Editing Galax, Virginia (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Galaxdowntown-1998.jpg|thumb|290px|Downtown Galax, Virginia]]
Located in the [[Appalachia]]n region of the United States, Galax is known as a center of traditional "[[old-time music|old-time]]" music and musicians, as is [[Round Peak, North Carolina]] near [[Mount Airy, North Carolina|Mount Airy]], some 15 miles away on the other side of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains|ridge]].<ref>Brad Leftwich, ''Old-Time Fiddle Round Peak Style'' ([[Mel Bay]], 2011), p. 5.</ref> Galax and the surrounding region are also known for traditional [[Musical instrument|instrument]]-making;<ref>John A. Burrison, ''Roots of a Region: Southern Folk Culture'' (University Press of Mississippi, 2007), p. 71.</ref> A distinctive style of [[Appalachian dulcimer]] is named for Galax.<ref>Ralph Lee Smith, ''Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions'' (Scarecrow, 2010), pp. 66-70.</ref>

The annual Old Fiddlers' Convention, held in Galax since 1935, is a popular old-time and [[bluegrass music]] festival.<ref>Nick Kaye, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/travel/escapes/03Fiddle.html Celebrating the Sounds of Appalachian Strings]. ''New York Times'' (July 2, 2009).</ref><ref>[[Matt Bai]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/magazine/312bwarner.html?pagewanted=all The Fallback], ''New York Times'' (March 12, 2006).</ref>