July 2 was a hometown celebration, in front of the high school in the center of town. And the band played from 12-1 in the music tent. Glen and I tried to keep up as best we could, but I was so tickled at how great everyone sounded I forgot to be nervous about not knowing some of the songs.

Road manager:

Getting ready for a sound check:

The dancing mandolin player’s boyfriend filmed the show, so when we put it on youtube I’ll put a link in here.

Afterwards, the band members wiped their brows, packed up their instruments and returned to their gardens, houseguests, family reunions, grandchildren and partying. Oh, and there’s a float to decorate tomorrow.