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  • More photos from the final Wayne Henderson Festival

    June 21, 2024 | by Nicholas Hancock

    Brad Paisley plays his Henderson guitar as Wayne Henderson looks on - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Here is another gallery of Nick Hancock's images from the 30th and final Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition at the Grayson

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  • 30th and final Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition report

    June 17, 2024 | by Nicholas Hancock

    The Gibson Brothers at the 30th Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival - photo © G Nicholas Hancock After 30 years, and $502,950 awarded in youth scholarships and music program grants, the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition came to

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  • 2024 Wayne Henderson Music Festival to be the last

    February 28, 2024 | by John Lawless

    The Wayne Henderson Music Festival, a very popular performance and competition event in southwestern Virginia, has announced that this year's 30th annual festival will be the last. Wayne said that there are many reasons why this year's will be the last,

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  • Doc at 100 show in 2023, for Doc Watson’s 100th birthday

    August 18, 2022 | by John Lawless

    Jacks Hinshelwood, noted guitarist and former director of Virginia's Crooked Road, has teamed up with ETSU professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies, Ted Olson, to create a special touring musical program to celebrate the 100th

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  • Wayne Henderson Guitar Competition returns this year

    April 11, 2022 | by John Lawless

    The organizers of the annual Wayne Henderson Festival, held in Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, are delighted to announce that not only will the festival return in 2022 after two COVID cancellations, but that the very popular

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  • Welcome Matilda Henderson Gilbert!

    August 18, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Jayne Henderson, luthier at EJ Henderson Guitars and daughter of renowned guitar builder, Wayne Henderson, is celebrating the birth of her first child. Sylvia Matilda Henderson Gilbert was born this morning at 10:15 a.m. in Asheville, NC, weighing in at 7

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  • Wayne Henderson recovering at home after surgery

    May 18, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Wayne Henderson, celebrated guitarist and luthier from southwestern Virginia, is back at home recovering slowly after undergoing surgery on May 13. The 73 year master builder of Henderson guitars and founder of the annual Wayne Henderson Festival had been briefly hospitalized to

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  • Virginia Luthiers guitar being raffled for The Carter Fold

    March 5, 2020 | by John Lawless

    The Carter Fold, a living memorial to the legacy of the Carter Family, located on the property where A.P. and Sara Carter raised their family in Poor Valley, VA, is offering a rare and unique guitar at raffle to help

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  • Wayne Henderson Festival celebrates 25 years

    June 18, 2019 | by Sandy Hatley

    This past Saturday marked 25 years that southwestern Virginia guitar maker/picker and National Heritage Award recipient, Wayne C. Henderson, held his music festival which features a guitar competition, local and international talent, and a Henderson-built guitar raffle to raise funds

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  • Blue Sky and Bluegrass – Wayne Henderson Festival

    June 23, 2016 | by Teresa Gereaux

    The Wayne Henderson Festival in Grayson County, Virginia featured a brilliant, blue sky and a full day of bluegrass, old time and Cajun music. The festival featured Lonesome River Band, Michael and David Doucet of BeauSoleil, Terry Baucom & the Dukes

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