Lill Margaret's Blue Grass Festival Leonardtown, MD

Since I'm attemping to play/learn the banjo again I thought I would go to this local Bluegrass Festival. It is on Willie Goddard's family farm in Leonardtown, MD. I spent about 90% of my time with the pickers around the campers instead of watching the groups on the stage down the hill. Pickin' going on everywhere! Click on image for a larger picture.











My motorcycle camper trailer pop-up tent setup. It looked liked rain so I used my truck to bring it over to the festival. I was quite the oddity amongst all the nice rv's that were there. Most folks thought it was pretty cool though, especially seeing me riding away with the trailer behind the motorcycle. There are some pics with the camper and motorcycle in blog posts below this one. That is a soybean field in the background. They harvest soybeans only after they completely dry out.



My Washburn B-10 Beginner banjo. I think I paid $189 for it with the case in 1983. Bought it in Elizabeth City N.C. while attending USCG Aviation Survival School. After being around all those pickers this weekend I want a better banjo! Banjos may come and go but I will never part with this Washburn. Not because it is inexpensive but because it started and rekindled my spirt in bluegrass.

EDIT: August 23, 2110, bought a used (1 1/2 year old) Recording King RK-80 banjo from the banjo hangout forum classifieds.