FOOTMAD Community Dance
FOOTMAD Community Dances - Fall 2025. In the Appalachian tradition, dancing is a social event for people of all ages. Join us for contra, square and circle dances taught by experienced callers. Live bands play energetic traditional tunes. A fun-filled aerobic activity for people of all ages. Family friendly. Newcomers welcome. No experience or partner needed.
Morgantown Square Dance
Morgantown Friends of Old Time Music - Square Dance. All welcome. No experience necessary.
Hymns, Harmonies, and Hops
Come sing with us! Bill and Becky Kimmons, song leaders. Bring your requests.
FOOTMAD Concert: Missy Raines & Allegheny
FOOTMAD Concert - Missy Raines & Allegheny. Award-winning bluegrass. 7:30 PM. WV Culture Center, Charleston WV.
FOOTMAD Square Dance: Old-Time Winter Breakdown IV
Old-Time Winter Breakdown IV. Square Dance. Friday, 2026 February 6. 7:00 PM. WV Culture Center, Charleston WV. Steve Ballman calling to the music of the Kessinger Brothers
FOOTMAD Old-Time Winter Breakdown IV - Workshops
Old-Time Winter Breakdown IV. Workshops. Saturday, 2026 February 7. 11:00 AM to 4:50 PM. WV Culture Center.
FOOTMAD: Old-Time Winter Breakdown Concert
FOOTMAD Concert - Old-Time Winter Breakdown. Featuring The State Birds, Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones, and The Chucktown Allstars. 7:30 PM. WV Culture Center, Charleston WV.
Gardner Winter Music Festival
Shake off those winter blues and come to play or just listen the third weekend of February every year. This festival showcases traditional Appalachian music with continuous on-stage performances, workshops, informal jam sessions, a swing dance, a square dance and socializing. GWMF gives traditional Appalachian music lovers a place to play, listen, dance, and learn in the cold dark of winter.
FOOTMAD Concert: House of Hamill
FOOTMAD Concert - House of Hamill. Thrilling upcycled Celtic trio. 7:30 PM. Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St, Charleston WV.
FOOTMAD Concert: Joe Jencks
FOOTMAD Concert - Joe Jencks. Folk music and story telling. 7:30 PM. WV Culture Center, Charleston WV.
Whitewater Whirl 2025
A mini dance vacation in WV’s New River Gorge area. Friday evening dance / Saturday morning and afternoon workshops and dances / Saturday evening dance / Sunday farewell dances
Vandalia Gathering
Festival of West Virginia traditional music and crafts.
Concerts, contests, food, craft sales. Indoor and outdoor stages. FREE. State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV
Mount Airy Fiddler’s Convention
Traditionally held the first weekend in June, this family friendly event brings together musicians and fans for two full days of competition, jam sessions, dancing, singing, education, and family entertainment. Mount Airy, NC.
West Virginia State Folk Festival
Focused on old-time music, traditional square dancing, and Appalachian arts & crafts. Held on the streets of downtown Glenville WV and at Glenville State College.
Allegheny Echoes
Old-time & Bluegrass music and creative writing workshops held the last week of June each summer in Pocahontas County, WV.
Appalachian String Band Music Festival (Pre-Festival Camping)
Clifftop pre-festival camping (No scheduled events). Lots of jamming as folks wait for the festival to begin on Wednesday, 29 July 2026.
Appalachian String Band Music Festival 2026
A five-day mountaintop gathering of musicians and friends with contests, concerts, workshops, square dances, camping and vendors.
Rockbridge Mountain Music and Dance Festival
If you love dancing and old-time music in a mellow setting, Rockbridge in Buena Vista, VA is the festival for you. Those who like structure will find plenty to do, while others rarely leave the campground area, choosing to play and visit around the "neighborhood" where a laid-back, low-key air prevails.
FOOTMAD Concert: Richie & Rosie
FOOTMAD Concert - Richie & Rosie. Americana fiddle, banjo, melodies. 7:30 PM. Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St, Charleston WV.
“The air left the room when Richie and Rosie sang their first notes together ... everyone had their breath taken away at once. … There is ache and wisdom in Richie’s voice. That well is deep. Layer that with the strength and beauty in Rosie’s and you have a winning combination.” — Jen Hughes, Bluegrass Today
Morgantown Square Dance
Morgantown Friends of Old Time Music - Square Dance. All welcome. No experience necessary.
Come at 7 for a brief workshop on WV State Folk Festival Glenville type steps!
Live music with Mary Linschied and friends, callers Mack Sample and Tony Minney
Johhny Staats and the Delivery Boys with Slow Train
Folklore Music Exchange presents Johhny Staats and the Delivery Boys with Slow Train. 7:30 PM. $15 at the door. Doors open 7:00 pm.
No advance sales so first come, first served. Folklore Music Exchange seats 75.
HOTDAM Square Dance
Huntington Old Time Dance and Music (HOTDAM) Square Dance.
Music by Bobby Taylor and the Kanawha Tradition from Charleston, WV. Renowned caller Lou Maiuri from Summersville, WV will be leading the dances.
Live music and caller. All welcome. No experience required. No partner required. All dances taught. An evening of family fun.
FOOTMAD Community Dance
The FOOTMAD Community Dance at Kanawha United Presbyterian Church on Friday, November 14, 7:00pm, will be an Irish / Scottish ceilidh (say "kay-lee"), a traditional social dance, with the St. Albans Scottish Fiddle Orchestra and local callers.
