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"This one's in 'D'"

"This one's in 'D'"

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17 Oct 2010 165
Most of the players were born and raised here . . .

Most of the players were born and raised here . .…

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17 Oct 2010 180
. . . but the banjo player, Dr. Frederick Voner, is a newcomer, having arrived from Boston in 1977. When he's not picking that archtop Mastertone, he's a professor of geology and takes students to Utah each summer to dig for dinosaur fossils.
Greg Coen organized the reunion . . .

Greg Coen organized the reunion . . .

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17 Oct 2010 208
. . . and his Aunt Peggy sings and plays, too. It was a family event in many ways.
It was a family event . . .

It was a family event . . .

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17 Oct 2010 144
. . . both in the audience and onstage.
A band with three banjos . . .

A band with three banjos . . .

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17 Oct 2010 147
. . . is a great band indeed!
Looking back and remembering

Looking back and remembering

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17 Oct 2010 147
The picture album had preserved performances from the old days, when some of the players were just coming up.
In bluegrass . . .

In bluegrass . . .

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17 Oct 2010 138
. . . even the bass player gets to sing.
The songs and the singers were remembered by all

The songs and the singers were remembered by all

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17 Oct 2010 138
Gettin' down . . .

Gettin' down . . .

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17 Oct 2010 139
. . . even if the fiddler did have a lollipop.
Of the ten best songs ever written . . .

Of the ten best songs ever written . . .

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17 Oct 2010 170
. . . at least three are the "Orange Blossom Special," and some folks can't help but get up and dance when it is played. Nobody can help but smile when it's played.
Warming up the crowd

Warming up the crowd

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17 Oct 2010 164
A number of active bluegrass bands preceded the reunion performance.
Jamming before the show

Jamming before the show

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17 Oct 2010 162
So many guitars . . .

So many guitars . . .

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17 Oct 2010 132
. . . a man had to stand sideways to get to a mic.
There were more than two-dozen players in all

There were more than two-dozen players in all

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17 Oct 2010 148
Those who used to play at the GAR Hall in Frost but who don't play anymore were welcomed onstage, too.
The reunion show begins

The reunion show begins

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17 Oct 2010 124
Ronnie Workman starts it off with "Take This Hammer."
Everybody had a turn or two

Everybody had a turn or two

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17 Oct 2010 112
Not even emphysema . . .

Not even emphysema . . .

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17 Oct 2010 127
. . . could damage Roger Sholes's fondly remembered and still tremendously powerful voice.
. . . and the audience responded enthusiastically

. . . and the audience responded enthusiastically

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