Buddy's Bluegrass Page
Festivals Gone By
Festivals and fiddler's conventions were a big part of my bluegrass experience when I first got started back in the 60's. Warrenton, Berryville, Reidsville, and Union Grove especially were important. Gradually, over the years, we stopped camping and going to festivals, except for the occasional local festival. Maybe when I retire. . .
Even though I wasn't as good a photographer then and didn't have the equipment I have now, these photos bring back pleasant memories and remind me how lucky I was to get started when I did. We'll start off with the man
himself in the late 60's. Kenny Baker is on the left with the fiddle and, according to TD, James Monroe is singing and Roland White is on the guitar. .
The Country
Gentlemen with Eddie Adcock on the banjo, John Duffey on the
mandolin, and Charlie Waller on guitar. (left)
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys. (below)
(left) Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman (in coat), and in the background and highlighted, Don Reno on the banjo. If I remember correctly, a few minutes after this picture was taken, Don joined a bunch of us in the parking lot for a little jam session. What a thrill!
(below) A young Ralph Stanley with Curly Ray Cline and Larry Sparks.
Well, that's about it. I'm sorry for the "I can't remembers", but, at the time, I didn't know I would still be doing this thirty years later.
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