American Old-Time Music Alive, Thriving in Rural Virginia

On a recent Saturday, traditional American bluegrass music ____1____ (产生共鸣) in a park in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The young and the adult alike danced to ____2____ (曲调) at the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition. It is one of the biggest events in rural Grayson County in southwest Virginia.

Becky Ward is president of the festival. “Well, to all of us it's very important. We have around 2,000 people in ____3____ (出席) each year. It's very important to Wayne to continue on the traditional Appalachian(阿巴拉契亚的) style music in this area."

The annual event started 16 years ago to honor Wayne C. Henderson, a master guitar maker and musician who has spent all his 63 years in the region.

In recent years, the purpose of the festival has ____4____ (逐渐发展成) raising scholarship(奖学金) money to help young musicians in the region.

"We give scholarships for up to 21 years old. We also give to local groups, but we only take scholarship ____5____ (申请) from local Appalachian region children or groups that are trying to ____6____ (推动) traditional music."

Besides the festival, the ____7____ (社区，团体) has a program to connect children to their musical ____8____ (遗产). It is called Junior Appalachian Musicians or JAM.

Helen White, a former school counselor(顾问), founded the after-school program 10 years ago.

"I know a lot of very sad stories of many mountain children. And I also knew how important music was in my own life, and how much fun, and what a sense of community the music of the mountains brings."

11-year-old Danielle Yochter is in the JAM program. "I really love the music and you make a lot of friends by it. And you get to play with people like Wayne Henderson."

The festival _____9___ (拥有，以……为号召) some of the region's best musicians, as well as outside entertainers. Among the guest musicians, Kandra Walker is with a family band called, The Red Head Express.

"We originally left Alaska ____10____ (周游) to learn the old music and bluegrass and we got to meet Wayne Henderson. And he invited us to the festival and one thing lead to another. It's an honor to be here."

The festival also benefits local tourism and people come from across the country. Dale Morris is from a nearby county.

"Oh, it's a great festival. We try to come every year and enjoy the ____11____ (热情) of the folks here. And it's like a family ____12____ (重聚，聚会). You get together and see folks you've not seen maybe in several months or a year."

The villagers say the music is a big part of their lives and they ____13____ (以……为傲) keeping the deep-rooted(根深蒂固的) musical tradition in the area. 

注：蓝草音乐(Bluegrass Music)是乡村音乐(Country Music)的一个分支，其标准风格就是硬而快的节奏、高而密集的合声，并且显着地强调乐器的作用。

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