Winfield Report

[Bill Startz]

An incredible weeknd.. The pickin was perfect.
I thought Allen had a real good first round.. tops on my scoresheet.. so go figure..
The hilite for me was an early friday morn jam I listened to at the Kessinger
Camp.. Robin , Allen, Tyler Grant on mando, a gal with a bass in a tye dyed, matched to Robin t-shirt. for a half hour or so it seemed only me and Marilyn
sittin and listenin..
I said at the time it was the finest seat of the weeknd.. it was.. Randy
joined in and folks showed up..and it got busier, but for just a short time
it was me and some fine, fine pickers..
The Dusters, Mountain Heart shows on the big stage were awesome..
I laugh when they call it bluegrass.. but it is as good as it gets, whatever you call it. By the time of the last Duster set they had a packed grandstand.. and they put on a fine show. The Lads can pick !
I stayed up to late, got up to early, ate too much, had a frito pie, and
bought 2 bycycles.
Cycled more in 2 days than the last 2 decades..
but short a cart, its the only way to get a Taste of Winfield.. The Pecan
Grove at midnite wed , dark and rutted dirt rds, an kinda old dude and a
bycycle.. That story is worthy a Guy Clark song.
I had a very fine fiddletune jam with Dave Anderson , out of St Louis, at
our camp..
We are comfortable in our seats it seems, and that makes for good pickin.