Grey Fox 2018, July 19-22

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As a longtime Grey Fox video/photo volunteer, I'm starting this 2018 topic as I have for several years in the past.

I'll be updating it throughout the year as I always do.

Stay tuned, and hope to see you there next summer!

Meanwhile, let's get started...

Doorbuster Sale Starts January 3

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greyfoxbluegrass.com

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Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Doorbuster Tix and Early Birds Sold Out! SPRING SALE now on $210.00 per person, camping Included (kids 12 & under FREE w/ticketed adult). http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com

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[Paul Busman]

Is that Chris Thile on the website home page, playing a round hole mando?:disbelief:

[Chuck Leyda]

Looks like an octave mandolin!

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Grey Fox Lineup To Be Announced February 14 (http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/205947/dfe2b30219/1414141639/f422b8d62c/)

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Grey Fox 2018 Lineup is Here!!

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[mwillis]

getting my ticket tomorrow I was talking to one of the staff members today they said I will have a blast and that I will learn a lot and will definitely go back again next year . This will be my !st

[mbruno]

been going almost every year since 2005. Great festival and well put together. Good blend of great bands and great jams. I learned a lot when I started playing by going to Greyfox and learn more every year :)

I'll be working the main stage again :)

[mwillis]

long way from CA
hope to see ya there

[mbruno]

The first three or four years I was still living in NY and I'd be there for a full week (the Friday before the festival opened to the Monday after). Built the sound scaff, helped with monitors stuff and worked the stage for the most part.

The travel there is not necessarily as easy (or cheap) as it used to be - but working the stage has it's benefits.... I've met Sam Bush, Chris Thile, David Grisman, Marty Stuart, Del McCoury & the band, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Tim O'Brien etc. I've even jammed with a few of them backstage. Mike Marshall gave me my first lesson backstage at Greyfox while he was eating an apple :)

Would love to meet up if you're going! Let's try to get a MC meetup!!!

[mwillis]

hopefully I will be going wed to sun gonna sleep in my van
that's impressive Grisman was the reason I decided to buy a mandolin ( newbie very new) Grateful Dawg
I saw him with Del 2 years ago
anyway meeting up sounds good

[mbruno]

Cool - I'll likely get there Thursday morning / early afternoon. We'll chat when it gets closer to game time about a meet up!

[Miltown]

This will be my first year at Greyfox, and I'll be camping in Picker's Paradise. If there ends up being a Mandolin Cafe get-together, count me in!

Also, any Greygox veterans have any advice for a newbie? How is the camping, and how difficult is it to find a good spot? I know at some other festivals, getting a good camping spot can be a challenge, to say the least.

[mwillis]

see ya there
I was talking to the office manager and she told me that we can help clean up get paid for doing so and have a communal dinner

[mbruno]

The "rodeo" starts Wednesday but it's based on the line that started Monday (or the Friday before for some) - so, the earlier you get there - the better the spot you can find.

The tree line goes really quickly for obvious reasons - but if you have a few ez ups, it makes tree line less needed. If you're going solo with a small footprint, it should be easy to find a decent spot. If you're with a few folks and/or have a larger footprint, you make just need to take what you can get. There's nothing wrong with camping in the family / quiet camping provided you're okay with jamming elsewhere. I used to camp there as it made sleeping through the night really easy :)

We have a group of 10 - 20 depending on the year and setup a bunch of tarps and ez-ups for shade / coverage and hang out in Picker's Paradise too.

See ya there!

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This exciting group was at Grey Fox in 2017 and will be returning this summer!
So here's a preview..


https://youtu.be/3hESpP9vVec

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Grey Fox Volunteer Registration April 1 - Sign Up Early!

greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/volunteers/ (https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/volunteers/)

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This is not an April Fools Joke!

https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/volunteers/

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Howdy music lovers! Don't miss a beat!
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Thursday-Sunday, July 19-22 (Camping opens July 18)
4 Glorious Days ~ 6 Fabulous Stages ~ 40+ Amazing Bands
Thousands of the Planet's Greatest Fans... and YOU!!!
HURRY! OUR SPRING SPECIAL IS ABOUT TO END!
Yes! I want TICKETS now!

