Saturday August 24 2024, 10:00 AM
@ Folklife Center , Squibb Wilson Blvd, Fairmont, WV
Attendees:  @Jim Fawcett

Open jam for all acoustic string instruments.
Old-time music.
10 AM to 3 PM
Lunch 12 to 1, pack a lunch or visit a local establishment
Learn new tunes. Play well known tunes, Slow or fast. This event was held at different locations in the past. It has now a home at the Folklife Center. It is a great venue, and they have been gracious enough to host the Wartz event. Rob Lackey was a key organizer for this event, along with Jim Fawcett and Kevin Messenger. The first Wartz was held in 2012, and has been held once or twice a year every year since, except for the Covid break. We had a great gathering for the spring event, we hope the August event will also be wonderful.

Rob was always very active on this website. He, unfortunately, passed away in December. We lost Rob, let's not lose this gathering.  Rob would've wanted this. 

The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University is dedicated to the identification, preservation, and perpetuation of our region's rich cultural heritage, through academic studies, educational programs, festivals and performances, and publications.