APPALACHIAN CULTURE COMES ALIVE AT WV FOLK FESTIVAL THIS WEEK - Helen Morris 2014 Festival Belle

(06/21/2014)

Since 1950 the West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville has focused on old-time music, traditional square dancing, and Appalachian arts and crafts. This years festival ends June 22. The festival takes on a marvelous reminiscent of the old days, antique cars, the Folk Festival Belles, quilt shows, and Appalachian arts and crafts. Your ears can be treated to the sweet sounds of banjo and fiddle contests, jam sessions in the streets, old-time gospel singing, and oral story-telling traditions. The festival also offers workshops in music, dance, and crafts, as well as demonstrations. Helping celebrate Appalachian culture, the Festival Belles from regional counties. The 2014 Belle from Calhoun is Helen Rampp Morris (left) of Grantsville, a retired teacher and publisher of the Calhoun Chronicle. Other regional Belles, Carolyn Patrick of Braxton, JoAnn Woodyard of Gilmer, Winola H. Carman of Ritchie and Betty Winans of Wirt. Visit wvstatefolkfestival.com

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001