This collection contains oral histories of contestants, campground musicians, contest staff, townspeople, local politicians, and others who were around the The National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival (NOTFC) in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The collection's goal is to preserve a variety of perspectives for study by current fiddle contest and festival personnel as well as future folklife researchers.

This collection contains oral histories of contestants, campground musicians, contest staff, townspeople, local politicians, and others who were around the The National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival (NOTFC) in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The collection's goal is to preserve a variety of perspectives for study by current fiddle contest and festival personnel as well as future folklife researchers.