For the last couple of years Edna, Tim, and Larry have joined with two others from their home town and formed the “Stony Point String Band.” There has been mention of this group on this site before but over the last year they have become a fixture in Old Time music in their geographic area….
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Appalachian String Band Festival – 2016
In the application of the “Laws of Diminishing Return” to food, and (maybe) experiences, that at some point eating or doing the same thing over and over, you get less and less pleasure. Well, this law does not apply to the world of the Appalachian String Band Festival or better know as “Clifftop.” For the…
New Fiddle Player
In playing Old Time music there needs to be a lead melody instrument. Traditionally, this is the fiddle and we have done well using the banjo and mandolin as our lead. However, we have longed hope that a fiddle player would emerge from our family and she has. Over the Easter weekend Fran came for…
A Little Music but Lots of Family Time
An excellent Thanksgiving weekend. Over the years of playing together, any time we gather for holidays, special events, or just wanting to see each other we spend a large portion (if not all) of our time together going over old and new songs. These jam sessions can last for hours. However, this Thanksgiving holiday we…
Appalachian String Band Festival – 2015
Another year and another weekend at the Appalachian String Band Festival at Camp Washington Carver in Clifftop, WV.This year was much like the last and those before with a few notable experiences.Our good friend Taylor did very well playing in the Fiddle contest this year. Our camp jam on Saturday lasted the better part of…
Jewel City Jamboree – 2015
Except for John and David traveling was not required to this inaugural event as it took place in our home town of Huntington, West Virginia. From the various local papers this all came about due to the efforts of “City Councilman Dave Ball, who began working on the concept more than a year ago when…
Heritage Farm Spring Festival
The Stoney Point String Band and guest player was asked to play on a beautiful afternoon at the Heritage Farm and Village Museum in Huntington, WV. We gathered at what I would call an outdoor interactive museum that is similar to Williamsburg in Virginia. The farm is made up of multiple structures with re-enactors depicting…
Music and Family
Our uncle from Phoenix, Arizona made a special trip to West Virginia as did brother David from South Carolina. Weekend was spent listening to family stories, visiting sites in Huntington, and playing music with members of the Stony Point String Band (Edna, Larr, Tim, Gary, and Dennis). We held a jam session that Sunday and…
Census Charity Bake Sale
The Federal Office of Personal Management (OPM) promotes an annual charity fund raiser known as the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). This allows Federal employees and their organizations to donate to specific charities or to the general CFC fund. For this event, the US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies (CES) held a bake where Edna…
Carroll House Heritage Day–Barn Dance
We were invited to play with our good friends Dennis and Gary for a barn dance that was held at the Madie Carroll Home. For this event, and any time we play with them, the band is known as “The Stony Point String Band.”The home is a historical landmark in Huntington, WV and information about…