Old Fiddlers Convention at Longhurst School House Oct. 23, 1926

Old Fiddlers Convention

An Old Fiddlers Convention will be held at Longhurst school house October 23rd. Everybody that plays string music is invited to attend. Bigger and better prizes will be offered than ever before. Prizes will be awarded as follows:

Best banjo picking, $5 in gold

Second best banjo, $2.50

Best fiddler, $5 in gold

Second best fiddler, $2.50

Best Hawaiian music, $5 in gold

Second best Hawaiian, $2.50

Best guitar picking, $5 in gold

Second best guitar, $2.50

Best mandolin, $5 in gold

Second best mandolin, $2.50

Harp, $3

Singing, $2

Four hours of good entertainment. Come.

Editor's Note: I thought Hawaiian music sounded a bit out of place, but according to AI, "Hawaiian music was hugely popular in 1926 — nationally and in North Carolina.The steel guitar craze, radio broadcasts, sheet music, and movies made Hawaiian‑style music a mainstream fad. Rural musicians picked it up enthusiastically, and fiddlers’ conventions added Hawaiian categories because people genuinely wanted to hear it." Thanks, Copilot.

From the front page of the Roxboro Courier, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1926

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