I have not been. I was planning on going to Guitar Week in 2011, but a schedule conflict arose. I see this year for Traditional Song Week they will have a presentation by Bettty Smith.

I recently looked Betty up online, and was pleased to see she's still alive, at about 85 years old. I have her Folk Legacy album, "Songs Traditionally Sung in North Carolina". Caroline Paton turned me on to Betty's work the 2001 or 2 Getaway, and it's a real treasure trove of pure, beautiful singing and simple accompaniments.

I'm hoping to get to Swannanoa Gathering some other year.