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Questions? Comments?
Call 888.946.8495 or 315.404.5738
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Steep Canyon Rangers just added to Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival lineup. July 21st.


Really love their new CD! https://www.bandsintown.com/e/22981304… (https://www.bandsintown.com/e/22981304?app_id=squarespace-steepcanyon-rangers&came_from=267&mkt_source=www.steepcanyon.com)

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Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/?hc_ref=ARTWRqay55oqVE3zrv4r3zZWDuPWvv4jf_D1C687Ss 3gtWBE1dPeze3fvwe4wU0x16g&fref=nf)






We're very excited to announce the recipients of the 2018 Grey Fox Scholarships:
Patrick Feinberg (https://www.facebook.com/patrick.feinberg.9?fref=mentions) - St. Joseph’s College (fiddle)
Victor Furtado (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006091185883&fref=mentions) - Berklee College of Music (banjo)
Owen Schinkel (https://www.facebook.com/owen.schinkel?fref=mentions) - East Tennessee State University (dobro)
Eli Wildman - Berklee College of Music (mandolin)
Join us for the presentation (and hear them play) on Sat afternoon, July 21 on the High Meadow Stage.

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Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/?hc_ref=ARQAeHcHdYUe0zZQztBviwhSMPmu_YCG0kCJrpmshG W6tjrYiUAGPbWveU_WNSgOqgE&fref=nf)Happy 4th, everyone! Check out Grey Fox 2018 High Meadow schedule! Catskill, Creekside, Grass Roots and other schedules coming soon! Pass it on!
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My friend Producer Mary Doub gives insight into what makes Grey Fox Grey Fox..

https://bluegrasstoday.com/qa-with-katy-daley-mary-doub-and-the-grey-fox-way/

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Grey Fox Full Schedule and Program Book

It's all available here: https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/schedule/



Grey Fox Exclusives - Creekside Stage
I'll be there to record these events for official Grey Fox video.

Thursday July 19
4:00
Interview w/Panama Red
(Peter Rowan)
with John Rossbach

Friday July 20
3:00
Epilogue: Tribute to John
Duffey: Akira Otsuka & Friends
including Tim O’Brien, Ron
Thomason, Jerry Douglas.
w/ Tim Kruzic, moderator

5:30
Doc Watson Remembered:
Billy Strings, Bryan Sutton,
and Joe Newberry

Saturday July 21
1:00
Doyle Lawson
Interview w/ John Rossbach


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OK, it's a few days early, but here's my annual story...

In 2008, while waiting for my ride to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, I was reading the local newspaper and saw this...
http://www.shoecomics.com/archives/shoe_daily/shoe_daily071808.jpg​​​​​​​

[mbruno]

Super excited to be heading here again! I'm leaving from San Diego on Wednesday night and will be on site around 12:30pm Thursday. Maybe an MC jam is in order? I'm working Thursday 8 - 1, Friday and Saturday 4 - 8 but free other times. Maybe an post lunch Jam Friday???

[Fred G]

Sorry, I couldn’t find this thread on my phone. I am at grassroots now. Until 12

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Hi Folks,
I'm back from a great week at Grey Fox. I'd been out of web contact & may not be able to catch up with Facebook and email, so please be patient.

It was an extraordinary time at the Creekside Stage, my 10th year in a row as an official media volunteer, where I accumulated about 25 hours of video with 3 camcorders. In addition to at least 5 always-top-shelf Berklee College of Music bands; 4 more emerging artist bands; mandolin moguls with Sam Bush & Sierra Hull; Molly Tuttle's encore with Billy Strings; & much more (see the link below). For the first time, what I consider four - count 'em - four special events: Interviews with Peter Rowan & Doyle Lawson by John Rossbach; remembering Doc Watson with Bryan Sutton, Billy Strings, & Joe Newberry; & good friend Akira Otsuka's Epilogue CD project: tribute to John Duffey with Akira onstage with Tim Kruzic, Kitsy Kuykendall, Ron Thomason & Jerry Douglas.

