Wednesday Night Session

Yesterday was a mess. The day job was hectic and stressful... headaches in other areas of life hitting me all at once... hadn't had time in the morning to meditate... had a development committee meeting for the Folk School in the early evening... yearghh!

Then I went over to Bob's house (that's Bob in the picture below) for the Wednesday night old-time music session he hosts.

(Bob at Bluff Country Gathering '07)

Sat down. Tuned up the banjo uke. The first tune we played was "Sheep Shell Corn By the Rattlin' of His Horn". With the first couple of notes, all of the stress and bother of the day slid off me like water off a duck. By the time a few others showed up with fiddles, upright bass, banjos, and guitars I had a smile on my face that wouldn't leave until the tunes were over and it was time to drive home.

There is just nothing in this world like old-time music played with enthusiasm and friendship to put the day's cares in perspective.