Documents
| "Construction
Work Starts on Facility," Statesville Record and Landmark
(February 22, 1970). |
| |
| "Fiddler's
Festival Begins Wednesday," Source Unknown (March 27,
1970). |
| |
| Hank
Van Hoy , "Fiddler's Festival Begins Wednesday," Daily
Tar Heel (March 24, 1970). |
|
| Hank
Van Hoy et al., "Union Grove Fiddling Festivals: Will
the Real Fiddler's Convention Please Stand Up?" Protean
Radish (March 25, 1970). |
| |
| Arlene
Edwards , "Two Conventions; Same Fun" Winston-Salem
Journal (March 28, 1970). |
| |
| "Winners
Listed," Statesville Record and Landmark (March 30,
1970). |
| |
| Letter
from Guthrie T. Meade to Harper Van Hoy, April 5, 1970. |
| |
| Roy
Thompson, "The Lion and the Lamb: The Way It Was at
Union Grove," Source Unknown (April 5, 1970). |
| |
| Mike
McGee , "Fiddlin' & feudin'," Village Voice
(April 9, 1970). |
| |
"Music
Show Slated at Fiddler's Grove ," Statesville Record
and Landmark (May 11, 1970). |
| |
| "Bluegrass
Festival Set," Statesville Record and Landmark (June
27, 1970). |
| |
| "At
Fiddler's Grove, Bluegrass Festival Held," Statesville
Record and Landmark (July 6, 1970). |
| |
| "Fiddler's
Convention Moved to New Home," Source Unknown (1970). |
| |
| "Statement
Issued on Event," Source Unknown (1970). |
|
| Hank
Van Hoy, "Fiddler's Grove Fest Honors Traditional Music," Daily
Tar Heel (March 22, 1971). |
| |
| Arlene
Edwards, "Fiddlers to Abound AGain This Weekend," Winston-Salem
Journal (March 28, 1971). |
| |
| Harold
Warren, "You Can Take Your Choice of Fiddler's Conventions," Charlotte
Observer (March 30, 1971). |
| |
| Dot
Jackson, "They Came to Fiddler's Grove to Hear the Sound
of Yesterday," Charlotte Observer (April 11, 1971). |
| |
| Forest
City News (April 14, 1971). |
| |
| Rick
Nichols, "Fiddling Fans Ignore the Feud," Source
Unknown (April 1971). |
| |
| Boots
Clanton, "Renown Folk Singer Will Appear," Statesville
Record and Landmark (May 29, 1971). |
| |
| Gary
Freeze, "Watsons Present Concert," Statesville
Record and Landmark (June 7, 1971). |
| |
| Boots
Clanton, "Martin to Play at Fiddler's Grove," Statesville
Record and Landmark (July 10, 1971). |
| |
| Perry
Deane Young, "Let Us Now Praise the Old Time Fiddlers
at Union Grove," Rolling Stone, July 22, 1971. |
| |
| "Fiddler's
Grove Plans Square Dance," Statesville Record and Landmark
(September 18, 1971). |
| |
| Boots
Clanton, "Jim and Jesse Concert is Scheduled," Statesville
Record and Landmark (October, 1971). |
| Charles
Mathis, "The Fiddling Feud at Union Grove," The
State (March 15, 1972). |
| |
| Boots
Clanton, "Fiddler's Grove Schedule is Announced," Statesville
Record and Landmark(?) (March 16, 1972). |
| |
| Hank
Van Hoy, "Fiddlin' at Union Grove," (March 22,
1972). |
| |
| Wayne
King, "Fiddlin' Unites Counterculture and Folks," New
York Times (April 5, 1972). |
| |
| Del
Shortliffe, "Harper Van Hoy at Fiddler's Grove," (May
5, 1972). |
| Robert
Hefner, "Fiddlers Grove More Than Just Good Music," Observer-News-Enterprise
(April 23, 1973). |
| |
| Jock
Lauterer, "Easter Under the Full Moon," Forest
City Ranger (April 25, 1973). |
| |
| Adrian
Scott, "'Little' Festival changing dates," Daily
Tar Heel (April 26, 1973). |
| |
| Adrian
Scott, "Clog, Clap, Leap, Lark: 4-Letter Words Can Be
Good, Too," Charlotte Observer (August 29, 1973). |
| Arlene
Edwards, "One Fiddler's Convention is Delayed," Winston-Salem
Journal (January 17, 1974). |
| |
| "Fiddler's
Grove Changing Its Dates," Statesville Record and Landmark
(April 1, 1974). |
| |
| Pamela
Simon, "Music, Sunshine Enjoyed by Crowd," Statesville
Record and Landmark (May 27, 1974). |
| |
| Pamela
Simon, "Clog Dancers Return to Union Grove," Statesville
Record and Landmark (August 24, 1974). |
| Arlene
Edwards, "Fiddler's Festival Adds Formal Touch," Winston-Salem
Journal (March 12, 1975). |
| |
| J.A.C.
Dunn , "2 Fiddlers Make One Sound," Winston-Salem
Journal (May 26, 1975). |
| |
| Dot
Jackson, "Fiddler's Grove Fiddles Quietly," Charlotte
Observer (May 29, 1975). |
| |
| Gary
Freeze, "It Was a Fine Time at Fiddler's Grove," Statesville
Record and Landmark (August, 1975). |
| Gary
Freeze, "Weekend of Bluegrass Music Set in Union Grove," Statesville
Record and Landmark (May, 1976). |
| |
| Gary
Freeze, "Weekend of Rain No Major Barrier," Statesville
Record and Landmark (May 31, 1976). |
| |
| Susan
V. Hands, "Henry Price Van Hoy, The Founder of Union
Grove Fiddlers' Festival," Charlotte Observer (July
23, 1976). |
| |
| "Keen
Competition Seen for Annual Square-Up," Statesville
Record and Landmark (September 1, 1976). |
| Kent
Jenkins, Jr., "Union Grove Won't Hear Fiddles at Easter," Winston-Salem
Journal (March 6, 1980). |
| |
| Pam
Simon, "Fiddlers Convention Plans at Standstill," Source
Unknown (March 18, 1980). |
| |
| Kent
Jenkins, "Judge Restricts Union Grove Event," Winston-Salem
Journal (March 29, 1980). |
| |
| Dennis
Whittington, "Fans Locked Out at Union Grove," Winston-Salem
Journal (April 5, 1980). |
| |
| Robert
Brown, "Showers Fail to Dampen Spirit of Fiddlin' Fans," N.
Wilkesboro Journal Patriot (May 29, 1980). |
| "Ole
Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Event Scheduled: Now in Its
68th Year, Festival Going Strong," Statesville Record
and Landmark (May 15, 1992). |
| |
| Michael
Miller, "For Years, Fiddler's Flocked to Union Grove," The
State (May 15, 1992). |
| |
| Jennifer
Tescher, "Union Grove: No Sign Remains of 70s Fame," Charlotte
Observer (July 29, 1992). |
|
|
To
tell the story of Fiddler's Grove succinctly, the documents included
in this website are mostly newspaper clippings
from the Fiddler's
Grove Collection, along with a small selection
of essays and letters. However, the correspondence and documentation
(contracts, receipts, registration lists) contained in the overall
collection are extensive, representing a rich source of information
on Fiddler's Grove in particular and fiddling festivals in general.
On this page the documents used
in the exhibit are arranged in chronological order.
For more information on accessing
these sources, contact the Southern
Folklife Collection. |
|
