The three-day, 39th Annual Appalachian Festival in Cincinnati had two days of rough weather to contend with. But, Saturday’s weather was the kind you pray for while conducting an outdoor festival.
The festival, organized by the Appalachian Community Development Association, features the arts and culture of a region that spans 13 states. The festival is the largest event held outside the Appalachian Mountain Region, but it’s not that far away. Cincinnati is one county away from the edge of the defined Appalachia.
Many things define Appalachia, and music is one of them. Featured musical groups performed on the stages, but wandering musicians gathered, and just started playing, mostly the old standards of mountain music.
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Vendors set up booths to sell their arts and crafts.
And then, there was the living history with people, in period costume of 200 years, demonstrating a way of life.
Festival attendees were invited to participate in the Pow Wow, dancing and learning about the Native American culture and history.
Fascinating!–DBrent
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More and more I’m finding I’m gravitating toward just such stories. BTW, I’ve always found the Cincinnati airport to be an interesting observation opportunity to see intra-American cultural diversity because of Cincinnati’s proximity to “the edge of the defined Applachia.”
May all our rides be filled with fun, twisty roads, history, and friendly people.