Pat, you may be the only person who will be aware of all these artists names....
- The time we were playing for a Jimmy Carter fundraiser on the same bill as a bunch of Hee-Haw artists from the tv show. We finished our part and as we were getting ready to leave the stage Roni Stoneman walked out and said help me out boys. Without another word she kicked off the fastest banjo instrumental I'd ever heard and I thought we'd heard them all. No mention of key or anything...just wham! We all just stared at one another and caught up about half way through the song. She just laughed.
- We mostly played festivals or acoustic/roots clubs that pretty much catered to bluegrass but we were offered a gig for decent money in a small town in south GA and said what the hell. We drove up and it was a gravel parking lot in front of a cement block building. And, no BS, the stage was behind chicken wire. Fortunately they liked us and didn't bounce bottles off the fence.
- I played in bands long before Janice decided to join the party. Our best friend Randy Howard was a noted (grammy nominated) multi-intrumentalist (see our website) who I had played with since he was a kid. He kept encouraging Janice to sing and after she'd learned a few numbers he talked us into playing as a trio with him on a gig he was already booked at. We met him there and had no idea that the venue was a large outdoor festival. We got out of the car and Janice heard the announcer's voice booming across the field and she turned white as a ghost. This was her first time on stage
When we were called up and stepped out into the lights and stared at the crowd her eyes were as big as saucers. But she did just fine and says now that she hardly remembers anything after that moment.
- Gigs with famous artists? Well, we shared the bill at different dates with Alison Krauss, Del McCoury, Vassar Clements, Blue highway, the Seldom Scene, etc., and parking lot pickings with many more. I always had what the hell am I doing here vibes
when picking with the luminaries.
Bud
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