Vandalia Gathering
vandalia gathering popular festival devoted oldtime bluegrass music well related art dance quilt making cooking take place summer state capitol ground charleston west virginia united state established held memorial day weekend may festival feature solo competition whose winner awarded cash prize performer festival included lester mccumbers dwight diller ginny hawker tracy schwarz everett lilly lilly mountaineer gathering official cited covid pandemic ground cancellation vandalia award honor given west virginia department art culture history recognize individual lifetime contribution west virginia traditional culture annual vandalia award ceremony occurs start summer typically memorial day weekend held normal l fagan state theater west virginia culture center charleston list bluegrass music festival official site