robbif - Posted - 12/31/2017:  14:05:15

As a longtime Grey Fox video/photo volunteer, I'm starting this 2018 topic as I have for several years in the past.

I'll be updating it throughout the year as I always do.

Stay tuned, and hope to see you there next summer!

Meanwhile, let's get started...

                                                                               greyfoxbluegrass.com

robbif - Posted - 01/07/2018:  16:21:19

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Published by Mary Burdette · 2 hrs · 

Doorbuster Tix and Early Birds Sold Out! SPRING SALE now on $210.00 per person, camping Included (kids 12 & under FREE w/ticketed adult). greyfoxbluegrass.com%2F...Tyn9dFU8Ps" target="_blank">l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A...yn9dFU8Ps" href="http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com

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robbif - Posted - 02/10/2018:  16:17:57

robbif - Posted - 02/14/2018:  06:29:25

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone!

 

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robbif - Posted - 03/16/2018:  16:17:32

This exciting group was at Grey Fox in 2017 and will be returning this summer!

So here's a preview..

Edited by - robbif on 03/16/2018 16:17:59

robbif - Posted - 03/28/2018:  09:54:55

Grey Fox Volunteer Registration April 1 - Sign Up Early!



greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/volunteers/

robbif - Posted - 04/01/2018:  10:46:33

This is not an April Fools Joke!



https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/volunteers/

 

robbif - Posted - 04/26/2018:  15:46:17

Howdy music lovers! Don't miss a beat!

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Thursday-Sunday, July 19-22 (Camping opens July 18)  

4 Glorious Days ~ 6 Fabulous Stages ~ 40+ Amazing Bands  

Thousands of the Planet's Greatest Fans... and YOU!!!

HURRY! OUR SPRING SPECIAL IS ABOUT TO END!

Yes! I want TICKETS now! 







Questions? Comments? 

Call 888.946.8495 or 315.404.5738

Or email us! 

Catch us on Facebook!

 

robbif - Posted - 06/05/2018:  18:36:53

Steep Canyon Rangers just added to Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival lineup. July 21st.

Really love their new CD! bandsintown.com%2Fe%2F2..._source%3Dsteepcanyon.com&h=A...LQylupb72w" target="_blank">l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3...Qylupb72w" href="https://www.bandsintown.com/e/22981304?app_id=squarespace-steepcanyon-rangers&came_from=267&mkt_source=www.steepcanyon.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bandsintown.com/e/22981304…

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robbif - Posted - 06/23/2018:  17:52:38

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Published by Mary Burdette · 4 hrs · 

We're very excited to announce the recipients of the 2018 Grey Fox Scholarships:

Patrick Feinberg - St. Joseph’s College (fiddle)

Victor Furtado - Berklee College of Music (banjo)

Owen Schinkel - East Tennessee State University (dobro)

Eli Wildman - Berklee College of Music (mandolin)

Join us for the presentation (and hear them play) on Sat afternoon, July 21 on the High Meadow Stage.

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robbif - Posted - 07/04/2018:  09:59:58

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Happy 4th, everyone! Check out Grey Fox 2018 High Meadow schedule! Catskill, Creekside, Grass Roots and other schedules coming soon! Pass it on!

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robbif - Posted - 07/05/2018:  06:56:10

My friend Producer Mary Doub gives insight into what makes Grey Fox Grey Fox..



https://bluegrasstoday.com/qa-with-katy-daley-mary-doub-and-the-grey-fox-way/

robbif - Posted - 07/13/2018:  06:42:43

robbif - Posted - 07/14/2018:  09:53:20

OK, it's a few days early, but here's my annual story...



In 2008, while waiting for my ride to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, I was reading the local newspaper and saw this...

robbif - Posted - 07/27/2018:  06:59:08

Hi Folks,

I'm back from a great week at Grey Fox. I'd been out of web contact & may not be able to catch up with Facebook and email, so please be patient.

It was an extraordinary time at the Creekside Stage, my 10th year in a row as an official media volunteer, where I accumulated about 25 hours of video with 3 camcorders. In addition to at least 5 always-top-shelf Berklee College of Music bands; 4 more emerging artist bands; mandolin moguls with Sam Bush & Sierra Hull; Molly Tuttle's encore with Billy Strings; & much more (see the link below). For the first time, what I consider four - count 'em - four special events: Interviews with Peter Rowan & Doyle Lawson by John Rossbach; remembering Doc Watson with Bryan Sutton, Billy Strings, & Joe Newberry; & good friend Akira Otsuka's Epilogue CD project: tribute to John Duffey with Akira onstage with Tim Kruzic, Kitsy Kuykendall, Ron Thomason & Jerry Douglas.

As usual, my videos will be coming out on the Grey Fox YouTube channel & Facebook page as time permits.

greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/schedule/

Here's a quick photo glance at all of this year's Grey Fox Creekside Stage activity from my official video footage.

                                  http://frobbi.org/slides/creeksidegreyfox2018/

robbif - Posted - 07/29/2018:  10:31:03

After learning that John Rossbach would be interviewing Peter Rowan

at Grey Fox 2018's Creekside Stage where I record video as a volunteer,

I looked back at the 5 decades (so far) that Peter's influenced my bluegrass journey.



Here's what I just came up with: frobbi.org/slides/rowan/

robbif - Posted - 08/01/2018:  17:26:20

I found this official Grey Fox web page, so I thought I'd share my own videos from that summer.

(see below)

greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/...grey-fox/







My videos of Buddy from Grey Fox 2010...



youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0...ymer=true

robbif - Posted - 08/02/2018:  12:39:32

I have  biased interest in sharing this. Steve is a good friend and so is Sofia, the fiddle player in the band.

