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| Our campground in East Pecan Grove |
Ellie (Kenny's daughter) peeking out the pop-up camper |
Ellie and Kenny relaxing on Friday morning |
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| the road heading east from our camp |
Walnut River (about 100 yards south of our camp) |
tents west of our camp |
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| our neighbors to the south |
Ran into Steve Fox on our way to Stage 5. He had been up all night |
Stage 5 flag |
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| Stage 5 banner |
Ellie getting "up" for her performance |
(l. to r.) Ellie Smith, Danny Blackwood, Kenny Smith |
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(second from left) Piper Leigh joins us for "Angel From Montgomery" |
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"good show" |
the crowd at Stage 5 |
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| I'm off to find Bill to rehearse for the Saturday morning Acoustic Kids show, this is heading north from the campgrounds to Stage 1 |
Other than Stephen Bennett's 1pm show on Saturday, this was my only look at Stage 1. Tommy Emmanuel and friends are on stage |
After rehearsing with Bill, I found Piper and her husband and we watched the finals of the mandolin competition |
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This is Rebecca Lovell receiving her second place trophy ... |
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| ... and giving her acceptance speech where she informed the audience she had only been playing mandolin for one year (ARGH!), although she was a classically trained violinist for several years |
First place winner Jason Nelson giving his encore performance ... |
... accepting one of his prizes, a Collings MF-Custom mandolin ... |
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| ... and accepting his trophy |
Saturday morning came early for the Acoustic Kids Showcase |
It was held at Stage 2 |
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| as you can see the turn-out was pretty big even for 9am |
Bill Rhodes and I wait backstage for our turn |
Bill performing his set with my accompaniment |
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I can't remember this young gal's name, but I'll never forget her voice |
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| The O'Brian Family was a big hit |
I fell in love with the bass guitar; a fabulous Taylor acoustic bass. Apparently they were discontinued a few years ago. ARGH! |
Later that afternoon, Ellie and crew were on Stage 7 |
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| (l. to r.) Danny, Kozette Theel (guest vocalist), Ellie, Washboard Jim (guest percussionist), and Kenny |
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Danny and Kozette, both "first-timers," enjoying the afternoon |
