White Freightliner Blues

We only have a couple days left in Pocatello, but we were lucky to have been in town for the Bannock County Bluegrass Festival this weekend.

The weather was balmy after a very stormy Friday.  Temperatures were warm but not hot, and though the clouds threatened, we got no rain.  We posted ourselves by a coffee vendor cart and settled in for 4 hours of great, genuine bluegrass music.

Five groups performed.  Here are their names and links to their websites, along with additional links to YouTube videos of representative performances by each of them.

Teton Shadow Boys - White Freightliner Blues

This group requires special mention because they perform the "White Freightliner Blues."  You can imagine we identify with this song because we own a white Freightliner!  Here are the lyrics:

I'm goin' out on the highway

Listen to them big trucks whine

I'm goin' out on the highway

Listen to them big trucks whine

White freight liner

Won't you steal away my mind?

New Mexico ain't bad, Lord

Women there they treat me kind

New Mexico ain't bad, Lord

Women there they treat me kind

White freight liner

Won't you steal away my mind?

Well, it's bad news from Houston

Half my friends are dying

It's bad news from Houston

Half my friends are dying

White freight liner

Won't you steal away my mind?

Hey Lord, I'm gonna ramble

Till I get back to where I came

Hey Lord, I'm bound to ramble

Till I get back to where I came

White freight liner

Gonna hall away my brains

I'm goin' out on the highway

Listen to them big trucks whine

I'm goin' out on the highway

Listen to them big trucks whine

White freight liner

Won't you steal away my mind?

White freight liner

Won't you steal away my mind?

New South Fork - Life's Dance

Wild Coyotes - She's a Rolling Stone

Red Desert Ramblers - five songs for download

Cold Creek - sample performance

The photo below is of the Red Desert Ramblers.

SPECIAL BONUS SECTION AWARDS FOR BEST-DRESSED FANS!

David decided he would survey the crowd and look for prizewinners in the most unique and/or colorful dress.  There were three categories:  Best Single Clothing Item; Best Ensemble; and Best Coordinated Clothing.

Unfortunately, we didn't get photos of the Best Ensemble.  There were only two candidates and they melted into the crowd before David could get photos.

BEST SINGLE CLOTHING ITEM

Second prize goes to the kid with the Rastafarian headwear (sitting in the chair with back to the camera):

FIRST prize goes to the dapper gentleman with the orange, mauve, pink and blue paisley tropical shirt:

BEST COORDINATED CLOTHING

There was only one entrant, so they automatically won first prize:

Having drunk our fill of bluegrass music, we headed home to roast chicken, cole slaw and the most wonderful black bean, fresh corn and sun-dried tomato salad we have ever tasted!  Oh yes, and a little Kathy-made sangria!