dave the snob

I am a music snob, make no mistake.

But there are some exceptions. Once a year we travel the 60 miles north of here to the town of Weiser (pronounced Wee’ - zer), to the Old Time Fiddle Festival.

Bluegrass and old fiddle are pretty decent forms of music. There will be contestants from all over the country. There will be listeners from as far.

We used to listen/watch Austin City Limits on PBS. They changed the schedule and we don’t see it often now. I do not like most current country music, though the old time stuff is more intriguing.

But along the way I was introduced to Iris Dement. For a guy who is pretty melancholy much of the time. Iris and Gabriel Faure’ seem to have a common streak, at least some times.

Friend David ususally goes with us to the Fiddle festival. The event seems to go on forever, and we sit and luxurate in the sounds, then we look at each other, nod, get up and go home!

David says it this way: “When all of the tunes start to sound the same, it is time to go.”