Home from music in the mountains
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220303)
Walnut Creek, California
June 20, 2016 12:22am CST
That was one enjoyable weekend. I made it up there Friday night, jammed with friends until 3 AM, and then did the same all day Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday morning, I helped friends pack up, and headed home.
I saw some music friends I hadn't seen in a year, and it seemed like yesterday. Some of the songs I featured were: Wait a Minute, Back to the Barrooms, Paradise, Carmelita, Four Wet Pigs, and Echo Mountain. I was in folk and bluegrass heaven.
Now its back to work. I'll try to attach a picture that shows the view from where I camped.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Jun 16
That does sound like a wonderful weekend.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 Jun 16
Sounds like a great weekend . Made me go back in time to campfires , friends and songs. But for me never never a solo :)
The picture is lovely
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
20 Jun 16
Oh what a gorgeous photo you shared up there .. I love the trees with the clear blue sky in the background ;) .. What sort of trees are they?
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@FourWalls (69060)
• United States
20 Jun 16
Ooh, I see some favorites there ("Wait a Minite," "Paradise," "Carmalita," the late James King's "Echo Mountain" [if that's the same "Echo Mountain"])! Glad you had a great time, but really, how can you NOT have a great time at a bluegrass festival?!
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@FourWalls (69060)
• United States
20 Jun 16
@TheHorse -- I met him one year at IBMA when they had a "surprise" late-night show featuring Longview (of which he was a member). Fabulous singer, gone way too soon.
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@TheHorse (220303)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jun 16
@FourWalls Yes. I'm going to start practicing Echo Mountain more (and my buddy Howard is going to practice Bed by the Window more). We gotta carry on his legacy.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
20 Jun 16
now I'm dreaming to have some jam with my friends also, the way we were doing rock songs.
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@TheHorse (220303)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jun 16
@ilocosboy Start with Box of Rain (from the American Beauty album). Then work your way up to their epic live jams, like St. Stephen.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
21 Jun 16
@TheHorse Although I have seen many people perform, I have not seen any live more than maybe four times. I'm impressed by your 8.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
22 Jun 16
@TheHorse I never knew that. How creative of them.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
20 Jun 16
Such blue skies - glad you had a good time.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jun 16
@TheHorse Yes, full moon is tonight and it's also the summer solstice. This is a special moon, it's the Strawberry Moon. The strawberry moon gets its name from Native American tribe, which knew it as the signal to collect ripe fruit. The last time a full moon was on the summer solstice was in 1948. We should celebrate.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
20 Jun 16
And tell us about the camp and weather too.
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@TheHorse (220303)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jun 16
My friends who went there during the week said it had been rainy and cool. There were a couple of nights they couldn't jam outside. But the two days I was there it was in the upper 70s by day and upper 50s by night. It sprinkled a bit Friday night, but not enough to stop us from playing (under a tarp).
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
21 Jun 16
@TheHorse Sounds perfect for you then, great luck.
@TheHorse (220303)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jun 16
Thanks! I did get to play some bass. As I've mentioned before, if I ever get to see your son play, I'll be watching his fingers closely. Playing Western Swing has forced me to learn some jazzier progressions, and we do Moonlight in Vermont, which is a slow but jazzy tune. It'll be awhile, though, before I call myself anything close to a bass player who "can play jazz."
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jun 16
@TheHorse Damian got some sort of scholarship at some stage and part of it was lessons with an orchestral bassist. He found that very useful I think. He was scared stiff of the teacher which was good as it ensured he practiced what he was supposed to.
@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jun 16
Some people do not know this but I own a Banjo, I cant play well but I know some of my rolls. My grandfather could burn one up!!!
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@toniganzon (72532)
• Philippines
20 Jun 16
Wonderful weekend you've had. So sad it had to end so soon. When I was still a student I always looked forward to weekends as I usually went to concerts for free because of my friends who did the front acts all the time.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Jun 16
what a lovely view, and sounds like you had a blast. Tired?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jun 16
And a lovely view it was. Our California forests are nice, aren't they?
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Jun 16
Glad you had a good weekend. Mandolin?
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