The Crooked Road hosts the Youth Fiddler’s Convention Saturday, May 17 at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace, Abingdon, Virginia. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., with the competition beginning at 12 p.m. Registration remains open until the end of the competition.
The competition features more than $1,000 in cash prizes for both individual instrumentalists and bands. Categories include folk song, clawhammer banjo, bluegrass, old-time fiddle, bluegrass fiddle, guitar, mandolin, old-time band and bluegrass band. Prizes for individual instrumentalists are first place $75; second place $50; third place $25. Prizes for bands are first place $150; second place $100; and third place $75.
The Youth Fiddler’s Convention is hosted by The Crooked Road. The Crooked Road serves as Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. It is made up of a driving trail spanning 330 miles, connecting 10 major music venues across the mountains of Southwest Virginia. For the past two decades, The Crooked Road has been a vital asset for cultural tourism and economic development in Southwest Virginia.
The Youth Fiddler’s Convention is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for The Arts. For more information about The Crooked Road, visit www.thecrookedroadva.com, call (276) 492-2400 ext. 2409, or email admin@thecrookedroad.org.
