I miss Tommy-- when I was going to see the Red Clay Ramblers i never had the courage to introduce myself; now I'm sorry.
Thread Creep: galax is a plant with a large spade-shaped leaf and a milky sap which was even looked at as a source of an alternative to natural rubber during WWII when we had been cut off from natural rubber. Whoever named it knew his Latin: galax= milky (hence the name for our galaxy)
and yes, there is that BIG fiddler's convention every year in Galax VA (on the border between Grayson and Carroll counties) on the week leading up to the 2nd Saturday in August; this year August 4-9. We're trying to decide whether or not to go.