As usual, my videos will be coming out on the Grey Fox YouTube channel & Facebook page as time permits.
https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/schedule/

Here's a quick photo glance at all of this year's Grey Fox Creekside Stage activity from my official video footage.
http://frobbi.org/slides/creeksidegreyfox2018/


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After learning that John Rossbach would be interviewing Peter Rowan
at Grey Fox 2018's Creekside Stage where I record video as a volunteer,
I looked back at the 5 decades (so far) that Peter's influenced my bluegrass journey.

Here's what I just came up with: http://frobbi.org/slides/rowan/

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I found this official Grey Fox web page, so I thought I'd share my own videos from that summer.
(see below)

https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/buddy-merriam-returns-to-grey-fox/


My videos of Buddy from Grey Fox 2010...

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0Hjm8DzotOvpjvxRypS-HZGZ8CGjkt3&disable_polymer=true

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I have biased interest in sharing this. Steve is a good friend and so is Sofia, the fiddle player in the band.
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Steve Martin (https://www.facebook.com/steve.martin.33234?hc_ref=ARS3GnBUGsWofcqlBRviy7ps gaA-2iWCN-5Bd9oJqro2gvVgfSZrVOwMV5YAbw2Hi18&fref=nf)On the next installment of Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass , beginning Sunday August 5th , 7 to 10PM Eastern on WSDL 90.7FM Delmarva Public Radio (https://www.facebook.com/Delmarva-Public-Radio-208233155887451/?fref=mentions) my guests are The Ruta Beggars (https://www.facebook.com/therutabeggars/?fref=mentions) and Tony Trischka (https://www.facebook.com/tonytrischkamusic/?fref=mentions).
They appeared at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/?fref=mentions) this year with Tony , their teacher and mentor , as part of the stage featuring artists from Berklee College of Music (https://www.facebook.com/BerkleeCollege/?fref=mentions). Each band was superb . I was only able to catch this act with the help of Katy Daley (https://www.facebook.com/katy.daley.9?fref=mentions) who was the MC for the stage that afternoon.
The Ruta Beggars (https://www.facebook.com/therutabeggars/?fref=mentions) have a great stage presence and high performance IQ.They generate their own songs .http://frobbi.org/images/favorites/GF18 master Berklee Ruta Beggars Trischka FR-01 (1).png

The vocals and instrumentals are stellar. We discuss the band and the Berklee College of Music (https://www.facebook.com/BerkleeCollege/?fref=mentions).
They had just come off stage . The energy level was high . We had some fun.
This photograph is courtesy of one of my best friends at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/?fref=mentions), Fred Robbins (https://www.facebook.com/fred.robbins.790?fref=mentions), which is saying a lot since I have so many dear ones there. Fred is a fierce artist behind any device capable of capturing images and video.You will see much of his work on the official website of Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/?fref=mentions).
Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass is three hours of the best Bluegrass across the generations , combining conversation with the legends and those becoming. Pick Peace.It's an option.
PS Tony Trischka (https://www.facebook.com/tonytrischkamusic/?fref=mentions) and I had a "one on one" chat latter in the day. Always fascinating .He has some new projects in the works.
That show will air soon.
http://www.unrealbluegrass.com/

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Let's kick off the 2018 Creekside Stage Emerging Artist Showcase performances with
one of the six Berklee College of Music's American Roots Music Program bands with
four other bands coming.

(Video tag doesn't seem to work, so here's the direct link...)

https://youtu.be/Hw_v7Y3DfLI


The video is also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/videos/10156799585657454/

http://www.bbu.org/bands/pretty-saro/
https://www.facebook.com/PrettySaroBand/
https://www.berklee.edu/focused/roots
https://www.facebook.com/groups/220657547993536/

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There's a lot of great picking that happens offstage, anytime day or night!

