Sunday September 9, 2012

 

 

Bluegrass Festival

Day #2

 

The first day – Friday, September 1 – was cloudy, warm, and comfortable. It was an easy day to relax and listen to music.

Saturday was so hot and sunny that we had to occasionally move to a shady spot.

 

 

We heard about about Sleepy Man Banjo Boys – who were a Youtube sensation – and were anxious to see them. They are certainly talented boys and young men.

The boys are brothers – ages nine, thirteen, and fourteen, and are accompanied by a friend and an uncle.

 

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We listened to some of the same groups we heard the day before, so I will just include photos of the new ones.

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Evergreen – was from Maine.

 

 

I enjoyed Larry Stephenson Band  – especially their fabulous singing.

 

 

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage have been a headliner at this festival for many years.

 

 

Rhonda is a sister to Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent who where on the stage the day before.

 

 

This was my lobster dinner from Saturday evening’s lobster bake. I ate the clams and lobster (delicious!), and Cerwin ate the corn, potatoes, and blueberry muffin. He also added a bowl of chili – from the camp store right next to where we were sitting – to complete his meal.

 

 

Sleepy Man Banjo Boys were back for the evening show.

 

 

Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys have been a favorite of ours for many years – especially when he sang with his brother Jim, who is now deceased. If I remember correctly, Jesse is almost 83 years old.

 

 

The tall man in the dark suit is Jesse’s grandson.

 

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We didn’t stay very late because the weather was turning damp and cool, and both of us were in the beginning stages of getting a cold.

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We were glad that we didn’t miss watching these men release sky lanterns.

 

 

 

 

It was interesting that a shooting star went sailing across the sky about the same time we were watching a sky lantern go up. I did not capture the shooting star.

It has been a long time since I saw a shooting star.

 

 

When we woke up on Sunday morning, clouds had moved in and it rained the entire time we were in church with Mark and Diane. We had packed a lunch for the festival, and Mark and Diane were going to go with us, but we decided to eat at home and play table games.

We were glad we did, because it was a cloudy, drizzly day. A few of the children went to the festival in the evening and brought our lawn chairs home.

The three of us – Cerwin, Josiah, and I left for home at 7:00 on Monday morning.

 

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We had a delightful time in Maine.

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