Clinch Mountain Music Fest

Why I thought the mountains would be quiet, I'll never know. There's always something or other going on down here. This event was held in the middle of June, and so this post is long overdue, but I thought I'd post it anyway for those of you who like good, old-fashioned music.
The Clinch Mountain Music Fest is a three day event held at Natural Tunnel State Park, downtown Gate City, and the Carter Fold, and features three days of - well, what else, music! Friday night's show is at the park amphitheatre, and the Carter Fold holds a show on Saturday night, with Gospel on Sunday afternoon. Saturday's main attraction is held in downtown Gate City, where the streets are closed, two stages are set up, and vendors come out to sell food and souvenirs. Above, the Scott County Courthouse was the site of the stage on the west end of town.
Two blocks were closed to traffic for the festival.

The main stage was on the east end of town and featured bands all day long. I apologize, but I lost my program and I don't know who this band is. Shame on me! But they played some great tunes...... ...enjoyed themselves.....

....and were really good....... ......you can tell, because the cloggers took to the street. Tom and I have been watching the cloggers at the Carter Fold. Our next-door neighbor, Anna Bell, is a great clogger and gave us a lesson the other night on the front porch in her barefeet. It's going to take us awhile to get it. But we will.

During a shower, Tom and I headed for the pickin' tent and ended up staying there longer than anywhere else. This is where folks brought their own instruments and sat down together to make music. It was great. Tom is already practicing for next year, and he will be playing at next year's Clinch Mountain Music Fest.

Y'all come.