PERRY — On any given summer night in Perry, a crowd gathers in a familiar circle around Kelly’s Old Timers. Instruments switch hands without a word. Dancers wait. Then, with a few calls and a bounce ...
The Old Fiddler's Convention draws thousands of bluegrass and old-time music fans to Galax, Va., where mostly amateur performers compete over six days for prize money. MARTÍNEZ: The musical genre ...
MARTÍNEZ: The musical genre known as old-time music goes back centuries. But in an age of infinite digital choice, how do you keep this musical tradition alive? NPR's Frank Langfitt attended the Old ...