Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival

Matthew went with me this year to the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. We had a blast and he has informed me that he is "going back every year from now on". In addition to seeing us honored for our (The Sensations) induction into the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Hall of Fame (we have played the festival 26 consecutive years), he heard me perform with famed lead vocalist Richard Street and The Temptations, Dixieland South, The DR Jazz Quintet, and The Sensations. He loved the big Saturday morning parade as well. Between gigs we went hiking on the Wilderness Trail in the Cumberland Gap and on Pine Mountain. He particularily enjoyed rock climbing and making it to the top of the "chained rock" atop Pine Mountain. He also enjoyed the stay in the Holiday Inn Express and Best Western in Middlesboro.



Arriving At Rehearsal For The Gig With The Temptations



David Hummel Joined Me To Make Up The Horn Section



Barbecue With Richard Street & The Temptations Prior To The Concert



The Concert Was Fabulous




Post Concert Smiles



Dixieland South Performed For The 23rd Consecutive Year



With Queen Candidate Danielle Caudill



With 2000 MLF Queen Kristy Nelson



WKU's Abby Wells Helps Me Play My Clarinet



With Galadriel Stineman And 2005 MLF Queen Chelsee Thompson



Sensations' Lead Singer Jr. Hardin With Matthew At Beaver's Party



Does She Look Like Aunt Bee Or What???



Doyle Rambo Found Something To Ride



Matthew Loved The Climb And The View



Matthew And I Bet Two Races And Had Two Winners



We Hit The Steakhouse With Authority


We Always Pay Tribute To Our Brave Veteran Heroes


It was a lot of work mixed in with a lot of play. Of the 26 Mountain Laurel Festivals I have played, this one was my favorite.