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Bryan Bowers Band featuring Danny Knicely and Geoff Goodhue

Legendary autoharp player credited with introducing the instrument to new generations of musicians.

Main Stage | 3pm – 5pm Saturday, October 6 &

12pm – 2pm Sunday, October 7

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For over five decades, Bryan Bowers has been to the autoharp what Earl Scruggs was to the five-string banjo. He presents instrumental virtuosity combined with warmth, eloquence, expression and professionalism.

Bower’s creativity and talent have won inductions into Frets Magazine’s First Gallery of the Greats. This distinction put Bowers alongside other luminaries such a Chet Atkins, David Grisman, Stephan Grapelli, Itzhak Perlman, Tony Rice, Rob Wasserman, and Mark O’Connor. He is the first living member inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame after Maybelle Carter, Kilby Snow, and Sara Carter.

He has a remarkable ability to connect with an audience with his music and stories; “ …what radiates from the instrument under his touch is not flash but warmth and brilliance…You get a good feeling being a member of [the] audience” –Philadelphia Folk Song Society.

Master of the Autoharp singer/songwriter, and riveting storyteller, Bryan has teamed up with two über pickers, Danny Knicely (world class Virginia mandolinist, guitarist, mandocellist, and Virginia Folklife master) and Geoff Goodhue (New England based singer and multi-instrumentalist) to create American folk and mountain music at its finest.

The Gina Clowes Project

An “absurdly talented banjoist” –Bluegrass Today

Main Stage (Schooley Mill Field) | 1pm – 3pm Saturday, October 6

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Gina Clowes’ innovative and unique musicianship and songwriting is based in traditional music, yet makes a new musical statement. She is a nominee for the International Bluegrass Music Asociation (IBMA) Banjo player of the year.

Gina (perhaps better known under her birth name, Gina Furtado) was born and raised in Front Royal, Virginia, began touring up and down the east coast in her tween years with her siblings wining awards in fiddlers conventions, dominating banjo competitions for 20 years, and earning a strong reputation in the regional bluegrass scene, and a stamp from Bluegrass Today as “absurdly talented”. She later played in a number of regional acts (Blue Light Special, New Girls Nite Out, On the Run, Bud’s Collective) and has made her international touring exposure with Chris Jones and the Night Drivers soon after joining the group. She is sought after as a teacher privately and at camps across the country. Her new album, True Colors, which was released in September 2017, debuted on bluegrass Billboard Charts at #13, had a number one hit on Roots Music Report, has appeared on Bluegrass Today’s Grassicana Charts, and has received sparkling reviews from critics. Gina and her tune “Saylor’s Creek” was featured on the cover of Banjo Newsletter.

Gina will be joined by her sister Malia Furtado who is an amazing fiddle player.

Waterford Fair Videos

Video courtesy of Visit Loudoun.

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Video courtesy of JC Silvey.

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Waterford Cake

A traditional cake passed down through the years in the village of Waterford, little is known about the origins but it may be pictured in this old photo of the Waterford Country Store.

Try the Waterford Cake at the ChefScape tent during the Waterford Fair. ChefScape is located in the Schooley Mill area near the Wine & Beer Meadow. They will also be serving other gourmet desserts, appetizers and entrees.

See the Food & Libations page for details and prices.

2017 Waterford Fair Map

See the 2017 Waterford Fair Booklet!

Hazlett, Steve

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Steve Hazlett

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Waterford Landmark Artisan

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Weathervanes, whirligigs and trade signs are as varied as the subject matter they represent. One hundred plus year old heart pine salvaged from out buildings and barns built during the 19th century from the upstate New York area are used in creating my work. I also incorporate antique copper, tin and iron into my work. I use chisels, draw knives, handsaws and carving knives to handcraft my pieces. Buttermilk paint, which was widely used in early America after 1800, is the most accurate historical choice for completing my objects. The rural folk artist would craft paint from various milk derivatives and a combination of earthen ingredients resulting in paint adaptable to use on their handcrafted weathervanes, whirligigs and trade signs. In my painting style, I try to reproduce an as-found original interpretation of the object by applying the buttermilk paint in numerous layers and then using techniques to age the finish and cause discoloration.

http://www.americanfolkcraft.com

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Kara, John

Kara Wood Designs

Wood

Kara Wood Designs has been creating wonderful woodwork for over 20 years. All of the shapes and patterns are original designs done by John Kara. The business started in the early 1990’s and consisted strictly of collapsible baskets. Years later, John got the idea to angle-cut different shapes such as angels, trees and crosses. We work in an individual studio where we use hardwoods and laminations of hardwoods to make the artwork.

KaraWoodDesigns.com