October 3, 2011
There was clogging-there was singing-there was spending time with new friends as well as old friends-and it was all a blast! I thank each of you who came out to catch the clogging or the singing-or both this weekend at the John C Campbell Folk School Fall Festival 2011. Blind Pig readers really are the best.
Tipper
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Sounds like a great time!
Looking forward to spooky stories and wish I lived close enough to come see you all when you’re out performing!
I loved everything about the Fall festival, but my most favorite event was the mountain clogging!
Yes Anastasia-it does!
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Sounds like you had the time of your life! Music keeps the world go round, doesn’t it?
Ken-Thank you for the comment! We did have frost!!! It was heavy on the fields as I drove through Brasstown this morning. Did you get any?
Blind Pig The Acorn
Celebrating and Preserving the
Culture of Appalachia
http://www.blindpigandtheacorn.com
I KNOW I can give you a spooky story (already gave you goosebumps over one of my tales)! It’s starting to really feel like autumn up here, too. Thought you and your group might enjoy my latest blog about the change I find most obvious.
http://colmel.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/startin%e2%80%99-to-get-quiet/
I always appreciate cross-posting, so make sure y’all check in and comment.
Tipper,
Sunday was a great time for me at
the Folk School seeing some of my
friends again. I think there was
220 some crafters, most I probably
missed while making my way through
the 20 thousand or so people on my
way to the Festival Barn. Just as
they did last year, Chitter and
Chatter’s harmony made those cold
chills run up my neck. I was very
impressed with the Folk School
Cloggers and the little ones have
been taught well to smile as they
stomp and swish through their acts. It was a GOOD day…Ken
Attending John C. Campbell Folk School is high on my list of priorities!
This event sounds heavenly!
The festival sounds like it was a great time indeed!
I went to the site and listened to the group I like their music. Like your group better. How many crows were in that mob? Did you have frost this morning? The weather .com showed a low at 6:30am of 34 at blairsville.
It looks like a great day, sorry to miss it.
What a fun weekend you had! Lookinf forward to the Spooky Series…so much fun!
I inherited the love of a good practical joke from my father, my children were often the “victims” of these jokes but luckily they all grew into good, productive citizens. One of the best jokes I remember was one night when my oldest daughter had nine or ten of her eleven or twelve year old friends at a sleep-over. They were all piled on our king sized bed watching scary movies such as Friday the 13th and Chain saw Massacre. I snuck out with my chainsaw, cranked it and revved it wide open outside the bedroom window, mass exit, my son had made a Hockey Goalie mask out of a paper plate and was standing at the bedroom door when it flew open. What resulted resembled a train wreck, those in the back were trying to get out of the bedroom while the ones in front were trying to get away from the hockey mask. One poor girl was using the restroom and screaming for everyone to “wait for ME”, there was no honor in the group as not one waited for her. These over-nights were a regular occurance as my daughters would bring their volleyball or basketball teams home with them on a regular basis. We always had a great time and treasure the memories.
just wanted to say that I enjoyed last weeks posts — you really had something to CROW ABOUT 🙂 (sorry, I’ll probably get groaned off for writing that).
i really like that first photo of the silhouette of the girls dresses and shoes. really cool shot
I love fall and all it’s festivities. Glad you had a good time.
Tipper,
It was a great Festival! The Blind Pig Gang was fantastic and it’s unbelievable how those girls can move their feet! I really did enjoy it all. Thanks!
Tipper,
It sounds like you’all had a bunch of fun…I would’ve loved to have been there..For the most part it was a beautiful weekend, with a cool down just in time for a Fall festival..I hope you add a clogging segment and music from the festival when you have the time…
Looking forward to the spooky stories..
Thanks Tipper,
Yes, it was a great festival this year as it is every year. With lots of food, music, artists hand made things, singing and clogging!
I thought the clogging was the best ever this year!
The Blind Pig Family was very good too Pap and Paul are always true to their talent! Chitter and Chatter’s singing is improving by leaps and bounds, their harmony is incredible.
Over all….all things included….it was a blue ribbon weekend!
I would have loved to have been at the festival…
Wish I could have been there. Must plan a trip to my daughter’s home in NC to coordinate with one of the presentations.
I love seeing old traditions remembered and passed on.
Sounds like a fun time. Wish i could have been there to enjoy it.