Wayside visit to Maness Pottery and Music Barn

(I'm sitting in the Common Grounds Coffee House waiting for a show by Victoria Lee and New Ground. I'm still bumming Caleb's laptop.)

Last week, Caleb and I chanced to be driving along Highway 24/27 when he got the news that his band practice that night was canceled.  On a lark, we decided that we would stop and check out the Maness Music Barn that we were passing just at that moment.
As usual, I was apprehensive about barging in on an unfamiliar venue, but, despite my calling ourselves "wayfaring strangers," we were welcomed with open arms.  Caleb's mandolin picking opens doors for him.

Within a matter of a few minutes, he had ingratiated himself to the point he was being asked to join the musicians on stage.  I was thoroughly enjoying watching Caleb adapt to whatever song was played.  I tried to snap a few pictures using Caleb's cell phone.

 

By the time we left, we had been introduced to Clyde Maness, Caleb had been invited to join 3 or 4 bands, and I had hugged an old man who asked if I were Caleb's wife.  It was a great wayside stop.