I’m sending you to Blairsville Georgia for today’s Picking and Grinning in the Kitchen Spot.
Jon from Ridgeline TV typically films the Friday Night Concert Series put on by the Union County Historical Society in Blairsville. When we played the series earlier this Summer Jon wasn’t there-it seemed sort of lonely without him looking at us from the balcony.
Jon was there the previous Summer in 2014. After that show we kept our eyes on the Ridgeline TV website for a good long while hoping to watch the show he filmed, but we never did see it. I finally decided Jon had aired our shows so many times in the past that he must be making room for some new performers.
Turns out-Jon was just busy. I certainly know how it feels to have too many irons in the fire and not enough hands to turn them. He emailed me a couple weeks ago to tell me the show from 2014 was finally up.
Tipper
p.s. For those pickling along with me, today’s step is quick and easy.
-Drain the syrup off the cucumbers into a large pot. Don’t worry about getting every little spice out of the crock or off of the cucumbers. It’s fine if they stick to the crock or the cukes.
-Place the syrup on the stove-heat to boiling.
-While it’s heating place the cucumbers back into the crock.
-Pour the boiling syrup over the cucumbers.
-Replace your weights to submerge the cucumbers under the syrup.
-Let sit overnight.
Tomorrow’s step-is exactly like this one-but I’ll remind you.
Don-thank you for the comment! Yes another trip would be great! Chatter switches back and forth on the harmony on a lot of songs. She has some sort of uncanny ability to do that without really trying : ) Which makes it very easy for her sister to sing lead!
Tipper
Blind Pig The Acorn
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Culture of Appalachia
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Tipper,
So nice to find you again. There is a bit of preserving I want to do this year, but not sure I will get to it. Love your blog and so glad to connect with you again.
Mary
Great Video performance.
I enjoyed the video this Morning.. The acoustics in that room rings and it sounded really good.. Reminds me of an Old Church we once attended.. Man you get a bunch of God loving, fearing Christians in that room singing and they’d just about tear the shingles off..
Tipper,
I enjoyed the Blairsville Program
alot and saw Pap off to the right
in one scene just chomping at the
bits to get in there.
It does my heart good to see and
hear most of the Family singing my
favorite tunes…Ken
Tipper, enjoyed your program this morning. Loved the girls singing and playing.
I am still hopping around on one leg. My doc. says three more weeks and then we will see if I can put more weight on it. Thanks for all your programs.
Peggy L.
Pickling and Grinning in Blairsville!
I really enjoyed today’s video. We need to see many more like it! I hope the twins can build career around Southern Appalachian Folk Music.
Loved the video. You all sound great together! You all look so natural up there on stage, Lord I would be terrified! Thank you for sharing.
Pam
scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com
It’s amazing how much the girls have matured in a short time. They have physically matured and their music has matured.
I think i need to visit you when the pickles are ready. I can just taste them in my mind. The power of mind over matter.
The music was once again great!
We need a trip back to Little Cataloochee Church for an Undone in Sorrow harmonic reprise. I can’t tell for sure – does Chatter switch from lead to harmony in Undone?
Enjoyed Paul teasingly taking up for her in Crazy Arms; they do a great job on that.
What a fine musical “pick me up” for a Sunday morning.As much as I enjoyed the pickin’ and singin’, I do declare I enjoyed the body language and the faces of Chitter and Chatter even more. Someone who was an expert in analyzing such things would have an absolute field day with the five and a half minutes of this performance.
Jim Casada
Very good program for you girls
And you included a song from
my favorite performer. Ray Price.
Crazy arms.
Pick me up on your way down would
Would be another good addition to
Your selection.
Charles
I loved the Blairsville program…
However, for some reason I have a green screen on my windows 8.1/video’s, but the music was wonderful just the same…
Thanks for sharing,
“too many irons in the fire and not enough hands to turn them.”
Nice turn of phrase, Tipper.