[gat]

hey i have been a vol since this fest srtarted(1983 and never missed a fest)most people do not know that in 83 there was two fest at rothvoss farm.In july 83 sharon fire dep put on a fest but not many showed up in aug that same year winterhawk started.I think there were aprox 3-400 people there fm that point on the attendance kept going up.Mary doub came in in 85 and things took off like a rocket.I do have a very limited supply of 83 84 posters>may be next year we can hook up and i will show them to you.I act gave Del Mc one he loved it,in process of sending one to Frank Wakefield.. gt

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Almost Five Decades!
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Here's a unique group, one of the many excellent artists from the American Roots Music Program at Berklee.
Another treat from the Creekside Stage.

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Finally, the first installment of John Rossbach's intimate interview with Peter Rowan on the Creekside Stage...

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Enjoy the conclusion of John Rossbach's intimate interview with Peter Rowan.
Peter also treats us to his latest song, "Carter Stanley's Eyes".

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Despite my recent problems posting videos, I'm going to attempt to post two very important ones here, so please bear with me...

"Epilogue" Tribute to John Duffey

I've been looking forward to sharing this event for a long time.
The project journey and the music are absolutely stunning.
Yes, I'm biased since my good friend Akira Otsuka, along with his now-departed project partner Ronnie Freeland, are the nucleus of this project, started in 2002!
Hre are the tw segmants of an hour at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival with Akira, Ron Thomason, Kitsy Kuykendall, Jerry Douglas, and moderator Tim Kruzic, as they tell stories of John Duffey and this amazing journey...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twfhl9Ma988


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SLLyprH75w

The CD and 44-page booklet: https://folkways.si.edu/epilogue-a-tribute-to-john-duffey

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David's loving wife Lynn has asked me to pass along this sad news:


It is with devastating sorrow that I must announce the unexpected and
sudden death of David Versch, aka Dancin' Dave. It appears that he
succumbed to sepsis, due to an infection he got in a cut of unknown
origin. He came down with a fever on Monday morning when we were
breaking down at the LEAF Community Arts festival. He did not wish to
see a doctor. Assuming it was the flu, we hugged and kissed him goodbye
and he left for a hotel to sleep. He began his journey back home to
Wisconsin and made it as far as Indianapolis where he was admitted to a
hospital there last night. He passed around 10 o'clock (CST) this
morning, Friday, October 26. I, along with his family, are angry with
him for being such a stubborn old goat when it came to his health. But
he went quickly, which is how he'd wanted it to be.


I am so grateful to have been able to spend this last week laughing and
dancing with him. He was a second father to me. He was easier with a
laugh or smile than anybody I know. He expressed and knew the true
meaning of joy. We should all be so lucky to have as much love and
friendship in our lives as he had. His absence will leave a hole in all
our hearts.


David did not wish to have a service, so as of now, nothing is planned.
His friends are spread all over the country, so a physical gathering is
not likely. But we can all celebrate him with a dance, or of course,
listening to Sam Bush.


~ Susan Byer

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I thought about showing my own brief backstage clips of Sam at the 2010 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/?hc_location=ufi),
but asked "Revival: The Sam Bush Story" co-creator Wayne Franklin if it would do any harm.
He immediately said, "Go for it!". So what the heck...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihWQiiwlE4k

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You're gonna enjoy this first sample of a magic intimate hour last summer at Grey Fox.
Very appropriate with the recent documentary about one of the stars, which includes
an interview with the other one!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aQonnNSATk&feature=youtu.be

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Here's another superstar event on the Creekside Stage...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osOt-JWc378

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Seeing the current Grey Fox Sam & Sierra video is becoming one of their alltime favorites,
they decided to share another S & S gift for the holiday season...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rVTDiYPozo&feature=youtu.be

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A lot of folks come every year to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival and hardly ever watch a stage performance. These guys might be part of that bunch...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2i-gjmCOZ8