Getting started ... the Florida Folk Festival

It is May, 2010 and we are on our way to the Canadian Rockies ... one more experience to check off the “bucket list”. (Norm came within miles when he crossed the border in 1971 but he hitched back home instead thinking that his semester was about to begin. He was wrong so this trip is going to right that wrong.)

Two of our highlights at the Florida Folk Festival this year included Veronika Jackson singing the song she wrote for our son Adam called “Adam's Song”. She sang every set that weekend. She had a hard time getting through the song at the Gazebo and sang it again from the heart at the Tower Stage. She really "got" Adam.

Another highlight was jamming with Jubal's Kin at our campsite and watching these young musicians come into their own on the Amphitheater Stage as featured performers at the 58th Annual FFF.

Billy Dean, one of the headliners, told the audience to go to Nashville and spend some money to help with the flood recovery. We took his advice and were rewarded with a serendipitous concert ... Neil Young performing live at the Ryman Theater (original Grand Ole Opry) Tuesday night. He still got it at 64!!!