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a young dusty blonde picker, introduced to me as Mark, played banjo and mandolin. Both guys were particularly impressive. At times there would be a break in the song, where someone would call out, “Take it, Mark,” and Mark would take the lead.
Ronnie: “There’s no contest. Everybody gives. When Mark takes it on mandolin, I back off, because there’s no room for banjo in there. Everybody gets a break. They just get in there and do it. Everybody just backs off and gives them all the rhythm. And nobody is trying to outdo one and another. If Mark can pick a tune better than I can, that’s fine. I’ll give him all the rhythm I can. He’ll do the same by me.
“When you get this atmosphere with a bunch of musicians playing, everybody understands one and other, and it doesn’t get to be a contest. Everybody becomes part of the music. That's why I think a lot of them come here. A lot of them aren’t loud singers, but everybody tones down when they sing and they can hear what he's singing. He don’t have to hollar.
“A lot of the musician’s who come up here are learning and we don’t mean to put them on the spot.
If they can pick, they have the opportunity to get in there and pick. If they don’t nobody’s gonna push them into picking.”
People would take turns singing the songs. The lyrics to these songs were simple and direct. They are about simple things, “Don’t pass by me, if you’re only passing through,” and "I’m breaking in a red pair of shoes.’’ Charlie was singing now.
Charlie: “I’m basically a singer and a rhythm guitarist, in fact I don't even read music. I am into learning new songs, that’s how I was drawn into it. I would get off on the lyrics. That’s one thing I like about bluegrass, there's a lot of good vocals and a lot of
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