Posts from May 2011

Oddly, this is a follow up to @heidi #49711 and the cheese conversation. They're from a tiny village called Germania in Potter County, Pa. Germania has one of the oldest continuously running volunteer fire departments in the state, the Goodyear Hose Company #1.

Germania Hotel (I have some pretty cool pix of the inside - just amazing that the place hasn't been abandoned.)


Germania Store


Stuff inside Germania Store


Real sharp cheddar


Cutting a chunk for us


Some shots from the Germania Old Home Day that supports the fire company.

I went in the Can Can Candy store on elmwood after hitting the coop for lunch. The hot bar choices sucked so I got some discontinued amy's organics freezer food and mango sorbet. And then I got all this loot! Not the aqarius game... That just looked pretty with the candy. All my childhood favorites :-)

Cabot with wax coating? I'll have to check it out. In the meantime, I've got this one.

Isn't this a little harsh?

How funny that @mrmike would post that title... The Grateful Dead version of this American traditional has been on an inaccessible edge of my consciousness since posting all those bluegrass tunes.

The video on this is terrible but the sound quality seems to be better than average. Alpine Valley, 1989.

Lana &i stopped for ice cream between genesseo & batavia at The Barn.

My bff, her hubby & I are considering the DC show of this festival

If I've turned you on to bluegrass, you might want to consider the Hickory Festival (HickFest for short) Aug. 19-21 in Tioga County.

I spent my last $10 (on birth control & beer), Two Nice Girls



(@lauren, you've heard this, right?)

Uncle Pen is another classic. Here's a 1956 Bill Monroe version.


And a 1990 Phish version (using rock instruments)


A nice description of the difference between bluegrass & country and how they developed:

I think this old country tune nicely illustrates the difference: Buck Owens played I've Got a Tiger by the Tail on The Dukes of Hazard. (This is one of A's favorites and he always makes his bands play it.)


Midnight Moonlight (Old & in the Way version 1973 - Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, John Kahn.)


A more modern style: Ain't No Bugs on Me, Garcia & Grisman, Not for Kids Only [@enknot, @lilho, @hodown, @metalpeter - you need this album for all the little ones!]


Another Garcia/Grisman, Grateful Dawg, live 1990.

They're more genre-defying while using the instruments of bluegrass. Amazing artists. What's really fun is tracing all the traditionals that the Grateful Dead covered. I know a lot more old country than I want to admit.

Bluegrass features instruments not part of the usual country, blues or rock setup: banjo, fiddle, stand up bass, and mandolin. Drums are rarely used. Voices are often arranged in harmonies.

The classic Rocky Top by Osborne Brothers -


Alternate version: Roy Clark with the Muppets



and one more version, just for @mike - Dolly Parton



The Carolina Chocolate Drops are my current favorite. They're classified as a string band, but it's still Appalachian folk. Here they're covering something popular that I don't think I've heard the original of.



Don't get trouble in your mind


This is one of my favorite covers of a pop song in bluegrass style (altho it has a full drum kit behind it). It makes me laugh every time and I've got plenty of good memories associated with it.


Tioga County-based bands:

• The Hickory Project
• Grass Stained Genes
• Cornpone Sally My friend Liz plays mandolin. Definitely check out "Tioga"

THP (or at least parts) & GHG will likely be playing Memorial Day weekend at the party I go to every year. @heidi #48869 GHG played for my 31st birthday party.
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And when do we get to play with this???