West Virginia’s champion old-time fiddle, bluegrass banjo and mandolin players, traditional pound cake and favorite family cookie bakers competed for top honors on Saturday, May 27, during the West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s 41st annual Vandalia Gathering. On Sunday, May 28, old-time banjo, lap dulcimer, flatpick guitar musicians and liars vied for awards.
Area winners included John Morris, Ivydale, fourth place, Senior Old-Time Banjo (age 60 and over) and third place, Senior-Old Time Fiddle; Bridget Pauley, Pinch, first place, pound cake.
