Catching Up...

A couple of weeks after FloydFest ended, I volunteered at FiddleFest in Roanoke, Virginia. One performer that I really enjoyed wasn't scheduled to play. Ariel Jade just showed up and played guitar and mandolin at one of the jams. Wow! Not only can she play...she has a stage presence that I haven't seen in a kid since Billy Gilman.

I stayed up until after midnight both nights of FiddleFest...and that's way past my bedtime. By the time I got back to North Carolina I was pretty burned out...and I'm still not quite up to speed.

In the meantime, I discovered Love Valley, an old-west town in North Carolina. (See pics.) I'd like to visit again on a Friday or Saturday when the town is filled with horses and riders...but that would probably be my only other trip there. It's pretty ghetto.

This Saturday the Carolina Chocolate Drops are performing in Greensboro.

After that, the only plans that I have made is for the Hoppin' John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddler's Convention.