Appaloosa Festival combines music and Mass

Alex Fedoryka (right) of Scythian delights the crowd with a fiddle solo at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Sept. 1. CRAIG SPIERING | For The Catholic Herald

Scythian band members (from left) Dan Fedoryka, Alex Fedoryka and Ethan Dean perform at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Sept. 1. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald

A behind the stage shot of Scythian’s performance before a big crowd at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Sept. 1. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald

Smoke & the Poet band performs on the main stage at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Sept. 1. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald

Scythian band members give a special performance for children at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Aug. 31. CRAIG SPIERING | For The Catholic Herald

Children enjoy the bounce house at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Aug. 31. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald

A girl has her face painted at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Aug. 31. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald

Altar serves process in during Mass at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Sept. 1. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald

Father Daniel L. Mode, diocesan priest and chaplain of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivers the homily during Mass at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Sept. 1. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald

Father Daniel N. Mode, diocesan priest and chaplain of the U.S. Coast Guard, distributes communion during Mass at the Appaloosa Music Festival in Front Royal Sept. 1. CRAIG SPIERING | For the Catholic Herald