OAITW late summer 1973 advertised shows: probably didn’t happen.

Boy oh boy has it been quiet in the blogosphere that I know (here, LLD, and chez LIA). Busy busy busy with other things.

So, just to warm back up, I figured I’d grab a small random thing.

At various places and times I had speculated on/wondered about some possible Old And In The Way shows at bluegrass festivals during the latter part of summer 1973. This is a “chapter” in my head. For now I’ll just say that these dates probably didn’t happen:

• July 4, 1973: 1st Annual Pennsylvania Old Time Mountain-Country Gospel-Bluegrass & Blues Folk Music Arts Festival,Valley View Park, York, PA;
• July 26 or 29, 1973: First Annual West Virginia Peace, Love, Blues and Bluesgrass [sic] Folk Music Festival, Aunt Minnie’s Farm and Country Road Park, Rt. No. 33 and 119 (Stumptown), Glenville, WV;
• September 1-2, 1973: 9th Labor Day Weekend Original Blue Grass Music Festival, Camp Springs, NC;
• September 7, 1973: First Annual Harpers Ferry West Virginia Indian Summer Bluegrass Folk Music Festival, Harpers Ferry, WV.

If I had to write the book today, that’s what I would say. Alas, because somehow it’s more fun to discover a “missing” show. So finding that it had just gotten to advertising stage but probably never happened is a bit of a letdown. But I just don’t think they happened.

There’s nothing here that we hadn’t more or less already concluded (though Corry holds out hope for Camp Springs, I think Bartenstein’s non-recollection is sovereign). But since this is a thing that interests me, since my blogging brain and fingers feel in need of some warming up — six days since my last post is the longest I have gone in quite awhile– I thought I’d just chum the water with this reminder.

If anyone, anyone, knows where there are good bluegrass blogs that might be likely places to see if anyone knows/remembers anything? I’d also love to be educated by some bluegrass experts. I have pleaded for help on the GSCBF at the California Bluegrass Association message board. But I’d love to find any good sites and also educate myself more. TIA.