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CD Release Party at Liquid Smoke in Murfreesboro, the band’s hometown intimite venue..  This is a killer rock band… you will hear much more from them in the near future.  I mastered the cd at Creative Caffeine Studio here in Nashville.

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Spotted this strange cemetary outside of Mattoon, IL over Thanksgiving break.

The Del McCoury Band brought down the house New Years Eve at the Ryman Auditorium!  Wow!  They were the first band of the night to play unplugged and they sounded fantastic!  It was refreshing to hear the instruments without pickups for the first time of the night.  After a full set the band was joined by The Infamous Stringdusters, The Emmit-Nershi Band, Ronnie Bowman, Chris “Critter” Eldridge, Don Reno and a great deal of friends and family.

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Sarah Jarosz played a few songs in between headliners… Ronnie joined her on a few tunes.

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The Infamous Stringdusters kicked off the New Years celebration… I would have liked to hear them without pickups on the instruments, but a great set to start off the night.  They were joined by Del for “Little Cabin Home on the Hill” sung by Del and Travis.  Ronnie stayed for a few additional tunes.  Playing a good part of the show was Chris Eldridge, known to all as “Critter,” who was right at home with his old band mates.  Check out more of what Critter is doing at PunchBrothers.com.

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Another amazing show down in the Volcano Room of Cumberland Caverns!

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Awesome performance by Kindling Stone!  Set the perfect mood for Tim O’Brien.

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Here’s another shot of this very cool old cabin… this was taken on Fuji Provia 100 slide film.

Sunset taken at Lake Paradise in Mattoon, IL on November 28, 2008.  3 exposures.

Abandoned barn just before sunset… rural Central Illinois, just outside of Mattoon.

This strange cemetery outside Mattoon, Illinois commemorates an entire family that was killed in the 1917 tornado, the second most destructive ever in Illinois history. It cut a swath through Coles County.

Definitely worth getting up early for!

Steamy sunrise at Fall Creek Falls lake.

Found while driving around near Fall Creek Falls.

Another amazing show down in the Volcano Room of Cumberland Caverns.  The Stringdusters sounded incredible!

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The lake at Fall Creek Falls State Park as the sun rises.  3 Exposure HDR.

Very cool suspension bridge at Fall Creek Falls State Park… black and white brings out the creepiness of it!

Combination of 3 exposures of the field next to my condo complex, merged in Photomatix.

The Americana Folk Festival - Dickson, TN - Montgomery Bell State Park. Photos include: Sanda McCracken, Julie Lee, Bryn Davies, Lex Price, Alison Brown, Andrea Zonn, Madi Diaz, Peter Bradley Adams, Hannah Prater, and Megan McCormick

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Ronnie and Rob McCoury played another spectacular show at the Station Inn with the help of a few friends… Jason Carter, Alan Bartrum, Jeff White, Casey Driessen, Alison Krauss, Ronnie Bowman, Josh Williams, and Chris Stapleton.

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