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懷舊時光小提琴手及籃草節
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雖然照片中正在演奏小提琴的小孩可能不知道，但他們其實是在保存一項始於75年前的傳統。
每年在北卡羅來納州舉辦的懷舊時光小提琴手及籃草節上，都有人攜家帶眷參加，音樂家們也會聚首演奏及聆聽樂曲；他們會在籃草樂團內演奏及參加個人競賽，各個年齡層的音樂家(甚至包括小孩在內)也會參加，節慶中所演奏的某些曲調已經年過百歲。
這項慶祝活動始於1924年的艾爾代爾郡(Iredell
County)，它位於北卡羅來納州一個名叫尤利恩格洛拂(Union
Grove)的小村落內；當地的老師及音樂家霍依(H.P.
Van Hoy)及他的妻子艾達(Ada)決定舉辦一項慶祝活動來籌募基金好購買學校日用品；這個節慶一開始原叫梵霍依的小提琴競賽(Van
Hoy's Fiddlers Competition)，而募款所得一半用在校內，一半則用來當做競賽獎金；到最後因為它大受歡迎且競賽規模越來越大，霍依及艾達只好遷移活動地點並更改活動名稱。
一直到了現在，這項慶典幫忙保存了傳統的懷舊時光及籃草音樂；懷舊時光音樂是南部各鄉村地區所彈奏的傳統或民俗音樂，懷舊時光音樂家經常使用絃樂器彈奏，如：小提琴或五絃琴；20世紀中期時源自於懷舊音樂的籃草音樂是鄉村音樂的一種。
Though they may not know it, the kids playing the fiddle in the photo are helping to preserve a tradition that began over 75 years ago.
Every year, families and musicians get together to play and listen at the Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival in North Carolina. They play in bluegrass bands and individual competitions. Musicians of all ages, even little children, may participate. Some of the tunes played are more than 100 years old.
The festival began in 1924 in the small rural community of Union Grove, Iredell County, North Carolina. Local teacher and musician H.P. Van Hoy and his wife, Ada, started the festival in order to raise money for school supplies. Back then it was called Van Hoy's Fiddlers Competition and half the money raised went to schools and the other half went to prizes for the competitors. It was so popular and grew so big that it had to move locations and it changed names.
Today, the festival helps preserve the tradition of old time and bluegrass music. Old time music is traditional or folk music played in rural areas of the South. Old time musicians usually play stringed instruments, such as the fiddle or banjo. Bluegrass grew out of old time music in the mid-20th century and is a kind of country music.
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