{"id":4007,"date":"2022-08-16T15:11:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T19:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountaincolor.fattaleh.org\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2022-08-16T16:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:50:57","slug":"appalachian-string-band-festival-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountaincolor.fattaleh.org\/?p=4007","title":{"rendered":"Appalachian String Band Festival – 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Welcome back!!!\u00a0 We surely missed you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

\u00a0After a two-year hiatus, thanks to the COVID pandemic, the Appalachian String Band Festival returned with a very reasonable turn out even though there were concerns regarding additional infections and possible excessive raining days.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Everyone was very good about following proper social distancing and mask wearing\u00a0<\/span>protocols and the weather, for the most part, was good<\/span>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>This year\u2019s event seemed more like a family reunion as many of our music \u201cfamily\u201d were able to spend time reconnecting.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0Our time was spent primarily at the \u201cHuntington, WV\u201d campsite with lots of jams and many other players stopping by to share tunes.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>As in the past we had a wonderful variety of new players from Hamburg, Germany, a contingent from Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, as well as old friends from Georgia, Blacksburg, VA, and the Washington DC area.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>There was also a visit from Cindy Harris (Autoharp) and her friend Dave (fiddle) who stopped by for some music time and talks about playing the Autoharp.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>We had lots of family (grandchildren) and friends play and camp with us.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>So, all in all, this was a good beginning to the return of this most looked forward festival.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Racheal Eddie posted a good thought on Facebook where she indicated that Clifftop is now the beginning and the end of a year.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Can\u2019t argue with that!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Enjoy the photos and the\u00a0<\/span>recordings<\/a>\u00a0of our nightly jams.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/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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