1984 recording from Mount Airy Fiddler's Convention
06/07/2012
In the spring of 1984 I was a student at Virginia Tech. I discovered Mac Traynham was not only one of my classmates but was an award winning banjo player. I had always wanted to learn to play the banjo so I asked Mac if he would be my teacher. He said he would if I agreed to attend the "Mount Airy Fiddler's Convention" first. I agreed to attend but had no idea what to expect. I arrived carrying my Sony hand-held tape recorder and wandered around listening to and recording some of the many jam sessions. Years later I realized I recorded a jam session with old time music greats Tommy Jarrell and Ralph Blizard. Richie Stearns was playing banjo. Listen to the recording:
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