Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention: News

Looking for accomodations for the 3rd Annual Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention weekend? Check out these great discounts available for Musicians!

Surry Inn, Dobson
336.366.3000
Code – Surryoldtime
Group Rate $69.95 plus tax
(Deadline – March 16, 2012)

Rockford Inn Bed and Breakfast, Dobson
336.374.6644
Code – Surryoldtime
10% discount

Bryson Inn/Best Western, Mount Airy
336.352.3400
Code – Surryoldtime
Group Rate $64.50 plus tax
(Deadline – March 16, 2012)

Fairfield Inn and Suites, Elkin
336.353.2008
Mention – Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention weekend March 30th and 31st
Group Rate $102.00 plus tax

While at the fiddlers convention on Saturday, March 26th, you may also enjoy fine wines from the largest concentration of wineries in the state who will be offering tastings, wine by the glass, and purchases by the bottle and case in the new Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Center for Viticulture and Enology, a facility dedicated to grape and wine production.

$5.00 Tastings & Per Glass from 2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Paticipating Wineries include:
· Carolina Heritage Vineyard—Elkin
· Elkin Creek Vineyards—Elkin
· Grassy Creek Vineyard—Elkin
· Hutton Vineyards—Dobson
· Olde Mill Vineyard—Mount Airy
· Surry Cellars—Dobson

We are excited to welcome all the artists leading our free instrument and dance workshops on Saturday, March 26th. Here's some info on this year's staff:

Fiddle Workshop - 1:00pm - Paul Brown

Paul Brown, from Washington DC, learned old-time fiddle directly from some of the great old masters of North Carolina and Virginia, such as Benton Flippen, Luther Davis, Kyle Creed, Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham. Over the years he’s played fiddle with The Toast String Stretchers, The Bent Mountain Band (with Andy Cahan and Mike Seeger), and now The Mostly Mountain Boys.
website: www.brownpaul.net

Banjo Workshop - 2:00pm - Adam Hurt

Deemed a "banjo virtuoso" by the Washington Post, Adam Hurt draws on diverse musical influences from the North Carolina piedmont, the mountains of central West Virginia, the Ohio River Valley, and beyond to create his own elegantly innovative clawhammer banjo playing. A respected performer and teacher of traditional music, Adam has played at the Kennedy Center and conducted banjo workshops at the Swannanoa Gathering, the Augusta Heritage Center, and Appalshop, among other venues around the country and abroad.
website: www.adamhurt.com

Guitar Workshop - 3:00pm - Scott Fore

Virginia Master Folk Artist, Scott Fore, grew up in Southwest Virginia, teaching himself to play the guitar in his teens. All that picking eventually lead him to become the 2002 National Flatpicking Champion. Scott has also earned titles at other prestigeous events such as: The Doc Watson Flatpicking Champion, Wayne C. Henderson Champion of Champions, Old Galax Fiddlers Convention Best All Around Performer, and South Carolina State Flatpicking Champion. Scott has published a book/CD package entitled Flatpicking Solos, which contains the arrangements that Scott has used in the many flatpicking contests he has won.
Website: http://www.myspace.com/thehillbillyhotclub

Dance Workshop - 4:00pm - Carol Thompson

Carol Thompson is an avid dancer and caller as well as organizer for the Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers who sponsor dances three times a month in the triad area as well as the annual Feet Retreat dance weekend.

Don't miss this great opportunity to get first hand instruction!!

Thanks to everyone who attended our fundraiser square dance on November 6th!! A big thanks to the Mount Airy Regional History Museum for donating the Annex and to our bands, Mountain Park Old Time Band and Back-Step, as well as to our dance caller, Carol Thompson, for donating their time!!! We all had great fun dancing and we were excited to generate funds to support the 2nd Annual Fiddler's convention on March 25th and 26th 2011!!! Stay tuned for information about our next square dance!!!