More Music

The last week and a half has seen much activity with us, And that has equated to me not posting. Previously, you saw what I was doing with our cargo/camping trailer in preparation for the bluegrass festival. I'm happy to say the new layout worked quite well! We were much more comfortable, and the things we brought were neatly stored in the new cabinets and dresser. Although we had two dogs with us this trip, instead of the usual one, we actually had more room to maneuver inside than we did before. We have a few more improvements to make, but since I'm back working for the summer, those will have to wait a bit. 

We left for the festival on the morning of Friday the 19th, and were fully set up at the fairground by dinner. The next morning we headed downtown, and we put up a booth at the farmer's market to advertise for the event. The market was open from 8 - 12, and we played music, handed out fliers, and talked with folks for a full four hours. We met a good number of local folks who had never been to the festival, and several of them ended up coming, so us being there was well worth the effort. The people liked what we presented, the other vendors enjoyed the music, and in the end the organizer waived the booth fee because he too enjoyed the music, and he said we contributed far more to his event than he expected. We thought that was very classy.  

The festival ended up being more of a working week for us than we had anticipated. Not only did we do the farmer's market, we also ended up working at the gate all days except one, we played onstage on Saturday and Sunday, and I emceed on Saturday evening. The audience responded quite well to our shows, and we got invited back to play again next year. The first part of the week was hot, with daytime temps in the mid 90's, and the festival weekend was cool with highs in the low 60's. Quite the difference.

On Friday night, we were inside the trailer, and I decided to have an otter pop. I was opening it with my teeth, when I heard a snap! Then I felt something odd. I reached into my mouth, and pulled out a front tooth. As it had been rebuilt 30 years ago, it didn't hurt, but it sure looked funny. However, as I am a banjo player, it was kind of fitting. LOL! My wife, bless her heart, laughed until tears flowed down her cheek. My middle daughter sent me a text that said, "Hey Cletus, how's it going?" All I could do was smile. The next day the audience got a big kick out of the story, and it fit very well with our show. I have an appointment to get it replaced on the 23rd, so no big deal. 

A friend of our used his cell phone to capture on of our songs, so I put it into a video, and I'll post it here for you. The footage is grainy, but you might like the song, and it's intro.

Ah yes, the adventures of a bluegrass festival!

Cumberland Gap