Hello!
I'm back in Asheville again, and it sure feels good to be here. Its been a whirlwind summer, and it doesn't look like its slowing down any time soon.
First things first, I am now officially "Aunt Ashleigh!" My brother Lucas, and his wife, Stephanie had their first child on June 23rd. Please welcome the newest addition to the Caudill clan, Kenna Marie Caudill!
Now, lets catch up on things musically related.
Thrusday I had the honor to play with the likes of Gary Mackey, Griff Martin, Jason Fournoy and Matt Purinton at a lovely private party in Unicoi TN. The setting was beautiful, and there were peacocks running around everywhere, even an all white one. Can't say that I've ever seen that before. Another first was getting a request for William White from a 9 (I think) year old girl. I think she would have to be our youngest fan, and one after my own heart, who loves the murder ballads!
Friday I was thrilled to be part of the Nikki Talley band at Jack of the Wood. The bar was full to the gills and Nikki rocked it as usual.
Saturday we were thrilled to be a part of the Where the Hills are Blue Concert Series at the White Horse in Black Mountain. The other band on the bill with us was Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition. I haven't had the chance to hear them before, but was glad I did this time! What a great show! After that we all slipped off for the after party pickin at the By Water in Asheville, where we got to catch up with a few hometown folks we haven't seen in a while.
Currently, I'm blogging while working on a few tunes on the banjo... I thought it was hard to play banjo to begin with, now typing and picking is becoming quite the challenge. So lets wrap this up...
I'll be in Montrose for the 4th of July for Fourth Fest. I can't wait to get to spend some quality Montrose time, and little more Colorado time before I run back to the South East to play a few shows with Rorey Carroll.
I"ll post some pictures soon!
Ashleigh
Monday, June 27, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Colorado Springs... What a beautiful sight!
Hello!
We are currently in Colorado Springs. I'm getting in some serious, computer work time in. I'd rather be romping around in the mountains. Its torture sitting here answering emails while the sun is beaming down, and a light breeze rustles the leaves outside. I guess I'll make this one as quick and through as I can.
Last I wrote we were in Wray before the first Colorado show. We are now about to play our second to last Colorado show for this month... I've really been slacking off!
The show at 4th & Main was awesome! Its always awesome to play in Wray, so we expected nothing less. It was the first time the four of us (Matt Purinton, David Richey, Zebulon Bowls and myself) had all played together at the same time. We've all picked in various configurations, but all four of us at the same time was even better than I had expected! We had a blast, and continued to have a blast into the early morning hours with the few stragglers who didn't want to go home yet.
Thursday, we all drove to the Front Range. I thought the drive across Kansas was long (and it was) but being so close yet so far out
on the plains... lets just say it was a longer drive than I had expected.
Matt and I arrived at my brother Lucas, and sister in law, Steph's house in the late afternoon, said hello to the pets and dropped Ruby off to play with her doggie cousin Kingston for the afternoon. Then we headed over to David's house for some more pickin, followed by catching a show at Avos. Funny thing is, the show we went to see was the Town Mountain show. Thats right, we drove from North Carolina to Colorado to hear a band from our home town. We never get to see them when we're in Asheville. I'm not really sure why, but the show was great and we tried not to stay out too late...
Early Friday morning we went up to play on the Radio in Fort Collins. KRFC is a great radio station, they play great music and they have bands play live every weekday from noon to 1pm! We lucked out and had an exceptional host, an awesome sound tech and a super fun time! After the radio show, we all split off... some to the river, some to the mountains, some for a nap... then we regrouped at the Bar SS in Laporte. The place is a lot different now that its not the Swing Station, but we adjusted pretty quickly. We played outside... it was colder than we expected, but we managed. It was great to see so many people out who heard us on the radio!
Saturday was another bright and early morning... taking off for Pueblo, to spend two days down by the river playing at Bluegrass on the River! One of my favorite festivals! We have a few videos up online... I'll see if I can figure out how to post them onto the blog... we'll see if I can remember how... Pueblo was a whirlwind. We saw so many friends, family, pickers, campers, tents, vendors... the list goes on. We had two main stage sets and one acoustic set, late night pickin, jumping in the river time, lounging in the sun time... too much fun!
Since then, Matt and I have been playing a plethora of duo shows. We were lucky enough to score some great afternoon concerts, that took us to beautiful places like Walden Colorado. If you don't know where that is, its in North Park. North Park is North of South Park. We drove there through the Poudre Canyon on a bright and sunny day... drove from sunny Fort Collins right up until the side of the road was covered with snow... but it was still sunny and warm. Thats Colorado for ya!
So much for making this a quick entry. I'll go ahead and remind you of a few shows we have coming up:
This Friday, June 17th, We'll be in Montrose for the Skylark Concert Series at Cobble Creek. We're also planning on dropping by an open mic on Thursday with my dad... I'm pretty sure that takes place at the Red Barn
On June 25th we'll be in Black Mountain NC at the White Horse along with Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition. That show starts at 8:00pm and it will be our first time at the White Horse, so if you're around we'd love to see you!
June 27th we'll be at the Mast Farm Inn! This will be another first for us. We've been trying to find a time to get out there to play and we finally worked it out. I'm really looking forward to this one. I hear its beautiful out there and I can't wait to see it!
