WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Saturday, September 9th, from 10 am to 5 pm, the Freshwater Folk Festival will occur at the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery at 400 E Main Street, White Sulphur Springs, WV.
It’ll be a fun-filled day for the whole family with live music by Billy Jonas, Beaucoup Blue, The Elk River Ramblers, The MacArthur Inn Gang, and local young artists in the Young Musicians Showcase. There will be food and crafts, a bounce house and pony rides, and a big tent full of demonstrations, educational exhibits, and hands-on activities! It is also a celebration of the rich culture and natural history of West Virginia.
Admission is FREE!
The displays, demonstrations, and activities are designed to foster understanding, appreciation, and conservation of freshwater resources and will range from wildlife presentations and scientific phenomena to educational exhibits. They’ll be offered by groups such as the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory, Indian Creek Watershed Association, Project Healing Waters, and Sweet Springs Resort. Roy Moose will be there with Snakes of West Virginia. iNaturalist photographer Susan Ryan, award-winning WV wildlife artist Kathryn Lehotsky, stiltwalker Marcus Fioravante, and Jessica Levine will all return. Levine will teach you about local wild bees and give you everything you need to build your bee hotel. She’ll even give you a packet of pollinator-friendly flower seeds so you can plant a garden for the bees living in your hotel! Tours of the fish hatchery will also be available.
This year, the Freshwater Folk Festival is proud to present the Young Musicians Showcase – a new addition to the festival that will feature young West Virginia artists and allow them to share their talent with all of us. Fourteen-year-old Lydia Jackson will kick off the fest with her rendition of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” She has been studying violin at HeartStrings Academy under the instruction of Russell Fallstad since age four. Teens Ella Butler, Kylee Fury, and Aubrey Adkins, all students of singer Susanna Robinson, will grace the stage with their beautiful harmonies. Christian Montgomery, another student of Russell Fallstad, will be playing the violin, tenor, alto saxophone, electric guitar, and bass using a looping station. Singer-songwriters Molly Sutter and Jenna Molaro will perform their original songs. The festival will open with the showcase at 10:00 am.
For a detailed schedule of events at the festival, click here.
