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Vandalia 2001

A daily report from the Vandalia Gathering

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Celtic dance in Great Hall
Saturday featured Celtic dancing in the Great Hall...
Flatfooting
...and flatfooting outside at the Dance Stage.
Cooking food There was a wide variety of foods available, including that native West Virginia dish, scrambled eggs and ramps.
Craftspeople in the circle included Gary Shaffer demonstrating his pottery. Gary Shaffer throwing a pot
Children's activities included Please Touch the Instruments, presented by Allegheny Echoes. Little girl strumming banjo
Woody Simmons in the fiddle contest
Young and old came out for the Old Time Fiddle contest. Woody Simmons (above with Dan Kessinger), Lauren Moses (right) and Elmer Rich (below right).
Lauren Moses in the fiddle contest
Elmer Rich in the fiddle contest
Butch Osborne, Bluegrass Banjo winner Mike Melton, Mandolin contest winner
Contest winners announced Saturday night included Butch Osborne (above) for Bluegrass Banjo and Mike Melton (above right) for Mandolin. Former Commissioner Norman L. Fagan received the prestigious Vandalia Award. Doctor Norman L. Fagan, Vandalia Award recipient