Roys Barn

Back with "The Pretty Good String Band" again.  Saturday night we were playing a fundraiser at the Red Barn which is North of Bozeman, Montana. OK, it is really Roys Barn and Lodge but it is cool no matter what you call it.  We got to play music up in the loft of the barn and everyone had fun.  This was going to be the last year this particular fundraiser was going to be held here.  The event had outgrown the location.
The first we year we were hired to play, the organizers warned us that after the meal and the auction, the kids and young adults would bail on the music and only a few folks would hang out to listen.  We started playing, called a few dances and all the racket brought the young folks back in - and they stayed - and they had fun, lots of fun.  The next year they brought their friends and everyone had more fun.  It got so big they had to limit the number of people upstairs in the loft.  The owners were worried the crowd was going to literally bring down the house.
For this gig they brought in a second dance floor and set it up outside under a huge tent.  We were completely wireless so some of us played down there and some of us upstairs.  First time I had ever called dances for people I could not see.  Thankfully, J. L. was down below to help with the dance instruction.

What a kick !  Sad to see the week come to an end.  Thanks for letting me play guys.