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The Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention is a popular festival devoted to old-time and bluegrass music, as well as related arts such as dance, which takes place each summer at Veterans Memorial Park in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1972. It is held on the first weekend in June.
Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention: Mount Airy, United States: 1972 Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering: Battle Ground, United States: 1972 Walnut Valley Festival : Winfield, United States: 1972 Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Telluride, United States: 1973 Festival of the Bluegrass: Lexington, United States: 1974 Huck Finn Jubilee: Ontario, United States ...
Benton Flippen playing the fiddle in 2009. James Benton Flippen (July 18, 1920 – June 28, 2011) was an American old-time fiddler from Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was one of the last surviving members of a generation of performers born in the early 20th century playing in the Round Peak style centering on Surry County, North Carolina.
Another popular festival for traditional old-time music, flatfoot dancing, as well as bluegrass music is the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, [49] held annually the first weekend of October in Athens, Alabama. In Mount Airy, North Carolina, the Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention [50] is held on
Website. www.mountairy.org. Mount Airy / ˈmaʊntəri / [4] is a city within Surry County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,676, an increase of 288 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,388. [5] As of 2020, the city was one of the most populous municipalities in Surry County.
They have performed on Mountain Stage, [6] MerleFest, and at the Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention. Additionally they have performed on A Prairie Home Companion, Fresh Air, and BBC Radio in early 2010, and at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, [7] and at the 2011 Romp, [8] in Owensboro, Kentucky.
He has won first place in old-time fiddle at the Galax Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Virginia (2003, 2006, and 2008), the Henry Reed Festival (2007), the Clifftop festival in Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia (2006), the Mount Airy Fiddlers' Convention in Mount Airy, North Carolina (2002, 2004, and 2009), and the under-60 category at the ...
Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention; S. Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival; U. Union Grove Old Time Fiddlers' Convention; W. The Warren Haynes Christmas Jam; Wild Goose ...