Good music, great musicians
Yummie food - cheese/olive/almond dip...very yummie
fiddle, harmonica, banjo, guitar and laughter...wonderful combination
Roger on Bass doing a solo
more good food
Terry and Roger
Roger's friend from Japan -going to college in Missouri, this young man can play the guitar with amazing speed and acuratacy... just amazing,
Julie's friend, Julie, Belinda
Singing and fiddling at the same time! Just very fine music
Jack on the clairinet
December 30, 2008 - Terry and Colleen invited us to their home for a barbecue and music fest, Jack to bring his instruments! Being able to leave work a tad early, HOORAY, we drove to Boulder, awed by the beautiful sunset over the Rocky Mountains. Traffic wasn't too bad and we made the drive to Boulder (Jack at the wheel) in about an hour. The Conant home was decorated for the season, festive, bright and cheerful. Virgil greeted us with resounding barks and wagging tail...how fun! Terry was hard at work pulling pork for the barbecue and Colleen with last minute details. Shortly others arrived, cousins Belinda and Nori and their sons Roger and Kioshi. This gathering was a celebration of Roger being home from Japan for the holidays. Roger is a teacher working a small town north of Tokyo. The town is actually a ski resort and is flocked with Austrailians during the ski season. Friends of Terry and Colleen arrived and we feasted on pulled pork, coleslaw and Terry's secret recipe barbecue sauce - tangy and fruity with the nice hot bite aftertone...very yummie. I never did get a picture of the main meal...too busy enjoying!
Once dinner was done and all were fully satisfied, off to the music room downstairs and the blue grass extravaganza...complete with banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, harmonica, violin er fiddle, and clairnet/sax. After a couple warm up songs things really harmonized and flowed with blue grass finese. Julie (Darcy's daughter) treated us to a powerful blues vocal. All instrumentalists did solos that wowed. It was a wonderful evening. Visiting with family and friends, good food, good music, who could ask for anything more. Grace and Peace to you...and a VERY BLESSED HAPPY NEW YEAR! !
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