I caught the “Bluegrass on the Farm” festival in Derwood, Maryland on Saturday.
Danny Paisley and Southern Grass put on two magnificent performances. Paisley and his band are nominated for 4 awards this year from the International Bluegrass Music Association. Rain made the audience sparse, but Paisley and crew performed at a fever pitch regardless.
Dirty River band also put on a very energetic, fetching performance.
WAMU’s Lee Michael Demsey did a great job emceeing the show and explaining the histories and backgrounds of the performers.
Anyone who enjoys bluegrass should check out WAMU’s Bluegrass Country.org – which provides top quality bluegrass programing 24/7 online.
[Full-size versions of the photos below are available at my Flickr site here.
Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass:
Dirty River Bluegrass band
A Treed Bluegrass Fan
Nice shots. Have you ever caught the bluegrass at the Old Lucketts Schoolhouse just north of Leesburg, VA?
They’ll be running concerts October through next April. (http://www.luckettscommunitycenter.org/bluegrass_schedule.shtml)
(I’ve got pics from a concert this past spring at http://www.flickr.com/photos/enjoyeverysandwich/sets/72157614966386116/)
You took some excellent shots of the Hillbilly Gypsies! I had not seen them before. The D40 is a peach of a camera.
I went to Lucketts Fair either late last month or early this month – heard some very good groups. I may have to tromp over to Lucketts again, given their schedule.
Thanks. I first saw the Hillbilly Gypsies at the Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV–a great venue for both bluegrass and alternative music.