Festival Attendees Pickin' Fights Over Electric Basses
Roanoke Times & World News › August 08, 2009
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At the Old Fiddler's Convention, organizers and music lovers have a question to answer: How much electric bass guitar is too much?
As the 74-year-old festival's name implies, it's about acoustic music -- bluegrass and old-time, in particular. But for years, some observers say, electric basses have been a part of the scene.See the full content of this document
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Festival Attendees Pickin' Fights Over Electric Basses
"I've been coming here since I was in the womb," said Southwest Virginia native Kevin McKinnon, 23, mandolin player with Crossville, Tenn...
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