{"id":1608,"date":"2014-09-03T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T17:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:11:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:11:58","slug":"muddy-roots-day-2-part-3-rain-rain-go-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=1608","title":{"rendered":"Muddy Roots Day 2 Part 3: Rain, Rain GO AWAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After All the shows I got to see in stage 2 it was becoming more and more
\ndifficult to keep my notebooks dry and my body from not getting the
\n“Arthritis Twitches”. All three stages were having power problems and
\nit was being handled REALLY well in my opinion.
\nFolks…let’s be realistic here you JUST CANNOT argue with Mother Nature
\nalthough she owes her 125 bucks!
\nThings happen and if you cannot accept that just stay home..do not let it ruin
\nyour good time.<\/p>\n

One thing I forgot to point out in part 2 was during the Ga Brown set
\nwe also had Brian (We call him Husky) Burnette on guitar joining them.
\nThis segment will have part of his set on it.<\/p>\n

I backed up my chair and my belongings back to a more dry grassier area of stage 2
\nfor this next fellow who is a solo act and was previously a member of Jayke Orvis
\nBroken Band. I know all this information and names and bands are a little much
\nfor a new fan to take in…take a few moments to study and learn them.
\nThere is SO MUCH TALENT to be discovered and loved on folks!<\/p>\n

There are SO MANY guitarists in Roots music that just blow me away in
\nskill and talent and James Hunnicutt<\/a> is no slouch.
\nHe is a downright positive and nice friend and I first met him years back
\nat Porter Wagoners funeral. Sad way to get to meet somebody but after our
\ntime together I think Mr. Porter was pleased so many came together to honor
\nwhat he gave us and gave to Country Music.<\/p>\n

I myself have never witnessed or read James Hunnicutt say a bad thing about
\nanyone..ever.
\nYou can tell a lot about a musician by what people say about them behind their back
\nand you’ll hear good things about him..from me or anyone else for that matter.<\/p>\n

He cut his set short to help make up for the schedule time wise that was
\nrapidly flying by as the rain kept coming on and off.
\nThe problem we had was this: when it rained…IT RAINED HARD.
\nCars were being swallowed up and tents, the rivers were becoming DEEP
\non both sides of vendor alley. I really paid little attention at first
\nbecause of the music and my trying to work.<\/p>\n

Hunnicutt opened his set with “99 lives” a staple song in his set if you will.
\nVery nice song that showcases his vocal versatility. He does Faron Young songs
\nreal well because he can throw his voice around like Faron could.
\nIn fact “Live Fast Love Hard Die Young” was his next song.
\nFaron Young recorded it around 1955 because Ken Nelson practically made him do it,
\nFaron hated the song. However it as his first number one hit and it grew on Faron.<\/p>\n

“Risk The Fall” was another great song and then he did a new one called
\n“Raise The Flag” He did this song last night a Live True Vintage too and I
\ngot to hear it better last night. It’s a very nice song.<\/p>\n

I was talking with some folks from florida and missed one song and he closed his
\nset with “My Pain” which is my personal favorite song he does.<\/p>\n

I went over to stage 3 for some other bands I wanted to see. The first one was
\nAustin Stirling also know as Hangdog Hearts<\/a>.
\nI’m just not so familiar with him, he is from the Indianapolis area and just recently
\nadded fiddle and drums to his previous one man band act.<\/p>\n

Like I said I am not so familiar with his work and the only two songs I recognized
\nwere “Flesh N Blood” and “To The Depths”.
\nAnd he handed out sampler CD’s and I got one. I SHALL feature this man’s work
\nfurther and more in depth in the future.<\/p>\n

All this time mind you there were OTHER shows going on and well here’s the deal folks..
\nI cannot cover them all. I don’t know about them all..some of them I am disappointed I
\nmissed badly.
\nI have a “bucket list” of shows to attend in the future. This man is no exception…<\/p>\n

The next act filled this tent up to the aisle outside…fast. One would think a sports
\nstar was signing autographs. people come to see this man play and he is one of Muddy Roots
\nmore popular acts.
\nHusky Burnette<\/a> is a dirty blues player from
\nthe Chattanooga area.
\nHe is labelmates with J.B.Beverley and Rory Kelly and Buck Thrailkill and more under the
\nRusty Knuckles<\/a> label. I call it one of the
\n“Big Three” labels of the roots music movement.
\nThere are other good ones but Rusty Knuckles, Farmageddon, and Hillgrass Bluebilly are three
\nmost popular ones.<\/p>\n

This man shot into an instrumental that drew people into that tent and there was people falling
\non me in my chair there I had to move outside..and it was still raining.
\nI was trying to organize my notes and he was playing “Late For Work” and the crowd was going nuts.<\/p>\n

At that point I was really starting to wear down, and one of the volunteers was talking with me.
\nShe said the Goddamn Gallows were rescheduled for Sunday and they weren’t promising that
\nthe Legendary Shack Shakers would play earlier than 2.
\nUpon that I had to make a hard decision..try to stay that long or go at 11 and rest.
\nI choose to leave and rest. I got 11 hours of sleep and I’m GLAD I did cause day 3
\nwas MUDDY!<\/p>\n

So Husky Burnette and Hangdog Hearts will be on my “To Feature” list in the near future.
\nI apologize I missed the sets I just had so many factors working against me that night.
\nAnd dealing with a broken and wet camera was equally disturbing for me as well.
\nThis was weighing heavily on my mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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