The others
in Blue Roots would like to congratulate Ed and Linda on their
recent nuptials.
Linda was a beautiful bride, and we all wondered what she
was doing standing beside Ed. We had a rousing bluegrass jam at the
reception.
We're
excited that the start of the bluegrass festival season is upon us.
Ed, Geoff, and Dave are heading to central Virginia for the Graves
Mountain festival over the last weekend of May. The Blue Roots guys
will be popping up at Wind Gap, Gettysburg, Benton, and Newfoundland
over the summer. Dave has a family gig to play in Colorado in
mid-July, and Ed & Linda will be heading to Wyoming to see his Dad
and jam with the locals. Geoff and Denise will be hitting the
festivals in style this year with a new camper.
Our next
public appearances are in August. AFBA Festival on the 1st and on
the 22nd, opening for Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen at the
Sellersville Theater. We are stoked about this gig, as Chris and
Herb are heroes of ours. Chris was a founding member of The Byrds,
The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, and Desert Rose. Herb has
played and recorded with everyone. A short list would include Linda
Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Johnny Rivers, Dan Fogelberg,
James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, and John Prine. We are honored to
share a stage with these guys.
Blue Roots
would like to send out best wishes to our friend Ed Fortuna, who has
back surgery coming up in the next few weeks. Ed is a great flatpicking
guitar player and promoter of bluegrass music. Get well soon, Ed.
