Hey Jayto,

I love the music of yours that I heard on your Myspace. (I was cookieless when I first saw it posted.)

I'm afraid that Thumbpickin' Fest that you mention falls on the same weekend. I reckon that you'll be among yours and I'll be among mine. However, I'm not sure that your Center City gathering runs thru Sunday --- it looks to me like the Sunday program is limited to some guy named Pennington doing goat roping. (I wonder what we'd need to do to get a goat roper involved in our little off-beat Festival?   We're too wooded to run sheep and collies.) At any rate, we'll leave a light on for ya...

Oh, by the way, among the young players at Eminence will be a very fine young singer by the name of Brian Hart

I do not know Brian, but he's in our region and he seems to be singing his material with grace and quality. When he contacted me I was happy to provide provide some slots on the 'Ballad Stage'.   It sounds like he's listened to Buell Kazee - ought to be well-received by the Eastern Mountain crowd that travels in...