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| Marty Stewart - dig those purple suits |
I have stacks of papers to grade, so of course, I’m
daydreaming about music. In September, Ray’s sister and brother-in-law treated
us (and “treated” is putting it mildly) to a trip to Bristol TN
for the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival. Check it out: http://www.bristolrhythm.com
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| The Greencards |
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| State Street, Bristol TN |
I LOVE traveling and couldn’t wait to go, although I’m not a
fan of bluegrass or “roots” or “Americana” or whatever you wanna call THAT kind
of music, so I was sure I’d be people-watching and ignoring the music. Silly,
silly me.
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| Darrell Scott |
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| Our digs at Flo's |
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| Flo's sitting room |
We stayed in Bristol
at Flo’s Hideaway (http://www.flo-s-hideaway.com),
an amazing Victorian B & B run by a Parisian woman and her East Coast
husband, Carl. Our suite was like a doll house museum, and Flo & Carl were the
epitome of delightful, welcoming hosts. Breakfast each morning was good strong
coffee, yogurt, fruit, and home-baked croissants or crepes. If we got back in
at a decent hour, there was wine and conversation on the back veranda. Seriously,
people, I wanted to grab the doorframe and make them DRAG me out when it was
time to leave.
The festival was three days of music, with 20+ venues lining
State Street
in Bristol. And yeah, the place was eyeball-deep
in fiddles, pedal steel, and twangy gee-tar, but I also heard some of the
best, most fun, interesting and innovative music I’d ever seen gathered in one
spot. I had to chew on my misguided preconceptions of THAT kind of music and
try not to embarrass my family by leaping out of my seat in a fit of wild
interpretive South Dakota
dance.
The trip also included a wonderful afternoon boat ride (and a bat rescue - the bat had been sleeping under the boat tarp), and a trip to the NASCAR track because, well, it's in Bristol, and you just gotta see it.
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| crazy NASCAR fan |
So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to Ray’s kin for the
amazing time, the incredible memories, and the tasty, tasty humble pie…
My BRRR faves:
The Greencards – I want to BE this woman - http://www.thegreencards.com/news.html
Red Molly - http://www.redmolly.com
Darrell Scott - http://www.darrellscott.com
Shotgun Party - http://www.shotgunfiesta.com
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