Big event, but relatively uneventful
Despite an influx of 40,000 or more people, police said there were few arrests during the fiddlers' convention.
Tens of thousands of musicians and fans of bluegrass and old-time music were in Galax last week, most packed into the confines of Felts Park, but police report that the crowd at the 75th Annual Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention was relatively peaceful.
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