suEEEEE

i'll take just about

any excuse

to go to the

FAIR

this weekend

we're hosting a student

from Italia

so....

the Midway

i used to make things like this as a child

sweet doll with solo hat sombrero

a nice thing

about a regional fair

is that you can actually

get a good seat

at the Pig Races

pigs racing for CheesePuffs

potbellied pigs racing for CheesePuffs

goats racing for CheesePuffs

ducks racing for CheesePuffs

Butterfly Child

ultimate frisbee with dogs

& a great spot

to view

the dog show

herding gone wild

retriever, por supuesto

&, really,

who knew i loved chickens this much?

pile o' feathers

i spy

with my one

beady eye

guess this one's a rooster

something

that starts with

--cluck--

gorgeous feathers

& dinosaur legs

who you calling a dinosaur?

you, whooooo

put your feathers up

goats on parade

sheep haircut

we've got a winner!

turning a wooden bowl, old-style

a krampus to take home, plus this bearded fellow

tobacco, of course

all that glitters is not gold

all-American fare

(at the fair)

scary sign in the children's area...run while you can.

a grand time

was had by all.

it's a fine folk life

do you think they will ever

rename it

the Greensboro Folk Fest ?

until then,

this is the inaugural year

of the NC Folk Fest

(in Greensboro)

we had 3 years

of the National

& now it's

homegrown

(but still even international!)

the very first year,

i was CAPTIVATED

by the brilliant

sign-language interpreters

(in particular, ONE

- not pictured here -

who translated Mavis Staples

& was absolutely

PHENOMENAL)

even though i

know only about

five signs

in this beautiful

language.

i enjoyed this trio,

interpreting a conversation

(and music)

between several female musicians....

Will The Circle Be Unbroken,

led by Amythyst Kiah

Sona Jobarteh, West African Kora

far away

close up

Amythyst Kiah (with one of the Badgett sisters looking on)

The Performing Art Troupe of Inner Mongolia

Historic Dance-Offs:
An Improve Interplay Between Banjo & Dance

Rhiannon Giddens' shoes

shoes on

shoes off

Emily's feet

Matthew's feet

Robyn's feet

Rhiannon Giddens

with bandmate Francisco Turrisi

tap dancing in their chairs

porcelain berries

on our walk back to the car

p.s. these are only a few of the many musicians we enjoyed

p.p.s. come join us next year :)