FOOTMAD Community Dances - In the Appalachian tradition, dancing is a social event for people of all ages. Live bands play energetic traditional tunes. A fun-filled aerobic activity for people of all ages. Family friendly. Newcomers welcome. No experience or partner needed.
Hymns, Harmonies, and Hops
Come sing with us! Bill and Becky Kimmons, song leaders. Bring your requests.
HOTDAM Square Dance
Huntington Old Time Dance and Music (HOTDAM) Square Dance.
Joe Burdock and friends from Hinton, WV playing to the calling of Tony Minnie from Glenville, WV.
Live music and caller. All welcome. No experience required. No partner required. All dances taught. An evening of family fun.
Morgantown Square Dance
Morgantown Friends of Old Time Music - Square Dance. All welcome. No experience necessary.
FOOTMAD Concert Season Opener: Corey Harris Band
7:30 PM. WV Culture Center, Charleston WV.
Corey Harris is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and band leader who has carved out his own niche in blues. A powerful singer and accomplished guitarist, he has appeared at venues throughout North America, Europe, Brazil, The Caribbean, West Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
He began his career as a New Orleans street singer, traveling throughout the southern U.S. In his early twenties he lived in Cameroon, West Africa for a year, which had a profound effect on his later work. He has recorded many old songs of the blues tradition while also creating an original vision of the blues by adding influences from reggae, soul, rock and West African music.
FOOTMAD Community Dance
FOOTMAD Community Dances - Fall 2025. In the Appalachian tradition, dancing is a social event for people of all ages. Join us for contra, square and circle dances taught by experienced callers. Live bands play energetic traditional tunes. A fun-filled aerobic activity for people of all ages. Family friendly. Newcomers welcome. No experience or partner needed.
Morgantown Square Dance
Morgantown Friends of Old Time Music - Square Dance. All welcome. No experience necessary.
Hammons Family Fiddle & Banjo Contest - World Class Jam
Hammons Family Fiddle and Banjo Contests - World Class Jam. Bring an instrument or just a chair and make your way from tent to tent to pick and listen.
FOOTMAD Meet n Greet
FOOTMAD Meet n Greet. Help pick FOOTMAD’s bands for next season. Here is an opportunity to tell us what you think!.
HOTDAM Square Dance
Huntington Old Time Dance and Music (HOTDAM) Square Dance
Live music and caller. All welcome. No experience required. No partner required. All dances taught. An evening of family fun.
FOOTMAD Meet n Greet
FOOTMAD Meet n Greet. Help pick FOOTMAD’s bands for next season. Here is an opportunity to tell us what you think!.
John Brown's Dream Old Time Weekend
John Brown’s Dream - The Old Time Weekend. Near Harpers Ferry WV. This retreat is exclusively about old time music jams. You are welcome to play any acoustic instrument: fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, etc.
FOOTMAD Community Dance
FOOTMAD Community Dances - Fall 2025. In the Appalachian tradition, dancing is a social event for people of all ages. Join us for contra, square and circle dances taught by experienced callers. Live bands play energetic traditional tunes. A fun-filled aerobic activity for people of all ages. Family friendly. Newcomers welcome. No experience or partner needed.
Rockbridge Mountain Music and Dance Festival
If you love dancing and old-time music in a mellow setting, Rockbridge in Buena Vista, VA is the festival for you. Those who like structure will find plenty to do, while others rarely leave the campground area, choosing to play and visit around the "neighborhood" where a laid-back, low-key air prevails.
Appalachian String Band Music Festival (Pre-Festival Camping)
Clifftop pre-festival camping (No scheduled events). Lots of jamming.
Appalachian String Band Music Festival
A five-day mountaintop gathering of musicians and friends with contests, concerts, workshops, square dances, camping and vendors.
New Deal Festival - Old-Time Fiddle Contest
Arthurdale Heritage is thrilled to host the first Rich Family Memorial Old-Time Fiddle Contest during our New Deal Festival in 2025. This contest is a celebration of Arthurdale’s history of traditional music-making with the goal of encouraging and sustaining traditional fiddling styles in North Central West Virginia.
New Deal Festival
Live music, food and drink, artisan market, contests, fiddle contest, artisan demonstrations, children's activities, historic buildings open, hay rides. Location: Arthurdale WV
FOOTMAD ANNUAL PICNIC
FOOTMAD Annual Picnic - 2025 June 29, Sunday. Food, music, jamming, friends.
Allegheny Echoes
Old-time & Bluegrass music and creative writing workshops held the last week of June each summer in Pocahontas County, WV.
West Virginia State Folk Festival
Focused on old-time music, traditional square dancing, and Appalachian arts & crafts. Held on the streets of downtown Glenville WV and at Glenville State College.
PattyFest
Celebrating the musical legacy of player, teacher, mentor, Patty Looman. PattyFest includes free admission, free workshops, an open-stage, and jammin’ around the building. Registration forms for workshops and open-stage performances are found on the links to the left.
Mount Airy Fiddler’s Convention
Traditionally held the first weekend in June, this family friendly event brings together musicians and fans for two full days of competition, jam sessions, dancing, singing, education, and family entertainment. Mount Airy, NC.
Vandalia Gathering
Festival of West Virginia traditional music and crafts.
Concerts, contests, food, craft sales. Indoor and outdoor stages. FREE. State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV
HOTDAM Square Dance
Huntington Old Time Dance and Music (HOTDAM) Square Dance
Live music and caller. All welcome. No experience required. No partner required. All dances taught. An evening of family fun.