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The 32nd event, held Sunday, 20 September 2015.
An annual event, well done with an assortment of musicians from near and far. Typically there are four or five bands doing country, blue grass or old timey music, most from southeastern Pennsylvania. There is a fiddling contest for three age groups - 12 and under, 13 - 17, 18 and up. There is good and reasonably priced food prepared and served by local organizations. This year a group raising money for cancer had breakfast food all day — sandwiches with egg and sausage and cheese combinations and similar items that were quite good — and they seemed highly efficient and well organized.
In addition to the on-stage activity, one finds clusters of musicians scattered about the pleasant tree shaded park playing together, learning new licks and obviously doing what they love. In addition to strings from fiddle to bass, it's not unusual to find an accordion or two, and maybe a flute and bodhran playing some Celtic stuff. This year there was even a trumpet heard for a while.
For info on future festival events, use this link. The festival now has a Facebook page which has lots of cool photos and information.
In keeping with vintage music, Ye Olde Photographer put a roll of out-of-production Kodak PX125 and a roll of Kodak 400TX black and white film through his Yashica MAT 124G twin lens reflex with Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 lens. As well as some color shots with his Canon G15 (and even one or two from his iPhone!)