Fries Festival

Evy and Steve Kaufman

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Jul 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/6/00

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We're looking for information/recommendation for the August festival in
Fries, Va.

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Evy & Steve Kaufman

Carl Baron

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Jul 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/6/00

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Fries, Virginia, Fiddler's Convention -- August 20-21, 1999 at the Ball
Park in Fries (pronounced freeze -- at least in the winter) by the river.
A
nice, mostly local, festival, a relief after Galax. Competition both
nights in the usual categories including autoharp. Free camping (bring
your own shade);
contestants get admission price back on the day they play
on stage. Fries was the home of early recording pioneers Grayson &
Whitter

Like this one, some of the fesitvals listed are for last year while others
are for this year.
http://ram.ramlink.net/~stewart/Festivals/

General listing says:
Third Weekend in August, Fries, VA
FRIES FIDDLER'S CONVENTION: Fries Town Park

32nd Annual Old-Time Fiddler's and
Bluegrass Convention
August 14 - 15, 1998
Fries Ball Park, Fries, VA

This event is always held the
weekend
after the Galax fiddlers
convention. The
format is the same but the
scale is much
smaller. Contact the Fries
Volunteer
Fire Department 540-744-2141
for
details.

FRIES FIDDLERS' CONVENTION

third weekend in August at the Fries Town Park, sponsored by the Fries
Volunteer Fire Department. Two nights of fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin,
bass, folk song, dance and band competition. Free camping.

Carl

Joel Shimberg

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Jul 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/6/00

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>Fries was the home of early recording pioneers Grayson &

>Whitter....

Maybe Whitter, Carl, but I think that Grayson was from Laurel Bloomery, TN.

Joel

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BanjerBob

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Jul 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/7/00

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Hi, guys-
I'm forewarding your request to my friends the Hollandsworths, who are regular
attenders at Fries/Freeze. And wonderful folks, to boot.
(BTW- dont make the trip in one long drive- best to stop in Conshohocken on the
way...
Bob Woodcock, Conshohocken, Pa.
"It isn't good because its traditional, its traditional because its good."

Sluys Guys

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Jul 11, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/11/00

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Fries is a great little fiddler's convention. Definately one of our favorites!
It's very local with a few visitors from the Asheville and Greensboro/Chapel
Hill scenes with occasional foreign visitors left over from Galax. My very
favorite part is when they give out the prizes the firemen line up at the side
of the stage and each one is holding the ribbons for a different catagory, they
take this very seriously and it is very cute. Anyway the music is great and so
is the dancing.
The camping used to be free but I think they now charge $10.
We woudn't miss it!! Nancy

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