You are invited to the Southwest Virginia Museum's third annual Gathering in the Gap. Don't miss it!
"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.
Gathering in the Gap is located in the beautiful mountains of Southwest Virginia in the town of Big Stone Gap. All events take place on and around the grounds of the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.
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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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3 Fox Drive also headlines the 2009 Gathering in the Gap Music Festival!

Whether it's the elegant fiddle, the fierce banjo, the fluid mandolin, or the funky rhythms of the bass, 3 Fox Drive's music is full of perfect, insightful, yet emotionally compelling touches -- and the same is true for their heartfelt singing. Grass, country, and a fiery show you have to see to believe, 3 Fox Drive blends it all into a unique, deeply satisfying experience.
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GATHERING IN THE GAP
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Vendor Registration Form
Gathering in the Gap is Supported by:
Mountain Empire Community College
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Virginia Division of State Parks
SITE BY HESS WEBSITE DESIGN
"Old" Clinch
Mountain Backstep played on a Whyte Laydie
by
old-time banjo player, Hobart Crabtree, of
Big
Stone Gap, Virginia.
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HISTORICAL STATE PARK
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