I was able to go to the sold out show at Freight and Salvage as part of the Old Time Music Convention week featuring Benton Flippen, Foghorn Duo, Rayna Gellert and Partick.
The music was superb. I smiled the whole night. The energy in which the performers performed tonight were ..... well, created a space of safe haven somehow and full of bright strong sunshine energy.
Benton made his fiddle turn to water, flexible, the tree was gone. He is 88 years old this year. How his career started; He first bought a guitar but felt it hurt his hand to play. Then he went and traded it for a gun and he didn't like that either. Then he traded it for a fiddle, he still has his fiddle today. He is a self taught musician. He is legendary in Old Time Music.
On the stage tonight, it was full of respect, honor, and reverence for Benton. Tonight, it was as if I went back in time to a different era, a different country, were civilized, basic human beauty of interaction were the norm and the norm was everything was in balance, in harmony with the nature around us and within us. I was taken to a place, a time where people had time for each other and each person mattered and integrity was honored. This brought a peace to my mind.
On stage with Benten was Paul Brown, Frank Bode, Paul Hostetter, and Ed.
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Foghorn Duo just arrived from touring in Ireland. Sammy and Caleb were full of raw yet mastered energy through their strings. I loved every bit of it. www.foghornstringband.com
Rayna and Patrick had a very sweet sound. They are both children of famous Old Time musicians. This was their first time collaborating together. First time they performed together, both are Sagittarians. www.rayna.utopiandesign.com
