September 17-19 2010
Fayette County Park
Near Beckwith, WV

It's an old-time music gathering!

Jam with old friends or make new ones. Music Jams. Song Jams.

It's a contra dance!

Saturday night contra dance with Warren Doyle calling to the music of The Contrarians.

Also, Friday night dance, Sunday dance with open mic callers and bands. Saturday dance workshops swing, waltz I and II, Cajun and Zydeco I and II.

For more information about the Fall Jamboree, go to our Jamboree page.

Our 30th Season
7 great concerts!!

Enjoy nationally and world acclaimed musicians in an intimate concert setting in the region's finest theater. At the West Virginia Culture Center each seat is "the best in the house"!

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Our 30th Season
7 great concerts!!

Tim O'Brien and Bryan Sutton
(Two of the biggest names in bluegrass)
The Clay Center

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
(Hot Zydeco fresh from the bayou)
WV Culture Center

Steppin' In It
(Rockin' acoustic roots)
WV Culture Center

Old Sledge
(Best and brightest of a new generation playing Appalachian traditional)
WV Culture Center

Eric Bibb
(Award winning acoustic blues)
WV Culture Center

The Battlefield Band
(At the forefront of Scottish music)
WV Culture Center

Clandestine
(Scottish war pipes mixed with Irish melodies)
WV Culture Center

Our contra dances are on vacation for the summer. We will start again at the Fall Jamboree in September at Fayette County Park. After that they will be scheduled on the 3rd Friday of each month.

For more information about FOOTMAD contra dances, go to our Dance Series page.

The jam sessions are on vacation for the summer. We will start again at the Fall Jamboree in September at Fayette County Park. After that they will be scheduled on the 2nd Sunday of each month.

For more information about FOOTMAD contra dances, go to our Jam session page.

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Bobby Taylor - 2010 Vandalia Award recipient
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2010 Vandalia Gathering competition winners
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Concert Series 2011
October 2010 through March 2011

Dance Series 2010
October 2009 through June 2010

Old-time Jams
October 2009 through April 2010

Whitewater Whirl 2010
30 April, 01-03 May 2010

Fall Jamboree 2010
17-19 September 2010

About FOOTMAD

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In The News: Articles about FOOTMAD and reviews of FOOTMAD events.

Concert History: 25 Years in the Making

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FOOTMAD is an Annually Funded Member of The Fund for the Arts

FOOTMAD's 2009-2010 Concert Series is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.