{"id":2776,"date":"2017-08-07T21:14:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T01:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountaincolor.fattaleh.org\/?p=2776"},"modified":"2021-10-14T19:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T23:59:20","slug":"appalachian-string-band-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountaincolor.fattaleh.org\/?p=2776","title":{"rendered":"Appalachian String Band Festival – 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Recently there was a video on YouTube that provided an interesting perspective on the annual Appalachian Sting Band Festival, better known as \u201cClifftop.\u201d\u00a0 During the interview it was pointed out that there is a stage where people perform (band, dance, and individual contests) and, unlike other music festivals where there is\u00a0a lineup of bands , Clifftop is more \u201cparticipatory<\/strong>\u201d than \u201cpresentation<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And I will tell you that this being our 6th trip to this festival we very much participated in playing music most of time we were there.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

At previous gatherings, our time was somewhat evenly split between watching the various contests (and in some cases playing in a couple), dancing (some flat foot but mostly square dancing), taking long walks to the other campsites, and playing music with others (i.e., jams).\u00a0 This year it was all about\u00a0playing music but we did get in some long walks and a bit of dancing.\u00a0\u00a0 We played most of day and through most of the night and got to camp and play with our dear friends and meeting others from far away places such as Scotland, New Zealand, England, and Canada.\u00a0 Our new tradition of holding a Saturday night fun jam until very early into Sunday morning continues which includes playing and singing enjoyable variations of favorite tunes\u00a0 like \u201cHangman\u2019s Reel\u201d and \u201cBoil Them Cabbage Down.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are lots and lots of pictures to share and it is hoped that you will gain a sense of how much we enjoy attending and participating at this event.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Special thank you to Sid and his wonderful family for helping set up our campsite and providing us lots of good food and drinks.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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