Bluegrass and quilts

Bluegrass came to my attention in the Adirondacks of New York in 2004, when the Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival was initiated. We attended most of those concerts until we left the Adirondacks in 2009. We have attended 2 Bluegrass Festivals on this trip, both in Iowa. We took our coach to the first, the Backbone Bluegrass
Festival in Strawberry Point. The jacks went so deep in the mud that I thought we would have to dig them out.

Backbone Bluegrass Festival, Strawberry Pt., Iowa

We drove our rental car to the Festival at Central City. The most unique  thing about this festival is that it was indoors.

Concert site at Linn County Fairgrounds, Central City, Iowa

I didn't know much about any of the groups playing at either venue. There was one duplication. Annie Savage was at both. She was with her group The Savage Hearts at Backbone, but at Central City, she sang with Bob Black and Banjoy. That was my favorite group at Central City.

Hanging from the rafters in Central City were a collection of quilts. I am not sure of their purpose. I heard someone say something about "accoustics" in regard to the quilts, but they seemed too far spread out to be helpful for that purpose.

A Bluegrass Quilt

Displays many symbols of Bluegrass and various venues.