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Chalie Hunter The Man Behind the Festival Host and Doer of All Things |
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Fred Eaglesmith Performing at Rick's Bar & Grill Friday Night at the Rockingham Motor Inn |
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Dan Walsh Manager of Fred's Band and dobro/guitar player From Port Dover, Ontario, Canada |
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Darcy Yates Stand Up Bass & Harmony for Fred Eaglesmith's Band From Port Dover, Ontario, Canada |
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Roger Marin-Fred Eaglesmith Band Steel Guitar/Electric Guitar From Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
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Willie P. Bennett-Fred Eaglesmith Band Mandolin, Harmonica, Harmony Vocals From Peterboro, Ontario, Canada |
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L to R: Tom from Boston, Donnie Courville and Greg Godkin |
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Song circle at Rick's Bar & Grill After the Eaglesmith Concert, pickers and grinners gathered for some great music and fellowship Left to Right: Tom Hamilton from Fort Worth, Frank from Canada and Washboard Hank |
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Some Eaglesmith Band members join the circle Left to Right: Frank, Washboard Hank, Dan Walsh and Darcy Yates |
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Tom, Frank and Dan Walsh |
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Pokey plays his '57 Chevy custom washboard |
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Maya, Vance & Michael enjoying the Friday night show |
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Dana and Fern enjoying the song circle |
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The Rockingham Motor Inn at night |
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Dana and Andy Jones in front of the Vermont Country Store |
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Stephen Hogg performing on day 2 - a beautiful day to be outdoors behind the Rockingham Inn |
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Mary McBride from New York belts out the blues |
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Jon Dee Graham What an exceptional talent! |
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David Olney Wow! He's "almost" like Guy Clark! |
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Wahsboard Hank entertains several times throughout the day on Saturday. He's so much fun! |
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Robbie Fulks A great entertainer! |
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Fred and band close the show What a day! |
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Fern & Mary Ellen checking out the bus |
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Good crowd on Saturday What a gorgeous day for some great music |
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Bad Andy and Ramcey - The Cuban Hillbilly from Florida |
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Song circle on the 2nd night Hosted by Hat "The Martha Stewart of Song Circles" |
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It was a wonderful day and night FULL of music |
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L to R: Ed, Washboard Hank and Pokey |
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The welcome speech at the Rockingham Meeting House You can find this welcome speech on the website. It is well worth the read...what a simplistic but beautiful building... |
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Charlie Hunter in the pulpit at the Rockingham Meeting House Greets the Fredheads and gives them the plans for the day |
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A view of the meeting house and the crowd There was a spirit in this place like none I've ever experienced |
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Mary Gauthier opens at the Meeting House The perfect opening to a perfect day |
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Fred Eaglesmith and band peform an acoustic bluegrass show, one of the best shows I've ever seen. |
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Fred shares stories of songs and life between songs |
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Michael, Donnie, Vance and Dana after the Sunday show at The Meeting House I caught them trying to raid Fred's bus!! ;) |
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Jo and Frank What a great couple! "Darlin', are ya drinkin' too much?" |
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The cabin we stayed in at the Whip-O-Wil right across the street from The Rockinham Inn |
