An Old-Time Music Festival

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Dear Old-Time Music Lover:

Few people have contributed as much to old-time music as Patty Looman. Through her mentoring, playing, and teaching, and by setting an example of the spirit of the music and its joys, Patty has influenced the lives of many students within and outside West Virginia. We thought it fitting that an old-time music festival be held in her honor, and PattyFest was born in 2002.

And so, we met on Saturday, June 5, 2010, for a day of music and merriment at the ninth annual PattyFest. Thanks, Patty, for the happiness you have brought to our lives through your music.

The 60th WV State Folk Festival was recently dedicated to Patty Looman! Please go to their website to see her picture and click on a link to the wonderful article about her. (Note: this article is a PDF file.) The 2007 Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor, was presented to Patty Looman! See the WV Division of Culture and History web site for details.

PattyFest, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation in support of this festival is much appreciated and tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Sponsored by:
PattyFest, Inc.
Augusta Computer Services, LLC.
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
Friends of Old Time Music
Mountaineer Dulcimer Club

Special thanks to :
Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram
Brenda Davis
Dominion-Post
Fairmont Times-West Virginian
Darlene Fox
Betty Hilling
Morgantown Times
Norma Rittenhouse
Bill Schilling

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This web site is donated by the traditional music lovers at Augusta Computer Services, LLC