Weekend before last, we played at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival in Central California. We shared the stage with John Reichsman and the Jaybirds, Sawmill Road, Kathy Kallick, Chris Stuart and Backcountry, and some other fine groups.
Parkfield has a population of 18 (I was later informed by the waitress at the Cafe that there are now 24 people there, but they haven’t changed the sign), and it sits on the San Andreas Fault Line. It’s considered the “Earthquake Capitol of the World,” but I didn’t feel any tremors. What a pity!
Apart from the yearly Bluegrass Festival, the main source of tourism for the little town comes from their local Wild Boar population, and the hunters that chase them.
It’s a nice little town, with a few houses, a school, a library, a great cafe, and no AT&T Cell Service! The latter feature of Parkfield kinda got me down for awhile, but it was a nice place to visit and I hope I can come back some day!
I’m back from Gettysburg. It was a great festival despite the rain. On Saturday the lineup was: Special C, Carrie Hasler and Hard Rain, Mountain Heart, Seldom Scene, and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.
I had a blast, but the long drive has me zapped. So in place of a long detailed post, I’ll give you a project!
Well I have some pictures from Parkfield, CA that I will get up here soon. I’ve enjoyed my few days off with no crutches so much that I forgot to blog.
Anyway, tomorrow it’s off to Clinton, New York, then Gettysburg, PA on Saturday. Come see me if you’re in the area.
This past weekend, I went back home to NC to help kick off my Dad’s 2010 Re-Election Campaign for District Attorney with two “Pig Pickin’s”. I was thrilled to get to help out, and some of my best friends and favorite musicians in the world (Gena Britt, Greg Luck, Beth Lawrence, and Clay Jones) helped out too! I had a blast. The only bad part was having to drive back to Nashville (about 400 miles) in the rain with a sore leg. It was worth it though.
I got some video from the second event, in my hometown of Tyro which follows below.
Tomorrow I won’t be Mashing, but I’ll be flying to LA. Wednesday we’re doing school programs in Santa Maria, CA, then Friday and Saturday it’s the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival. Hopefully I’ll get some pics.
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