Music:
The Swappin' Meetin' Committee attempts to arrange a musical program that both entertains and reflects the variety of musical styles and instruments of Appalachia, past and present. This includes but is not limited to blues, gospel, bluegrass, folk music, country music, and traditional mountain music.

Crafts and Folk life Demonstrations:
Swappin' Meetin' recruits craftsmen and demonstrators with various crafts and folk skills in an attempt 1) to preserve the Appalachian heritage of making and doing things by hand, 2) to teach others of the value of this heritage, and 3) to promote these skills in the hope that others will take an interest and continue the tradition.

It is preferred that artisans be able to demonstrate how their work is created. In addition, the use of hand or foot-powered tools during the creation of a craft item or the performance of a demonstration adds to the uniqueness of these craft items, demonstrations and the overall Swappin' Meetin' festival experience.

Demonstrations have included the making of lye soap,hominy, furniture,cider/apple butter, sorghum molasses, butter, candles, leather tooling, wooden toys, bowls, pottery, wood carvings, whittling and demonstrating washboard use, blacksmithing, basket weaving, corn shuck dolls and flowers, hand carved musical instruments and so forth.

Craft items for display or sale at Swappin' Meetin' are to be handmade and representative of the Appalachian culture and heritage.

Visual Arts:
Visual arts exhibitions at Swappin' Meetin' include displays of: quilts, crafts, photography, painting, videos, drawings and folk art by and/or about the Appalachian people their culture and environment.

Theatre Arts:
Theatrical events at Swappin' Meetin' include the Center Stage Players production of "The Jack Tales" Swappin' Meetin' also regularly presents storytelling, focusing on traditional mountain story genres and ghost stories.

Folk Competitions and Activities:
Activities include,children's games,horseshoe pitching, hog calling, egg toss, hay ride, pony rides and hay rides. Also included in this category are judging of pumpkins, pickles, jams and jellies; baked goods contest; and the student art competition. The Swappin' Meetin' Travelin' Trophy and Travelin' Art Trophy are given to the winning schools.

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