First Light at the Fishersville Fall Antique Festival

Before sunrise, the House of Folk Art crew arrives at the Fishersville Fall Antique Show in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It’s 5:15 a.m. The sun isn’t up yet, but Matt is ready to buy. It quickly becomes clear this is the year of the baskets. They’re out early, the examples are strong, and they show up booth after booth. When baskets appear like this, you buy them. Later in the day, the crew revisits familiar aisles, stops back at standout booths, and runs into fellow YouTuber Amanda from @amandasmercantile, who is filming her own fall show walkthrough. This is an unscripted, real-time walk through the Fishersville Fall Antique Show as Matt and Kyle move booth to booth looking for folk art, Americana, and baskets. Chapters 00:00 Fishersville at 5:15 a.m. 04:43 Baskets Coming Out Early 07:23 “If I Don’t Buy Something in Five Minutes” 11:40 Reading the Back of Paintings 15:47 Tintype Inspection 23:00 Discussing an 1846 Steamship Painting 26:53 Counting the Carvings 31:04 Back Through the Booths 36:56 Stools, Surfaces, and Wear 43:26 “I Need a Folk Art Carved Cane” 56:33 Cherokee River Cane Basket 1:02:03 What is A Stretcher Based Table 1:09:55 Six Legged Hunt Board 1:19:04 Meeting Amanda from @amandasmercantile 1:32:38 Appreciating Excellent Quilting 1:38:14 Closing Thoughts Back at The Van Watch Amanda’s episode from the show on her YouTube channel, @amandasmercantile, where she filmed her own take on Fishersville called: My 2-Day Virginia Antique Expo Experience. Do you know a folk artist or have a picking story worth sharing?Leave your name and where you’re from, and you might hear yourself on a future episode. [email protected] (919) 410 8002 Follow @houseoffolkart for more stories, field trips, and upcoming auction dates at LedbetterAuctions.com.