Advertisement
  • National News
  • State News
  • Contact Us
Subscribe for $2.50/month
Print Editions
Pocahontas Times
  • News Sections
    • Local
    • Sports
    • A&E
  • Obituaries
  • Community
  • Magistrate News
    • Circuit Court News
  • Compass
  • Spiritual
    • Parabola
    • Transcendental Meditation
    • Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
    • Southern Baptist
  • Pocahontas County Veterans
  • etimes
  • Classifieds
  • Login
  • FAQ
No Result
View All Result
Pocahontas Times
No Result
View All Result
Print Editions
Pocahontas Times
No Result
View All Result

Hammons Family Fiddle and Banjo Contest and World-Class Jam

June 22, 2022
in Local Stories
1
0
SHARES
152
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

For lovers of real Appalachian roots music, West Virginia will debut a brand-new music festival this summer. The Hammons Family Fiddle and Banjo Contest and World-Class Jam will take place Saturday, July 9, as a highlight of the Pioneer Days Festival, July 7 – 10 in Marlinton.

The fiddle and banjo contests, which begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9 at the Discovery Junction outdoor venue in downtown Marlinton, are open to participants of all ages. Registration is FREE and  those who register online by July 1 at tinyurl.com/HammonsFamilyFestival will be entered into drawings for T-shirts and prizes. After a panel of distinguished guest judges tallies the scores, award checks of $500, $200 and $100 will be presented to the first, second and third place winners of each contest: fiddle, clawhammer banjo and bluegrass banjo. 

Immediately following the contests, at approximately 5 p.m., a FREE concert will kick off at Discovery Junction, as part of the county’s Pioneer Days and Bicentennial Celebration.

Scheduled performers include the legendary Bing Brothers featuring Jake Krack; 1970s and ‘80s bluegrass greats Richard Hefner and the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys; and multiple IBMA award-winners Danny Paisley and Southern Grass.

Dedicated to the legendary Hammons Family, whose members influenced generations of West Virginia musicians from the 1800s to the late 1900s, this event is inspired by local musicians and music lovers’ reverence for the joy of passing the music down and the gratitude for the regional masters and carriers of the torch, the songs and the stories. 

The Hammons Family will host a booth at the event where visitors will have a chance to play some of the family’s own treasured vintage instruments, and to learn more of its extraordinary legacy. 

As a very special and unique aspect of the festival, multiple jam sessions are scheduled throughout the day of the event at various locations in downtown Marlinton. Visitors are welcome to wander from jam to jam and enjoy the music. Some of the region’s finest professional musicians will host the jams, providing rare opportunities for aspiring “pickers” to jam with their heroes.

More information on the Hammons Family Fiddle and Banjo Contest and World-Class Jam, and an online contest registration form and rules, can be found at tinyurl.com/HammonsFamilyFestival

Subscribe to our newsletter.

Enter your email address to weekly notifications.

You will receive a confirmation email for your subscription. Please check your inbox and spam folder to complete the confirmation process.
Some fields are missing or incorrect!
Lists
Previous Post

Circuit Court

Next Post

100 Years Ago

Next Post

100 Years Ago

Comments 1

  1. Jason Chewning says:
    3 years ago

    Would like to register for the Fiddle contest but cannot find the proper page.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT
  • News Sections
  • Obituaries
  • Community
  • Magistrate News
  • Compass
  • Spiritual
  • Pocahontas County Veterans
  • etimes
  • Classifieds
  • Login
  • FAQ
Call us: 304-799-4973

  • Login
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
No Result
View All Result
  • News Sections
    • Local
    • Sports
    • A&E
  • Obituaries
  • Community
  • Magistrate News
    • Circuit Court News
  • Compass
  • Spiritual
    • Parabola
    • Transcendental Meditation
    • Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
    • Southern Baptist
  • Pocahontas County Veterans
  • etimes
  • Classifieds
  • Login
  • FAQ