{"id":94,"date":"2017-07-04T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/07\/04\/bluegrass-underground"},"modified":"2021-10-04T05:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:29:54","slug":"bluegrass-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"Bluegrass Underground"},"content":{"rendered":"
The bands had finished their warm ups, and it was time to let us in to the stage area to get our seats. It was first come, first serve, and I was nervous about getting a rotten seat as there was quite a few people ahead of me in line. I thought about sitting on the rocks that were stage right, but then thought better of it and made my way down to the front…<\/div>\n
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One of many luxuries of solo traveling is you only need one seat for concerts. People have a natural tendency to give others space and not crowd perceived personal areas. This works to my advantage as two front row couples have left a single chair open between them, front row and center.<\/div>\n
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I excitedly grab it and get to know my neighbors before the show begins. The couple to my right drove down from Michigan. It was a birthday gift from the girlfriend.<\/div>\n
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The older couple on my left are from the South. She immediately questions me, wondering if I’m a “northerner<\/i>?”. We don’t talk much after that comment.<\/div>\n
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Soon the lights go down in the cave, and Bluegrass Underground<\/a><\/span><\/span> is about to begin. First up is\u00a0Haas Kowert Tice<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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335 feet below the surface of the earth, the fiddles and banjos fly, the familiar plucking of strings and down home lyrics fill the cavern. Next up is Town Mountain<\/a>, and they figuratively bring the house to it’s knees, especially with their classic rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on fire<\/i>“.<\/div>\n
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Without a doubt, if you love bluegrass music, seeing it a cave in the South is a must.<\/div>\n\n\n
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