Saturday, September 22, 2012
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Skyland Resort (mile 41.7 on Skyline Drive)
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Come to Skyland as the staff sets up the copper kettles and stokes up the fire for a day of apple boiling. Watch the process, give the kettle a stir, and try a delicious sample. Then take home some fresh-from-the-kettle jars of apple butter.
The Chef will be creating a great menu of items such as Grilled Chicken with an Apple Salsa, Apple Smoked Barbecue, Pork Ribs with a Honey Apple BBQ Sauce, Granny Apple Cole Slaw, Apple Fritters, Apple Cobbler, Caramel Apples and Hot & Cold Apple Cider.
Wine tasting, pony rides, children’s crafts and live entertainment featured throughout the day.
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ENTERTAINMENT
9:45 am to 10:45am - Resi Linton
Resi Linton sings with tracks and performs country, bluegrass, top 40, disco, jazz, swing, standards and some originals.
11:00am - 12:00noon - Shenandoah Valley Cloggers
The Shenandoah Valley Cloggers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Appalachian clogging, a distinctive form of American folk dance, which encompasses many different traditions of step dances with Scottish, English, Dutch and German roots. To entertain a variety of ages, the troupe’s music includes everything from bluegrass, to country, to pop, to old time rock ‘n’ roll.
The troupe is made up of 14 dancers, ranging in age from mid-20s to late 60s, all focused on their love of clogging and the enjoyment of entertaining.
12:15pm – 1:45pm – High Ground Blue Grass Band
Take four experienced, professional musicians from different backgrounds, mix well and what do you get? A red hot contemporary bluegrass band! With four different lead singers, all with the ability to sing any harmony part, their performances keep you on the edge of your seat. Each song has it’s own distinct sound.
2:00pm to 3:15pm - Hi-Horse Cloggers
The Hi-Horse Cloggers of Stanardsville, Virginia, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985. The Hi-Horse Cloggers has steadily grown from 6 members to the current 32 members, ranging in ages from 6 to 67. The traditional style of clogging is promoted by the Hi-Horse Cloggers through their performances and teaching. Although this style of clogging is slowly giving way to a more modern dance method, some of which is included in our performances, we are striving to keep the traditional style alive as it is part of our American heritage.
3:30pm - 5:00pm – Possum Ridge String Band
Formed in 2002, the band plays old time string music from the southern Appalachian mountains. They also play Irish and Scottish music. Core instruments include fiddle, banjo, guitar, hammered dulcimer, bass, whistles and a didjeridoo. The didjeridoo adds a fascinating sound to many of their tunes. Anglo concertina, mandolin, bodhran and autoharp round out the mix of instruments played.
| Images from our 2011 Apple Butter Celebration |
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