and I'll still write your name in the sand...

Last Saturday I went to an amazing bluegrass festival, remarkably close to my house. There were old time bands from Virginia, Cajun bands from Louisiana, and my favourite: David Peterson and 1946, from Nashville. They played with a guy named David Talbott, who apparently usually plays banjo for Dolly Parton, and blew my banjo-lovin' mind. Hot damn.

My other favourite moment from the festival was climbing a tree that a couple of old musicians were playing under, and listening in the ahade for a bit.


In related news, I have been given a tenor banjo by my friend Adam. It's 4 string, so that's violin/mandolin tuning, and not excellent bluegrass banjo, but hey. It's a start! Here's Harold, my new bed, and my new banjo.