Getting Busy

First I guess I should update you on Jenny Brook.  We had a great time, we hosted the Sugar Shack Jam Friday night, and had two sets Saturday.  The weather sure didn't co-operate, but it was a pretty full house there anyway.  We had fun hanging out with friends, camped near Dave and Shawna, our CT crew, Elise and her smurf tent, Grace & Sam (finally met the infamous Steve Roy who performed all of the Scoobie Doo theme Saturday night on mandolin).

The TN Mafia Jug band brought up Shad Cobb, who was amazing.  A violent thunderstorm interrupted the Jug Band's last set; we sat in the rented camper waiting it out.  I guess some buildings were hit by lightening and a number of campers felt the tingle of electricity.  I decided it was a good idea to get on stage and dance with Lonesome Lester.  Not sure there's any video of that, so far I've found one picture. Dick Bowden told me I dance like Elaine Bennis of Seinfeld.  That's sort of what I expected.

All in all, it was a lot of fun!


Following Weekend was Mineral Springs in Stafford Springs CT

We had a great time at Mineral Springs Bluegrass Festival.  It was the first time there for everyone in the band but me (Kelly).  I drove down last year because my friends were playing there.  Bruce was working with the brothers and couldn't go.  They had The Old Time Bluegrass Singers, Grassroutes and TrueGrass.

Those bands were all there again this year, along with Phil Zimmerman's band Last Fair Deal (who played a lot of the non bluegrass tunes you would hear if my ipod were on shuffle, John Hiatt, Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan etc.  They were fun, and Tom had a sweet little button accordion.

We got to camp near the frog pond again, and man can those bullfrogs hit some low notes!  We figured out they were mostly in A, though would adjust to the key we were playing in.  Here is Bruce in front of the frog pond.  I wish I had gotten a picture of our compound, we camped with Tex and Robin Orlomoski, and Phil Zimmerman & Marcia Goodman.  Others joined us over the weekend.

Tex was sporting a new guitar from Ebay, it's a pretty sweet Martin.

Eileen Anderson took some nice photos of us onstage.

Looks like we're invited back for next year, and we're looking forward to it!  Thanks to Bill Goodale for hiring us (he was the first festival promoter to hire us last year) and to Harry Grant for doing sound.  We tried out our new microphone, Audix SCX-25 (lollipop mic bought from Cobra sound who did sound at Strawberry Park).  Reviews were great of our sound, we'll keep using it.  

We're off to Hancock NH tonight (Thursday July 7th), Keene NH tomorrow (July 8th) at Fritz Fries, Newbury NH Saturday (July 9th), and Greenfield MA Tuesday (July 12).  Check our schedule online for details.  

Hope to see you soon!