"Gathering in the Gap" is a music festival to celebrate the rich tradition of old-time and bluegrass music found in Southwest Virginia.  Activities include competitions, jams, and performances by local and regionally known musicians.  The day's events will culminate in a main-stage concert by various professional performers.

Clay Prewitt and the Sundowners
 

Vendors open at 8:30 am; workshops start at 9:00 am, followed by competitions at 10:00 am.  Main stage begins at Noon.

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• WORKSHOPS
• CHILDREN'S AREA  
• VENDORS

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Blue Highway headlines the 2010 Gathering in the Gap Music Festival!

ONE OF THE MOST ESTEEMED AND INFLUENTIAL GROUPS IN CONTEMPORARY BLUEGRASS!

http://www.bluehighwayband.com/

At the 15-year mark, Blue Highway is indisputably one of the most esteemed and influential groups in contemporary bluegrass. The band's eight exceptional albums and compelling live performances give proof to the stellar reviews, Grammy nominations, and numerous awards earned by the band since it first took the stage on December 31, 1994. With a deep bench of virtuosic songwriters, vocalists and instrumentalists, Blue Highway's hallmark is an unwavering commitment to the ensemble, the "democracy of the band" that makes Blue Highway a powerhouse.    Read More ...

Ron Short and the Possum Playboys


White Top Mountain Band

Getting Off the Beaten Path
 

• Getting of the Beaten Path:  the Lonesome Pine Leg of the Crooked Road ~ by Ron Short

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• DIRECTIONS
• PARKING
• LODGING
• WELCOME GATES
• QUILT SHOW
• SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MUSEUM

 

"Old" Clinch Mountain Backstep played on a Whyte Laydie
by old-time banjo player, Hobart Crabtree, of
Big Stone Gap, Virginia.