Jammin' with Paul

As some of you know, I took up the banjo again this Spring after many years of inactivity. 

In early July, Paul joined us in Todd and he and I got to jam a bit - a first for us together.  Although Paul had to do the leading, I had a lot of fun and we eventually started getting together on a few songs.

It has been some time since Paul and I had some low key time together and it was his birthday too.

Bluegrass in the park.

The Cox Family

What else does an aspiring banjo picker do on a Saturday but load up the car and head for the nearest music festival.  Today, it was the 3rd Annual Tri County Jamboree Family Fun Day Music and Craft Festival in Old Washington, Tennessee.

If you are looking for Old Washington on a map, it probably isn't there!  Just a few folks along highway 30 between Decatur and Dayton where the highway crosses the Tennessee River.

Roane Ramblers

 We listened to two very different bluegrass bands, the Cox Family from Dayton a group of 5 family members including a 12 year old boy on the banjo and an 11 year old on the mandolin.  (I am shamed in my ineptitude)  The second group was the Roane Ramblers from Roane State college, they are studying bluegrass music there and had a more formal style than the Cox's.  Both were fun and we couldn't decide which we preferred.

Looking for turtles

We strolled around the park and visited the crafts sale and travelled to distant (7 miles) Dayton for and excellent lunch at the Riverside Restaurant.  Overall, an excellent day.  Please excuse the quality of the video of the Ramblers - cell phone,windy, too far away and shaky cameraman but you'll get the idea.