A Day In Transit
Read about our music travels from Raleigh NC to Austin TX Raleigh has been an interesting discovery, both city-wise and Wide-Open-Bluegrass-wise, but it’s time to move on. Alarm went off at 7. Breakfast. Packing. Car loading. Buy petrol er…gas. Return our van to rental car company. I’m surprised by extra fees (did I ask for that??). catch shuttle bus to airport check in. Flight delayed by 90 mins. Airport...
Wide Open Bluegrass Day # 2
Read about our second day at Wide Open Bluegrass 2013 As we hit the hay at around 3.30 this morning after the Aussie Rules Grand Final concluded (Go Hawks!), the day started very slowly. We missed the hotel breakfast so we ambled to the Daily Plant Cafe and there we sort of planned our last day in Raleigh and the multiple choices on offer at the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival 2013. A walk to the Red Hat Amphitheatre was the first...
Wide Open Bluegrass Day # 1
Read about our first day at Wide Open Bluegrass 2013 After a quick coffee a block away we noticed these chargers for electric-powered cars. Bag packed for the day, we headed straight for the Amphitheatre where The Grass Cats were playing – very nice too. First impressions of the venue are: beautiful sound, no cover but clouds welcome and facilities well set out. Talked to a fellow from Denmark who mentioned that dobro...