The Georgia Old Time Fiddlers Convention: Cenntenn

Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Conventions: A Centennial Celebration In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Conventions, Georgia State University is presenting an event that highlights the significance of the conventions and their importance in the development of country music. The event will include guest speakers, an educational workshop, music performances, and a demonstration of an old-time fiddling contest. Guest speakers include Wayne Daniel author of Pickin’ on Peachtree, A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia; Kevin Fontenot coeditor of the forthcoming North of the Ohio: Northern Fiddlers and Stringbands of the 1920s; and Steve Goodson author of Highbrows, Hillbillies, and Hellfire: Public Entertainment in Atlanta, 1880-1930. There will also be an educational workshop led by James Akenson from Tennessee Tech University, music performances by the Georgia Crackers and the Skillet Lickers, and a demonstration of an old-time fiddling contest. This event will be held on Saturday April 6, 2013 from 12:00-5:00 at Dahlberg Hall located at 30 Courtland St. SE on the Georgia State University campus in downtown Atlanta, GA. Admission is Free. Please RSVP to Kevin Fleming by March 29, 2013 at [email protected]. For additional information please visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/GOTFC100.

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Free parking for the Georgia OldTime Fiddlers Convention on 4/6

  Free parking will be available in the M Deck directly behind Dahlberg Hall.  The entrance to M Deck is accessible via Auditorium Place.

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Wayne Daniel is appearing again Today on Backroads & Banjos with Art Rosenbaum. Tune in at 8:30am, 1:20pm & 6:30PM at AM1690 in Atlanta or 1690wmlb.com worldwide. This time, Daniel will focus on this year’s centennial celebration of the Georgia Old Time Fiddlers Convention.

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If you missed the previous Backroads & Banjos featuring Wayne Daniel, it is available online. In this interview, they focused on the history of the Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Convention. Here is the link: http://1690wmlb.com/georgia-old-time-fiddlers-convention/

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Wayne Daniel is appearing again this week on Backroads & Banjos with Art Rosenbaum. Tune in this Wednesday at 8:30am, 1:20pm & 6:30PM at AM1690 in Atlanta or 1690wmlb.com worldwide. This time, Daniel will focus on this year's centennial celebration of the Georgia Old Time Fiddlers Convention.

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Today (March 6th, 2013), join Art Rosenbaum as he interviews Wayne Daniel on The Voice of The Arts:1690 AM, WMLB.

This installment will highlight the history of Old-Time Country Music in Atlanta, as told by the expert himself, Wayne Daniel. The interview will air today at 8:30am, 1:20pm & 6:30pm at 1690 AM in Atlanta and on the web at 1690WMLB.com

Wayne Daniel is also one of our featured speakers at the Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Convention on April 6th. He is the author of “Pickin’ on Peachtree, A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia.” 

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James E. Akenson Workshop at The Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Convention 4/6/2013

James E. Akenson will be leading an educational workshop at the Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Conventions Centennial Celebration in April 2013. He is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Tennessee Technological University. He uses roots oriented music in his teaching methods courses for elementary and for secondary social studies. Akenson also teaches a graduate course for teachers on how to integrate country music into the K-12 curriculum. He has been active in the Tennessee Council for the Social Studies and is Co-Chair of the International Country Music Conference.

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One of our guest speakers at this event will be Wayne W. Daniel. He is a retired Georgia State University professor and the author of “Pickin’ on Peachtree, A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia,” published by the University of Illinois Press. He has had more than 200 articles about country, bluegrass, and southern gospel music appear in scholarly journals and popular magazines. Additionally, he has spoken frequently on these subjects to such groups as the Tennessee Folklore Society, International Folk Alliance, and International Country Music Conference.

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Here is the full flyer and lineup for the Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Convention Centennial Celebration! Free, on Georgia State Campus April 6th 2013

Wayne Daniel

Kevin Fontenot

Steve Goodson

James Akenson

The Georgia Crackers The Skillet Lickers