Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 048 March 2015 | Page 23

Kenny Hooker

Young And Old Enjoy Surry
Fiddlers Convention

W

hether young or old, all it
takes is a love of traditional
North Carolina music to
enjoy the sixth annual Surry Old Time
Fiddlers Convention, March 27-28 in
Dobson.

and showing an interest so that it will
continue in the future.”

B uc k ne r i s e s p e c i a l l y fon d of
Friday evening’s dance because it
replicates the atmosphere of those
many evenings across the region when
The event is held at Surry Community folks gather for music, dancing and
College and celebrates Surry County’s fellowship.
stature as the center of the old time
musical genre.
This year’s Friday evening bands are:
Round Peak Ramblers, Slate Mountain
Convent ion h igh l ight s i nclude Ramblers and the New Ballard’s
a Friday night dance with three bands, Branch Bogtrotters.
a Saturday full of jam sessions, fiddling
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competitions, banjo competitions
and band competitions, plus multiple
workshops Saturday led by expert
artists renowned in the world of old
time music.
One of the most interesting aspects is
the amount of youngsters who excel
at this time-honored way of playing
music.

“When we began the Surry Old Time
Fiddlers Convention, the desire was to
make sure we were documenting and
sharing this style of music,” says Buck
Buckner of the convention committee.
“What’s great is how many young people
have embraced it. They’re coming out
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