Pickin Places

Phipps Family Store	Visit their Facebook Page 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.
Surry County Fiddler's Convention	March 26, 2010 Visit there Website 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.
Wayne Henderson Music Festival	Third Saturday of June Visit the 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.
Grayson County Elk Creek Fiddlers Convention	Fourth Weekend of June Visit the Website 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 Southwest Virginia.
Alleghany Fiddlers Convention	Third Weekend in July Visit the 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.
Ashe County Fiddlers Convention	First Weekend in August Visit the Website 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.