Faith, Folklore, and Friends

Yesterday, we attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Bluegrass Exhibit at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. There was a large mass of humanity there, including some good friends.  It was a special day. Love, love Claire Lynch! Several members of the Foster Family were there, including some who were not born when this photo was taken. Jake Landers, one of Alabama's greatest treasures, cut the ribbon.  Unfortunately, I was not able to get a good photo of the ribbon-cutting  because of the crowd.  This one was taken after the ceremony.  It is a beautiful exhibit, and we appreciate all the hard work that made it happen. The Alabama Music Hall of Fame  is located on Highway 72 West in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

The weather was almost perfect; just a little bit hot, but no rain like last year. There were several redbone puppies for sale.  They seems bored with all of us. There were lots of folks sitting around, visiting, and listening to some good music.  We were so glad to see our friend, Jake Landers, playing with the Southern Strangers. The Kerry Gilbert band was wonderful, as usual. There was an amazing number of fine hats.  These unique hats are only seen on very special days. There was also an amazing number of politicians, totally expected with an election coming up in November. The couple sitting beside us bought one of the puppies, and named it Blaze.  Blaze is just a few weeks old, but that baby knows how to howl. Barbecue plates for lunch.  Hub had to stand in line a long time to get one for us. There was a buck dancing contest.  People were crowded around the stage and it was hard to ...