PattyFest organizers invite Mountain Music lovers to join their open jam at the Mannington Fair

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Chris Hollingshead and Ron Buchanan jam in the commons area at East Fairmont High during PattyFest 2015.
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Justin Michael and his grandfather Luther Michael sit in on the jam session in the commons area at East Fairmont High during the PattyFest 2015.
PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
MANNINGTON — You can’t shake a stick around Mannington without finding an admirer of Patty Looman. And for good reason. Looman, who died in 2012, has become almost legendary in her role as a champion of mountain music.
Dozens, if not hundreds, of former students over the years have embraced Looman’s teachings and passed on the traditions of playing and teaching old time music. Some years ago, a number of her students started PattyFest, a joyful festival of playing, teaching and enjoying old time music whose roots run deep in Appalachia.

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