THURSDAY - SATURDAY
JANUARY 24 - 26, 2013
Keith and Darlene Bass are to be congratulated
for the marvelous 19th Annual Bluegrass Festival they have
given us this week. We were too engrossed in being here
to post before this time which is after the fact.
This is just the beginning of the Florida Bluegrass
Festival circuit for us. They are also offering other
Festivals which you can learn about
by going to their website:
All the festivities took place under the most magnificent Tent
we have ever been under - anywhere,
and we have been to Bluegrass Festivals from Maine to Florida,
Wyoming, and Kentucky.
We had the joy of seeing one of our absolute
favorite groups, NOTHIN FANCY from Virginia,
twice on Thursday and twice on Friday.
NOTHIN FANCY
Justin Tomlin, Tony Shorter & Mike Andes
of NOTHIN FANCY
NOTHIN FANCY welcomes visits to their website:
which is updated daily with information
about their engagements and new releases.
They have a marvelous Festival which we have
attended several years in
Buena Vista, Virginia,
in mid-September.
We highly recommend this Festival.
We had the pleasure of hearing six
wonderful groups
that were new to us:
Cody Shuler and Pine Mountain Railroad from Tennessee
Hagar's Mountain Boys from North Carolina
Father and Son
part of Hagar's Mountain Boys
Hagar's Mountain Boys
from North Carolina
Cumberland Gap Connection from Kentucky and Tennessee
Still-House from Virginia
The Roys from Tennessee
included a Brother and Sister
Sister and Brother
of The Roys
The Roys was a lively group.
Jerry Butler and the Blu J's from Tennessee
were the first act on Thursday
and got us off to a great start.
Familiar faces in the Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
from North Carolina,
reminded us of their wonderful indoor festival
we attended in November 2011,
in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Lorraine Jordan
Finally, Junior Sisk and Rambler's Choice
from Virginia was another
band we had heard in the past
at Sterling Belcher's
Triple Creek Bluegrass Festival in
Rocky Mount, Virginia,
as well as here at Yeehaw Junction.
Junior Sisk and Rambler's Choice from Virginia
In between bands, I took a walk around the grounds
or should I say the pasture.
I was amazed at the friendly neighbors
who had moved over to make room for all of us.
I was reminded of the very first time we attended
this Festival in 2010,
when we arrived early and heard them "talking"
I swear they said YEEHAW to welcome us.
"Pretty Face"
neighbor posed for me.
You don't have to have a big rig
to come and enjoy this Festival.
During my walk around,
I stopped to visit with Mary Rose Robinson,
and purchased her autobiography
which was just published in 2012,
entitled MY JOURNEY IN HIS STORY.
We met Mary and Mike the first year, 2005,
we had our Fifth Wheel,
while at Jenny Brook Festival in Weston, Vermont.
What a joy to read of their
Bluegrass Gospel Sing Ministry
adventures.
You must get yourself a copy
either at a Festival or by going online to:
If it were not so late, I would read
the last few Chapters before calling it a day.
It is captivating reading. Mary has done a
remarkable job of telling their
story of thirteen years in this
unique Ministry.
We look forward to their Sunday
morning Gospel Sings at the many
Festivals we attend each year.
We had three young folks called to the Stage
to perform with several of the groups.
I am sorry I did not get their names
but they were a refreshing addition to the line-ups.
Last but not least a photo
of Keith Bass with
The Florida Bluegrass Express
The Florida Bluegrass Express
host band of the Festival
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