At the Fiddler's Convention in Galax Va, they used to play a lot more old time, but the purists ran them off. Pity, as there used to be a nice contrast between cetain parts of the park as you walked around. Now its all Bluegrass, and if there is a hot new tune that everyone has just got to play, you'll hear it over and over.
Then again, over and over is kind of the point of Old Time, eh?

Nowadays those pickers go up to West Va to the Clifftop String festival. A few of them still go to Galax, but the majority got too butt hurt over the Grassers showing in such numbers and talking crap about OT.
Have you ever played in a Bluegrass or Old Time band? If not, which instrument would you choose, and why?