Fred Picnic

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We went to the annual Fred Eaglesmith Charity Picnic at Sweetwater Conservation Area near Aylmer this year and camped over night.

Our niece Paula and her beau were with us. They used the tent we've borrowed form Mike, we had a camper we had borrowed through Ellen. Cindy came out on Sunday to join us.

Greg Hobbs was there, he does a great tune "Secrets of the Bride". He apparently wrote it for an ex-girlfriend as a wedding present -- it reveals probably a little too much. We love it.

Roger Marin was in attendance and joined Fred's band on pedal steel. He has his own band as well which we really enjoy. His tune "Dagwood and Blondie" has a nice country swing to it. Washboard Hank and Mountain Muriel added their usual lunacy to the proceedings. Bill Durst, from St Marys, played a heavy electric blues set on Sunday afternoon. In his younger years he formed the band Thundermug which had some local success.

Another fine picnic with lots of new music and new artists. We'll be back.