If you would like to participate in the Luthiers Gathering, contact Katie Brooks at brookskd1@appstate.edu.
The Old-Time Fiddler's Convention Luthiers Gathering features makers and musicians of stringed instruments such as guitars, fiddles, mandolins and much more! Come view and listen to the best musicians in Appalachia and the High Country!
2025 Luthiers Gathering Participants
- Brandon Johnson
- Bud Hinson
- Chris Capozzoli
- Daniel Sivalia
- Jon Cooley
- Noon Day Stringworks
- Watauga High School
- William Jackson
Past Participants
2024 Luthiers Gathering Participants
- Bud Hinson
- Bob Kogut
- Daniel Sivalia
- Chris Capozzoli
- Brad Robinson
- Jon Cooley
- Dennis Scanlin
2018 Luthiers Gathering Participants
- Bud Hinson
- Ryan Hager - Guitars
- Everette Snotherly
- James E. Blevins
- Thomas Traynham
- Bob Kogut - Kogut Violins
- Jim Lloyd
- Daniel Sivalia - Sivalia Violins
- Chris Capozzoli - Guitars
- Dennis Scanlin
2017 Luthiers Gathering Participants
- Lyle Reedy - Fiddles
- Bob Kogut - Kogut Violins
- Chris Capozzoli - Guitars
- Martha Spencer
- Buddy Snotherly - Guitars
- Kate Rickenbacker - Violins
- Herb Key - Guitars
- John Peterson - Frettless Banjos
- Keith O'Dell - Mandolins
- Bud Hinson
- Ryan W. Hager - Guitars from Old Pianos
- Gerald Anderson
2016 Luthiers Gathering Participants
- Lyle Reedy - Fiddles
- Bob Kogut - Kogut Violins
- Jackson Cunningham - Whitetop Mountaineers
- Patick Heavener - Pisgah Banjos
- Herb Key- Guitars
- John Peterson - Fretless Banjos
- Steve Henson - Mandolins
- Daniel Sivalia - Sivalia Violins
- Chris Capozzoli- Guitars
- Buddy Snotherly- Guitars
- Keith O'Dell- Mandolin
- Dean Robinson - Banjos
- Hank Montgomery - Guitars
- Bud Hinson
2015 Luthiers Gathering Participants
- Dean Robinson - Dean Robinson Stringed Instruments
- Bob Kogut - Kogut Violins
- Lyle Reedy
- Everette Snotherly
- Joe Thrift - Violins
- Alfred Michaels - Solitude Violin Shop
- Jon Cooley - Banjos
- Daniel Sivalia - Sivalia Violins
- Patick Heavener - Pisgah Banjos
- Tim Gordon - Cedar Mountain Banjos
- Chris Capozzoli - Capozzoli Guitar Company
- Steve Henson - Mandolins
- Chris Testerman - Fiddles
- Jackson Cunningham - Whitetop Mountaineers
- John Peterson - Fretless Banjos
- Charlie Glenn - Banjos