My Annual Bluegrass Festival Pilgrimage

My Annual Bluegrass Festival Pilgrimage

Mid-July is a special time of the year for me.  It’s the time when I make my annual pilgrimage to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival.  It’s a journey to a special place where each year a large nondescript hay-field in upstate New York gets transformed into a...
Allons Danser! – The Rhythm & Roots Music Festival

Allons Danser! – The Rhythm & Roots Music Festival

Yeah!!!!  I made it back for my 15th year attending the Rhythm & Roots Music Festival in Charlestown, RI.  This is an annual festival of roots music with a heavy leaning towards music from Louisiana. I attended last year but was not feeling all that well.  At that...
Camping Around Other People

Camping Around Other People

I recently read a blog article about how to avoid crowds and get away from other people during busy camping periods.  Not many us like traffic jams, long lines, and crowded venues and roads on busy holidays.  And no one likes a noisy neighbor.  But this article...
Rhythm and Roots Music & Dance Festival

Rhythm and Roots Music & Dance Festival

One New Years Eve (I think it was 1998), I was watching a couple dance to a group called the ZydeCats.  The group was a Zydeco band and the couple was doing a dance that sort of looked like a stationary version of the 2-step.  The only other people dancing...
Blast From the Bayou Music Festival

Blast From the Bayou Music Festival

I recently drove the RV down to Preston, CT to attend the annual Blast From the Bayou Festival.  This is a three day music and dance festival that focuses on Cajun and Zydeco music.  Most of the bands are from Louisiana and most of the attendees are there to dance. ...