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Galax Fiddlers Convention

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Hope you Galax bound folks are somehow able to do a video (or 10… :upside_down_face: ) to eventually share with us here. If there’s even time for that, what with all the
picking & grinnin you’ll be doing :grin: !!

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#22

Was it some Abeka cursive :laughing:

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#23

Nope… it was my tiny print… :joy:

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#24

I know John’s family pretty well, I’ve met the others a few times.

I don’t know, but I think John might come as well.

He just won a second Henderson Dreadnought at some competition, and I got to play it yesterday! But he probably won’t be at Galax, because he only plays contests where you win instruments

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#25

I wanna compete at that Wayne Henderson festival someday too. You never know…

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#26

So do I!!! I seriously thought about going this year. But it’s a long trip for us and we’re already making it in August, so I didn’t really think it would work out to make the same trek in June too. Hopefully someday. I would love to own a Henderson someday… Zeb Snyder told me you have to get to know Wayne or else win the contest!

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#27

How many children does John have now? When we saw them he had the two daughters Arwen and Lorien and they had adopted a younger daughter… Morgen I think. But weren’t they going to adopt more? We have a membership to his fiddle site but honestly haven’t used it much I guess… :laughing:

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#28

*I mean I thought about applying

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#29

Today’s the registration cutoff date! Getting closer… can’t wait! I think I have my song 99% ready… :blush:

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#30

Me too - so excited! @Michael_Mark did you choose your song yet?

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#31

Yes, I did indeed

Now I just have to arrange it…

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#32

Well what song did you choose?

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#33

He’s got 6 now, Arwen, Lorien, Morgan, Daniel, Rowan and Elowen (who are twins). I didn’t know Morgan was adopted, but I know the youngest three are

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#34

Hey, it’s Gunnar. Where you been lately?

#35

Me: This would be a great day to work on my Galax arrangement!

Other me: actually let’s play the Thunderclouds of Love break 5000 times first

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#36

Goodbye Liza Jane in A, with the A string dropped to G.

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#37

Nice. So did you call them and they said you could do that?

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#38

Yep, the guy said he didn’t think it would be a problem.

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#39

Is anyone backing you up? I’m having my dad play bass with me, like I did last year.

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#40

I’ll probably have a mandolinist back me up, @Lucy_L or @Dragonslayer could one of you be that person?

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