Big crowd attends 2008 Bluegrass Festival
Pickers, dancers and music lovers enjoy Calhoun weather
Hundreds of visitors, many of them campers, attended the festival
One of several bluegrass bands exhibited their talents ...
... while the Vaughan Family practices backstage
Hur Herald Photos
By Bob Weaver
A big crowd attended Saturday's 11th Annual Bluegrass Festival at Chloe, sponsored by the Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire Chief Randy Perkins said "We had some really good bluegrass bands this year, and the weather went along."
Bluegrass is popular in Calhoun and most of West Virginia, with its roots in Irish, Scottish and English traditional music.
In bluegrass, as in jazz, each instrument takes a turn playing the melody and improvising around it, while the others revert to "backing."
Traditional bluegrass is typically based around acoustic stringed instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, and upright bass, with or without vocals.
Bluegrass artists created some unique sounds in the West Fork Valley during the festival, which concluded with a fireworks display.
Fiddlin' girl tunes up for the youngest bluegrass lover,
EmiLee Faithe Swisher, 8 days, daughter of Rebecca Swisher
Takin' it easy, kids on blanket and
reclining Minnora resident on truck bed
Resident displays blacksnake skin while
kids entertain themselves on park swings
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