Vandalia Gathering
2008 Schedule of Activities

Concert in the State Theater - 7:00pm
Vandalia Sampler: West Virginia's finest traditional musicians in concert.

Saturday May 24
Food Booths and Crafts Circle 10am - 6pm

11-5pm
Appalachian
Heritage Dancing
Featuring Celtic and European ethnic dancing

Band: Poteen

NEW: 4-5pm: Cake Walk

11am - 12 noon Jake Krack

12:15 – 1:15 pm Dwight Diller

1:30 pm – 2:30pm Charlie Loudermilk/Junior Spencer

2:45 pm – 3:45 Kate Long,
Mary Kessinger, Becky Kimmons

Down Home Visit with the Vandalia Award Winners

11am – 12:00 Bonnie Collins

12:30 – 1:30pm Jane and Frank George

2pm – 3pm Nat Reese

3:30pm – 4:30pm Rush and Ruby Butcher

4:30pm – 5:30pm Lester McCumbers

1:00 Concert:
Chris Davis 1st place mandolin 07

1:15 Awards: Senior Fiddle

1:30 Youth Fiddle contest

2:30 Under 60 Fiddle Contest

4:30 Concert:
Katie Stricker (1st Youth Dulcimer 07)

Approx 5:00
Awards: Youth Fiddle, 60 and Under Fiddle Contest

1:30 Concert:
Matt Lindsey (1st flat pick guitar 07)

2:00 Awards: Blue Grass Banjo contest

2:30
Mandolin Contest

4:00
Concert:
Roger Bryant

Approx 4:30
Awards: Mandolin contest

Noon-5pm Dancing
Callers: Mack Samples, Lou Maiuri, Taylor Runner

1:15pm - 3:30pm old-time square dancing

12 noon – 1:15
Full Moon Boys

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Born Old

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Full Moon Boys

3:45 pm – 5pm
Born Old

1:00 – 1:30
Jacob Ryder (Youth flat pick guitar 07)

1:45 – 2:15
Happy Valley Boys

2:30 – 3:00
John and Marvine Loving

3:15 - 3:45:
John Morris

4 - 4:30
Jim Costa

Old-Time for Young'uns 11am -5pm
Jackson’s Mill
Art Activities

Allegheny Echoes – Please Touch the Instruments noon-4pm

Three Rivers Avian Center 11 - 5

Plaza Deck: Apple Pie and Apple Cake Contest
Rules
Registration 10am - 12:30 (all cake or pies need to be registered by this time)
Contest 1pm
Remaining pies and cakes will be sliced up and used in the cake walk in the Great Hall at 4pm. All are welcome to participate

12:30 - 1:30 Terry Vaughn

1:45pm - 2:45 pm John Morris

3:00 - 4:00 Ron Mullenex

4:15 - 5:15 TBA

Down Home Visit with the Vandalia Award Winners

11am – 12:00 Mack Samples

12:30 – 1:30pm Ethel Caffie Austin

2:00pm - 3:00pm Patty Looman

3:30 - 4:30pm Lou Mauri

Noon

Liars Contest Registration
Storytelling: Bonnie Collins, George Daugherty, Rich Knoblich

1 -3pm
Liars Contest:
MC: Ken Sullivan
Judges: Bonnie Collins, George Daugherty,
Rich Knoblich
Rules are here

3:30 – 5pm
Ethel Caffie Austin Gospel Workshop

Appalachian
Heritage Dancing
Featuring Celtic and European ethnic dancing

Band: Poteen

noon
Senior Old-Time Banjo Contest

1:00 Concert:
Zack Fanok

1:15 Awards
Senior Banjo Contest

1:30 – 2:15pm
Youth Lap Dulcimer Contest

2:15
Lap Dulcimer Contest

3:15 Concert:
Ray Cossin (1st place youth fiddle 07)

3:30 Awards:
Youth Lap Dulcimer, Lap Dulcimer

3:45
Old-Time Banjo Contest

5:15
Concert:
Presby Pickers

5:30 Awards
Old-Time Banjo

noon
Youth Flat Pick Guitar Contest

1:00
Flat Pick Guitar Contest

3:15 Awards:
Youth Flat Pick Guitar, Flat Pick Guitar

3:30 Concert:
Olive and Bill Pursinger

4:00 Concert:
Mike Morningstar

4:30 Concert
The Songcatchers

Callers:
Mack Samples, Lou Maiuri, Steve Ballman

12 noon – 1:15 pm Mud Hole Control

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm The Bing Brothers

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Mud Hole Control

3:45 pm – 5pm The Bing Brothers

1 pm

2 pm

3 pm

Allegheny Echoes – Please Touch the Instruments noon-4pm

Three Rivers Avian Center 11 - 5