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Phipps Family Store
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Location: 2425 Silas Creek Rd., Lansing, NC.28643. Info: James or Rita
Wood 336-384-2382.
For 4 generations the Phipps Store and farm have
thrived in Silas Creek. Now, the old store comes to life every Friday
night with a weekly jam. The music played on Friday nights are by
local and regional musicians. The music is old time mountain songs
and an occasional mountain ballad. All ages and music skill
levels are welcome as dancers are too. The jam is free, donations
welcome for the electricity and upkeep. Time of the jam is Friday
7:00Pm-10:00PM.
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Surry County
Fiddler's
Convention
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March 26, 2010
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Put together by local old time musicians and the
Surry County Economic Development and Tourism Committee, it will take
place on the beautiful campus of Surry Community College in Dobson,
North Carolina. There will be contests in old time band as well as
individual categories such as fiddle, banjo, and many more. There are
also plans to have workshops by local musicians, luthier demonstrations,
vendors, and square dances. |
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Wayne
Henderson
Music Festival
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Third Saturday of June
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Website
The event takes its name from National Heritage Award recipient Wayne C.
Henderson‚ a musician and instrument maker who lives in nearby
Rugby‚ Virginia. Henderson's top-notch finger-picking is a
source of great pleasure and pride to his friends, family, and neighbors
in Grayson County, Virginia; his guitar playing has also been enjoyed at
Carnegie Hall, in three national tours of "Masters of the
Steel-String Guitar", and in seven nations of Europe, Asia and
Africa. |
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Grayson County
Elk Creek Fiddlers
Convention |
Fourth Weekend of June
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Sponsored by the Elk Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., a
non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide fire protection for
the Elk Creek Valley and surrounding areas. In addition, we work closely
with the Elk Creek Resue Squad, Inc. on traffic accidents and provide
mutual aid to adjoining departments in Grayson and Wythe counties in
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Alleghany
Fiddlers Convention
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Third Weekend in July
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Website
The Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention began in
1995 as a way to raise money for the new nonprofit fairgrounds, now the
site of family events all year round.
The event was eventually turned over to the Sparta-
Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department as one of several fundraisers it
holds. Part of the proceeds continue to go toward continuing
improvements and maintenance at the fairgrounds.
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Ashe
County Fiddlers Convention
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First Weekend in August
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With over $3,600 in prize money, our focus
continues to be musician-centered as they honor the Old Time and
Bluegrass music of the mountains and the musicians who make it. Ashe
County has a rich history in the roots of what eventually evolved into
the current country music industry, and continues to raise up some of
the best musicians in the nation.
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