Mountain music

On Friday night, Keadron, Robin (Keadron's singer friend), and I drove to Montebello, Virginia for a ceilidh at a house in the mountains fifteen miles south of Staunton. The night was fairly chilly and we had to don fleece jackets to stay comfortable. I had two bowls of spicy chili with cornbread and cold beer, followed by a slice of blackberry pie. Yum!

After the meal, we gathered around a bonfire and a session began. Due to a conflict with other musical events (a music camp and music festival in reasonably close proximity), there weren't as many musicians as I hoped, but it was fun. I was happy to see that Keadron had no remaining inhibitions about session playing (sans sheet music) and jumped right in. The session included two flutes, three fiddles, uilleann pipes, two whistles, a harp, and a bouzouki.

The drive was about 1.75 hours each way, so we only stayed a few hours before returning, but it was great fun while we were there.