An impromptu gathering provides the young to learn the tunes of old.

The Vandalia Gathering in Charleston on May 27 was the place to be for all who enjoy entertaining others and for all who have fun watching others have fun.

Music of the hills came alive as contestants attempted to out do each other in fiddle, banjo, lap dulcimer, and flat-pick guitar contests. The fiddle and guitar competitions featured a youth category for musicians…