Steve Martin

On the next installment of Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass , beginning Sunday August 5th , 7 to 10PM Eastern on WSDL 90.7FM Delmarva Public Radio my guests are The Ruta Beggars and Tony Trischka.

They appeared at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival this year with Tony , their teacher and mentor , as part of the stage featuring artists from Berklee College of Music. Each band was superb . I was only able to catch this act with the help of Katy Daley who was the MC for the stage that afternoon.

The Ruta Beggars have a great stage presence and high performance IQ.They generate their own songs .

The vocals and instrumentals are stellar. We discuss the band and the Berklee College of Music.

They had just come off stage . The energy level was high . We had some fun.

This photograph is courtesy of one of my best friends at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Fred Robbins, which is saying a lot since I have so many dear ones there. Fred is a fierce artist behind any device capable of capturing images and video.You will see much of his work on the official website of Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival.

Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass is three hours of the best Bluegrass across the generations , combining conversation with the legends and those becoming. Pick Peace.It's an option.

PS Tony Trischka and I had a "one on one" chat latter in the day. Always fascinating .He has some new projects in the works.

That show will air soon.

               unrealbluegrass.com/

robbif - Posted - 08/07/2018:  16:29:08

Let's kick off the 2018 Creekside Stage Emerging Artist Showcase performances with

one of the six Berklee College of Music's American Roots Music Program bands with

four other bands coming.

                                              

                                                                

The video is also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyfoxbluegrass/videos/10156799585657454/



http://www.bbu.org/bands/pretty-saro/

https://www.facebook.com/PrettySaroBand/

https://www.berklee.edu/focused/roots

https://www.facebook.com/groups/220657547993536/

robbif - Posted - 08/09/2018:  09:00:48

There's a lot of great picking that happens offstage, anytime day or night!

robbif - Posted - 08/16/2018:  07:29:45

Almost Five Decades!

robbif - Posted - 09/04/2018:  18:09:55

Here's my first installment of the Songwriters Workshop on the Grass Roots Stage,

hosted by Caroline Isachsen.



As I walked up, my friend Jim Gaudet of Jim Gaudet & The Railroad Boys was sharing one of his personal creations.

robbif - Posted - 09/13/2018:  06:54:40

Here's a unique group, one of the many excellent artists from the American Roots Music Program at Berklee.

Another treat from the Creekside Stage.

                                            

                              

robbif - Posted - 09/24/2018:  07:22:34

robbif - Posted - 10/12/2018:  06:48:57

Enjoy the conclusion of John Rossbach's intimate interview with Peter Rowan.

Peter also treats us to his latest song, "Carter Stanley's Eyes".

 

robbif - Posted - 10/21/2018:  09:19:41

I've been looking forward to sharing this event for a long time.

The project journey and the music are absolutely stunning.



Yes, I'm biased since my good friend Akira Otsuka, along with his now-departed project partner Ronnie Freeland, are the nucleus of this project, started in 2002!



This is the first half of an hour at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival with Akira, Ron Thomason, Kitsy Kuykendall, Jerry Douglas, and moderator Tim Kruzic, as they tell stories of John Duffey and this amazing journey...

The CD and 44-page booklet: https://folkways.si.edu/epilogue-a-tribute-to-john-duffey

robbif - Posted - 10/25/2018:  06:57:10

I'm proud to share with you the final segment about this historic project. My friend Akira Otsuka, along with his now-departed project partner Ronnie Freeland, are the nucleus of this journey, started in 2002! This event was held on the Creekside Stage at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival with Akira, Ron Thomason, Kitsy Kuykendall, Jerry Douglas, and moderator Tim Kruzic, as they tell stories of John Duffey and this amazing journey...

robbif - Posted - 10/26/2018:  20:07:53

Dancin' Dave's Festival Camping

6 hrs · 

David's loving wife Lynn has asked me to pass along this sad news:

It is with devastating sorrow that I must announce the unexpected and sudden death of David Versch, aka Dancin' Dave. It appears that he succumbed to sepsis, due to an infection he got in a cut of unknown origin. He came down with a fever on Monday morning when we were breaking down at the LEAF Community Arts festival. He did not wish to see a doctor. Assuming it was the flu, we hugged and kissed him goodbye and he left for a hotel to sleep. He began his journey back home to Wisconsin and made it as far as Indianapolis where he was admitted to a hospital there last night. He passed around 10 o'clock (CST) this morning, Friday, October 26. I, along with his family, are angry with him for being such a stubborn old goat when it came to his health. But he went quickly, which is how he'd wanted it to be.

I am so grateful to have been able to spend this last week laughing and dancing with him. He was a second father to me. He was easier with a laugh or smile than anybody I know. He expressed and knew the true meaning of joy. We should all be so lucky to have as much love and friendship in our lives as he had. His absence will leave a hole in all our hearts.

David did not wish to have a service, so as of now, nothing is planned. His friends are spread all over the country, so a physical gathering is not likely. But we can all celebrate him with a dance, or of course, listening to Sam Bush.

~ Susan Byer

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robbif - Posted - 11/01/2018:  06:48:59

Presenting the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival's forever Host Band on the intimate Creekside Stage.

robbif - Posted - 11/05/2018:  14:50:40

I thought about showing my own brief backstage clips of Sam at the 2010 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival,

but asked "Revival: The Sam Bush Story" co-creator Wayne Franklin if it would do any harm.

He immediately said, "Go for it!". So what the heck...

 

robbif - Posted - 11/15/2018:  18:50:28

You're gonna enjoy this first sample of a magic intimate hour last summer at Grey Fox.

Very appropriate with the recent documentary about one of the stars, which includes

an interview with the other one!

                                                 

robbif - Posted - 11/23/2018:  07:02:32

Here's another superstar event on the Creekside Stage...

robbif - Posted - 12/04/2018:  16:56:19