Vandalia Gathering
2009 Schedule of Activities

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

Saturday May 23
Food Booths and Crafts Circle 10am - 6pm

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

Band: Poteen

NEW: 4-5pm: Cobbler Walk

11am - 12 noon Mark Payne

12:15 – 1:15 pm Jim Mullins

1:30 pm – 2:30pm David O'Dell

2:45 pm – 3:45 Chance McCoy

12:30pm – 1:30pm
WV Storytellers Guild

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm
Elmer Rich

2:30 pm – 3pm
Sally Hawley

3:15 – 3:45pm
George Daugherty

4pm – 4:30
Sam Rizzetta

1:00 Concert:
Pam Lund

1:15 Awards: Senior Fiddle

1:30 Youth Fiddle contest

2:30 Under 60 Fiddle Contest

4:30 Concert:
Hunter Walker (1st Place Youth Dulcimer 08)

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

1:30 Concert:
Adam Hager (1st flat pick guitar 08)

2:00 Awards: Blue Grass Banjo contest

2:30
Mandolin Contest

4:00
Concert:
Grass Stains

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
Whoopin Holler Stringband

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Full Moon Boys

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Whoopin Holler Stringband

3:45 pm – 5pm
Full Moon Boys

Old-Time for Young'uns 11am -5pm
Jackson’s Mill
Art Activities
Three Rivers Avian Center 11 - 5
WV Storytellers Guild

Plaza Deck: Fruit Cobbler and Pound Cake Baking Contest
Rules
Registration 10am - 12:30 (all cobblers need to be registered by this time)
Contest 1pm

12:30 - 1:30 Jim Costa

1:45pm - 2:45 pm Paul Gartner

3:00 - 4:00 Tracey Schwarz

4:15 - 5:15 Cathy Grant

Noon

Liars Contest Registration
Storytelling: Bonnie Collins, Karen Vuranch, Sherrell Wigal

1 -3pm
Liars Contest:
MC: Ken Sullivan
Judges: Bonnie Collins, Karen Vuranch,
Sherrell Wigal
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:
Joe Dobbs

1:15 Awards
Senior Banjo Contest

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

2:15
Lap Dulcimer Contest

3:15 Concert:
Jake Ryder
(1st youth flat pick guitar 2008)

3:30 Awards:
Youth Lap Dulcimer, Lap Dulcimer

3:45
Old-Time Banjo Contest

5:15
Concert:
Jim Costa

5:30 Awards
Old-Time Banjo

noon
Youth Flat Pick Guitar Contest

1:00
Flat Pick Guitar Contest

3:00 Concert:
Meredith Pheasant (1st place fiddle, and youth fiddle 08)

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

3:30 Concert:
Jim and Valerie Gabeheart

4:00 Concert:
Black Diamond Rides

12 noon – 1:15 pm Mud Hole Control

1:15-3:30 Old Time Square Dances
Callers:
Mack Samples, Lou Maiuri, Steve Ballman

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Bob Smakula Band

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Mud Hole Control

3:45 pm – 5pm
Bob Smakula Band

1 pm

2 pm

3 pm

Old-time youth performers (emcee John Blisard)
12:15 – 12:45 Tessa Dillion
1pm – 1:30pm Walter King