the only true indigenous american musical form valerie smith and her band liberty pike doing some harmonizing, on a gospel number called "pick up the soul phone" the cherryhomes family band, phenomenal talent in one family, cia leigh has been nominated 3 times for ibma banjo player of the year, 15 year old mollie kate has been nominated for ibma fiddle player of the year [This attachment has been purged. Older attachments are purged from time to time to conserve disk space. Please feel free to repost your image.]
Those are some good pictures Gary. Did you take them for the band? My boss listens to Bluegrass. I just listen to my iPod in the car; waiting to get the SirXM radio once the merger is finalized. (I really don't think the FTC or the FCC will able to stop them since they compete with 'free' radio, iPods, illegal CD mixes, etc.)
these are taken for my personal use, and for the experience, the OATS, out among the stars bluegrass festival is a nice midsize festival held in benton pennsylvania, the last weekend in june each year, this was my 2nd year attending, i like it better than some of the bigger festivals, easier to plant a chair up close and not as much separation from the talent, they park their buses in a field in back of the stage, the merchandise tents are off to stage left along the creek, and the bands mingle more with the fans i have more galleries at my phanfare site, broken down by bands, if i have any of a bands music, then a track of theirs is the soundtrack for their gallery link to galleries in my sig below
audie blaylock, lead guitar and lead vocals for "michael cleveland and flamekeeper, featuring audie blaylock" singing a soulful version of "dark as the night, blue as the day" great blues tinged bluegrass, and the song is a real crying in my beer ballad, i love them, and murder ballads, 2 of bluegrasses favorite themes [This attachment has been purged. Older attachments are purged from time to time to conserve disk space. Please feel free to repost your image.]
I can't even go to ACL with my stuff. I can understand for Bob Dylan, but most of the bands playing..... Prohibited: Professional still camera equipment (no detachable lenses, no tripods, big zooms, or commercial use rigs) Emphasis added. http://www.aclfest.com/generalinfo.aspx#allowed
at least they took the time to tell you that firearms, explosives, fireworks, illegal items, and narcotics are not permitted. glad they cleared THAT ONE up...
