FiddleStar

Last night was one of those extra special camp field trips. The show was extra good, the company was extra fun, and the Station Inn was extra full. #newnashville could not be more annoying these days so thank goodness there’s still plenty of #oldnashville to go around. Side note: @specialconsensus is not just one of the longest-running bluegrass bands. It’s one of the best. Thanks for letting me pick a few with you. #bluegrass #nashvilleflatpickcamp #nashvilleacousticcamps (at Station Inn)

So much On and On happening right here. @adamschlenker is a super good teacher and musician and he thinks all the right things. You know, like, that everyone can play music and that they all should and that people communicating through music will probably solve all the world’s problems. Pretty sure that’s correct. #dropthumbsnotbombs #flatpick #thismachinekillsfacists #nashvilleflatpickcamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #guitar #martinguitar (at Fiddlestar)

Day One of #nashvilleflatpickcamp is complete. Lot of @thompsonguitars around the house this weekend and you’re welcome for choosing the outtake picture of Tim May making that face. Also, here are some of the new guys at camp, keeping it fresh and fun. I swear to you - it is still confusing to me that this is what I get to do for a living. #nashvilleacousticcamps #bluegrass #flatpick #guitar #martinguitar (at Fiddlestar)

And so it begins… #nashvilleflatpickcamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #averagejoes #flatpick #martinguitar @thompsonguitars #bluegrass #adamaskedforaflatpickcampforhisbirthday (at Fiddlestar)

It’s important to start your day with a healthy breakfast. And I’d appreciate a little more positive attitude, please and thank you. #sirwinstoncup #bostonterrier #bostonterriercult #squishyfacecrew (at Fiddlestar)

I got to play a couple of songs with my friends @cjnightdrivers at the IBMA Street Fest and here’s proof! Side note to songwriters generally: audiences love when you write songs that basically have fully formed fiddle tunes in the middle of them. And when I say audiences, I mostly mean fiddle players. But whatever. (Full version on my YouTube channel and on Facebook.) #chrisjonesandthenightdrivers #ibma #bluegrasspride #fiddle #banjo #bluegrass @jonweisberger @ginaclowes1 @intlbluegrass (at Raleigh, North Carolina)

Three house concerts with friends, one hometown concert in the church where I performed in the local-famous Madrigal Dinner back in the early 90s, and one workshop at the superb @freightandsalvage in Berkeley. All with the most brilliant and elegant banjo-playing @clawhammerist so color me excited. Northern CA, we’re on our way. Details at the FiddleStar website. Some concerts are already full or almost full. Redding still has tickets and the workshop still has open seats. Come see us, won’t you? #oldtime #insideout #fiddle #banjo #welearnednewsongsjustforthis (at Northern California)

Best. Show. Ever. @jasonisbell doesn’t need lasers or Stonehenge or much of anything besides what he’s got. You know, great songs, guitar tone for days, and a band that truly cares. I worried that I had set my expectations too high. I needn’t have worried. Thank you to my husband @adamspickoftheday and the crew at @cartervintageguitars for a night that restored my faith in music and humanity. (at Ryman Auditorium)

My date to the @jasonisbell concert just won two Best of Nashville awards. Adam is here too but hates concert selfies so too bad for him. 🙄 #waltercarter #jasonisbell #ryman #nashvillenights (at Ryman Auditorium)

Backstage at the Chris Stapleton show but I can’t help it. My ❤️ lies with hockey. The super cool security lady let me take my picture where the @predsnhl skate out. Chris is awesome too though. #hockeyisromantic #gopreds #hockey #chrisstapleton (at Bridgestone Arena)