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The Vandalia Gathering is a popular festival devoted to old-time and bluegrass music, as well as related arts such as dance, quilt making, and cooking, which takes place each summer on the state capitol grounds in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. It was established in 1977. It is held on Memorial Day weekend in May.
The Appalachian String Band Music Festival (often referred to simply as "Clifftop") is a weeklong gathering of thousands of string band musicians and their friends from across the country and around the world, who each year since 1990 have assembled near the New River Gorge in West Virginia in late July/early August to celebrate the evolving tradition of old-time music and the community of ...
Augusta Heritage Center Summer Workshops is a music and heritage festival held by the Augusta Heritage Center, each summer since 1977 at, Elkins, West Virginia. [1] Over 50 years old, this three week festival covers music, dance and crafts relating to 10+ themes. These themes include: Old-Time music. Bluegrass.
Gannett. Chillicothe Gazette. July 22, 2024 at 5:03 AM. CIRCLEVILLE — The Pickaway Agriculture and Event Center is gearing up to host the one-of-a-kind 7-mile Bluegrass Festival from July 25-27 ...
Derivative forms. Bluegrass, country. [ 1]Appalachian music is the music of the region of Appalachia in the Eastern United States. Traditional Appalachian music is derived from various influences, including the ballads, hymns and fiddle music of the British Isles (particularly Scotland ), and to a lesser extent the music of Continental Europe .
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a subgenre of country music. Bluegrass was inspired by the music of Appalachia . [ 1 ] It has mixed roots in Irish , Scottish , Welsh , and English [ 2 ] traditional music, and also later influenced by the music of African-Americans [ 3 ] through incorporation of jazz elements.
The festival began in 2002 and features camping and a wide range of music from bluegrass, rock, reggae, folk, zydeco, African, and Appalachian. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, Richmond hosted the National Folk Festival that features Virginia-area regional folk music as well as folk musicians from around the world.
Pages in category "Bluegrass musicians from West Virginia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .