Sorry I'll be missing Mountain View AGAIN this year. Maybe someday...

I attended once and once only ~ in 1972,if I'm not mistaken ~ and it was great. Founding Father Jimmie Driftwood was still alive then, of course, and was a featured performer.

FWIW, I began my guitar-player life as a student of Mississippi John Hurt-style picking, generally use three fingers (thumb/index/middle), and rarely if ever mute the bass strings. So I suppose what I do is NOT "Travis" picking, and I've never claimed that it was, anyway.

Great thread to refresh!