July 4th, I'll be back in Colorado with a great group of guys for Fourth Fest in Montrose CO! We play right before the fireworks! I do love fireworks!!!
Well I hope your eyes aren't burning from staring at the computer screen for too long! Thanks for reading!
We are currently in Colorado Springs. I'm getting in some serious, computer work time in. I'd rather be romping around in the mountains. Its torture sitting here answering emails while the sun is beaming down, and a light breeze rustles the leaves outside. I guess I'll make this one as quick and through as I can.
Last I wrote we were in Wray before the first Colorado show. We are now about to play our second to last Colorado show for this month... I've really been slacking off!
The show at 4th & Main was awesome! Its always awesome to play in Wray, so we expected nothing less. It was the first time the four of us (Matt Purinton, David Richey, Zebulon Bowls and myself) had all played together at the same time. We've all picked in various configurations, but all four of us at the same time was even better than I had expected! We had a blast, and continued to have a blast into the early morning hours with the few stragglers who didn't want to go home yet.
Thursday, we all drove to the Front Range. I thought the drive across Kansas was long (and it was) but being so close yet so far out
on the plains... lets just say it was a longer drive than I had expected.
Matt and I arrived at my brother Lucas, and sister in law, Steph's house in the late afternoon, said hello to the pets and dropped Ruby off to play with her doggie cousin Kingston for the afternoon. Then we headed over to David's house for some more pickin, followed by catching a show at Avos. Funny thing is, the show we went to see was the Town Mountain show. Thats right, we drove from North Carolina to Colorado to hear a band from our home town. We never get to see them when we're in Asheville. I'm not really sure why, but the show was great and we tried not to stay out too late...
Early Friday morning we went up to play on the Radio in Fort Collins. KRFC is a great radio station, they play great music and they have bands play live every weekday from noon to 1pm! We lucked out and had an exceptional host, an awesome sound tech and a super fun time! After the radio show, we all split off... some to the river, some to the mountains, some for a nap... then we regrouped at the Bar SS in Laporte. The place is a lot different now that its not the Swing Station, but we adjusted pretty quickly. We played outside... it was colder than we expected, but we managed. It was great to see so many people out who heard us on the radio!
Saturday was another bright and early morning... taking off for Pueblo, to spend two days down by the river playing at Bluegrass on the River! One of my favorite festivals! We have a few videos up online... I'll see if I can figure out how to post them onto the blog... we'll see if I can remember how... Pueblo was a whirlwind. We saw so many friends, family, pickers, campers, tents, vendors... the list goes on. We had two main stage sets and one acoustic set, late night pickin, jumping in the river time, lounging in the sun time... too much fun!
Since then, Matt and I have been playing a plethora of duo shows. We were lucky enough to score some great afternoon concerts, that took us to beautiful places like Walden Colorado. If you don't know where that is, its in North Park. North Park is North of South Park. We drove there through the Poudre Canyon on a bright and sunny day... drove from sunny Fort Collins right up until the side of the road was covered with snow... but it was still sunny and warm. Thats Colorado for ya!
So much for making this a quick entry. I'll go ahead and remind you of a few shows we have coming up:
This Friday, June 17th, We'll be in Montrose for the Skylark Concert Series at Cobble Creek. We're also planning on dropping by an open mic on Thursday with my dad... I'm pretty sure that takes place at the Red Barn
On June 25th we'll be in Black Mountain NC at the White Horse along with Bobby & Blue Ridge Tradition. That show starts at 8:00pm and it will be our first time at the White Horse, so if you're around we'd love to see you!
June 27th we'll be at the Mast Farm Inn! This will be another first for us. We've been trying to find a time to get out there to play and we finally worked it out. I'm really looking forward to this one. I hear its beautiful out there and I can't wait to see it!
July 4th, I'll be back in Colorado with a great group of guys for Fourth Fest in Montrose CO! We play right before the fireworks! I do love fireworks!!!
Well I hope your eyes aren't burning from staring at the computer screen for too long! Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Colorado shows!
Hey everyone! Hope to see any of you that dwell in Colorado in the next week.
Our first show is tonight in Wray. We're hanging out enjoying the nice weather until its time to play. The drive over went off without a hitch, but it was, as usual, a long drive. By the time we got a little more than half way through Kansas, we couldn't take it anymore and we had to stop. We ended up stopping in Salina Kansas and decided to have a beer. We ended up hanging out for a while and bringing our instruments and picking some. The plan was to sit in a corner and play a few tunes and be ignored, but the plan changed as soon as we started playing. Everyone in the bar came over and listened and were very excited to have live music. We played until close and then listened to the rain and thunder while we fell asleep, hoping that there would be no tornados.
The next day, after much driving, we stopped at a state park and swam, ran, walked, and lounged in the sunshine. Of all of us, I think that Ruby was the most excited to be there. She didn't stop zooming from the time she got out of the car until it was time to leave. Upon arriving to Wray we stopped into 4th & Main and had some of the best food we've had in a very long time, and hung out with our gracious host EJ and later with Briar playing a strange full body video game where you have to jump over things and pet cats and ride in boats.
That should catch you up on most of our adventures thus far, and we haven't even played a show yet!
I'm really looking forward to tonight. I couldn't have asked for a better group of musicians for this tour. We'll have Zebulon Bowles on fiddle, David Richey on guitar and dobro, Matt Purinton on Mandolin and of course, me playing bass!
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