Sunday night, September 1st, 2019 Big Possum Stringband tears through a Forked Deer as Bill Ohse calls a cute one. The band features Tessa Dillon on Fiddle, Evan McBrayer Collins on Guitar, and Seth Swingle on banjo. 

Matthew Kupstas leads a line dancing workshop to a pickup band of Josh Wanstreet, Ginny Hawker, Tracy Schwarz, Emily Miller, and Nate Druckenmiller. 

Appalachian percussive dance workshop puts Freya Rue to sleep. Thanks again Alex!

Canadian scholarship recipient Cello sets up the potluck spread.

A while back our friend Emily Hilliard, WV's State Folklorist, wrote this article for The Bitter Southerner. It captures Helvetia's magic in a colorful multimedia presentation.   https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginia

Photo by: Gabe DeWitt