Annual Heritage Fest held
Published 10:08 am Monday, October 16, 2017
<p>Ka’ssee Burchfield | Daily News</p> <p>Martin’s Station was full of 18th century authenticity for the annual Fall Encampment, which goes along with the festival each year.</p>
<p>Ka’ssee Burchfield | Daily News</p> <p>Jimmy Rose, third place winner of the America’s Got Talent’s 8th season, performed on the Karlan Mansion lawn during the festival.</p>
<p>Ka’ssee Burchfield | Daily News</p> <p>The weather made for a beautiful day to enjoy an outdoor concert.</p>
<p>Ron Gholson was proud to show off yet another one of Culbertson’s authentic 18th century paintings.</p>
<p>Authentic 18th century artist Wayne Culbertson only uses tools and pigments that would have been available in the 1700s.</p>
<p>The Karlan Mansion was filled with quilting displays by Pat Brown and Helen Ayers.</p>
<p>Helen Ayers provided quilting demonstrations inside of the Karlan Mansion.</p>
<p>Musical group Sons of Liberty gave hostorical performance during the festival.</p>
The weekend was filled with amusement, entertainment and even enlightenment as people gathered together to attend the 19th annual Heritage Festival at Wilderness Road State Park on Saturday.
The reinvigorated festival featured all things Appalachian, from authentic twining demonstrations to a Cherokee warrior camp replica.
With several culture-related activities and demonstrations available to both children and adults, the event certainly earned lived up to its reputation as being a true heritage festival.
Several local artists, storytellers and woodcarvers entertained with both traditional and modern Appalachian melodies and customs. Among these performers was the well-known season eight America’s Got Talent contestant, Jimmy Rose, as well as Denise Glass, who performed her popular Patsy Cline tribute.
Other performers that entertained the festival’s audience included: Ken Wilson, Larry Goodwin, Mountain Traditional Carvers and Storytellers and Sons of Liberty.
Demonstrations of traditional hand-crafted techniques was showcased inside the Karlan Mansion, providing a glimpse into the formation of the Appalachian culture. Some of those demonstrations included: woodworking, carving, basket making, rustic wood art, painting, the carving of mini guitars, jewelry crafting, an old-fashioned apple butter stir and much more.
