virginia, running through August 8 at Felts Park. According to WFXR, Moose Lodge President Fred Bobbitt said attendees have arrived from at least 40 states and three other countries, making this milestone edition one of the most widely attended in recent memory. Bobbitt described Galax during convention week as something beyond a simple travel destination — more of an immersi…