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Many Blue Ridge traditions may be fading from view, but Saturday they were front and center in Ferrum.
The 36th edition of the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival brought thousands to the campus of Ferrum College.Many Blue Ridge traditions may be fading from view, but Saturday they were front and center in Ferrum.
The 36th edition of the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival brought thousands to the campus of Ferrum College.
There they found plenty of old favorites, including traditional quilts, a Draft Horse Pulling Competiton at the Blue Ridge Farm Museum, Coon Dog Races across Adams Lake, and dancers moving to the sound of an old-time string band.
One of the most unusual participants may have been "Amazing Grace," a mule from Front Royal who painted for the crowd.
The artistic animal is also set to appear in "Get Low," a movie starring Robert Duval, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray that's due out next year.
