Heading back to Livingston for the last gig with "The Pretty Good String Band" I had to make a stop in Clyde Park for Old Settlers' Days. The crew that has taught me hundreds of great Old-Timey fiddle tunes was going to be jamming and invited me to stop. These guys are awesome - their enthusiasm and love for their music is unmatched. You may find better musicians, but you will not anyone who has any more fun than these guys and gals do. After a few tunes the fingers get limbered up, the voices clear up, old stories get dug up and it is a runaway - there is no stopping them. One warning though if you are playing rhythm - they will sometimes lie about the key they are in. It's not malicious - it's just hard to keep thousands of tunes straight. Grab that guitar and let's go. Ken Nelson on guitar and Livingston's own Bud Schleicher on his fiddle, Old Ivory.
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