 "Welcome to Live Oak, come on in..." |
 Last-minute instruction |
 Opening ceremony bagpipes |
 Don Curcio opens Live Oak 2012 |
 Don Curcio |
 Under construction |
 The security staff has a little target practice before the festival |
 Fast learner |
 Quinn DeVeaux |
 Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review |
 Quinn DeVeaux |
 Early dancers |
 More dancers |
 Evening sets in, Friday night at Live Oak |
 Hackysackers |
 "I hope I don't drop this one..." |
 One-upmanship? |
 The Art Walk |
 Ready to serve |
 Enjoying the afternoon sun |
 Busy marketplace |
 Dinnertime Friday night |
 Shadows and rainbows |
 John Doe gets the evening going |
 John Doe |
 John Doe |
 The low notes |
 Pickin' on his Guild 12-string |
 Natural lighting |
 Back in the corner... |
 Friday night teen dance at Stage Too |
 First the low notes... |
 ...Now the high notes |
 ...and the notes in between |
 Evening stroll down the lane |
 Setting up for Rebirth Brass Band |
 The Rebirth Brass Band |
 Rebirth Brass Band |
 Lots of brass |
 Looks painful to me |
 In case he misplaces it |
 Hotlicks is ready, just missing one thing... |
 ...the people |
 Crowded dance floor |
 Outside Hotlicks |
 Inside Hotlicks |
 Early risers have the pole position at Acorn Roll |
 The chair crew keeps things in order |
 Coffee and bacon in the air |
 Couldn't decide which chair to bring |
 Lonesome Radio wakes up Hotlicks Saturday morning |
 Lonesome Radio |
 Everybody loves a parade |
 Ranchers for Peace keep the peace at Hotlicks |
 Warming up |
 Round Mountain starts off the Main Stage on Saturday |
 Inga and Moira join in with Round Mountain |
 But how do you tune it? |
 Round Mountain |
 Kids like wiggly things |
 "Are you sure it won't bite?" |
 And the boys' favorite, of course... |
 Duet |
 Choose your weapon |
 Potters at work |
 Colorful |
 Darrell Scott on Main Stage with Joe Craven |
 Darrell Scott |
 Darrell Scott |
 Many choices |
 Fresh off the shuttle |
 Moira Smiley joins in with Joe Craven and Darrell Scott |
 Joe fiddles while Moira plays...the apple? |
 Gettin' into it |
 Darrell Scott |
 Camp jammers |
 Stage Too jammers |
 Round Mountain jamming workshop |
 Now for some Zydeco |
 Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic |
 It must be Mardi Gras |
 Parade |
 Parade, bird's eye view |
 "Excuse me, I'm looking for the 'Crazy Place', anyone know where that is?" |
 Zydeco keeps Live Oak lively |
 Kids' banjo & guitar workshop |
 Nicki and Tim Bluhm at Stage Too workshop |
 Workshops always have a good crowd |
 Hotlicks kids' (and former kids) show |
 Audience participation |
 Darrell Scott hosts the second Saturday workshop |
 Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers take the Main Stage |
 Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers |
 Evening sets in at Live Oak 2012 |
 Audience bubbles with excitement |
 The queen visits Live Oak |
 Hoopin' the afternoon away |
 Old friends meet |
 Not your typical audience |
 What some will feel like on Sunday morning |
 Peaceful afternoon along Live Oak Way |
 James McMurtry takes the main stage |
 James McMurtry |
 James said he didn't care much for the "no dancing in front" rule |
 And the Audience obliged |
 Carolyn Wonderland wraps up Saturday night at the main stage |
 She puts her heart in it |
 Carolyn Wonderland |
 Signing and chatting after the show |
 Saturday night zydeco at Hotlicks |
 Hot Licks dance on Saturday night |
 Sunday morning, the chairs magically reappear |
 Some start the day with yoga at Stage Too... |
 ...or a little quiet guitar |
 ...or banjo |
 Bruce Goldfish Sunday morning at Hotlicks |
 Bruce Goldfish |
 The Cache Valley Drifters always pack in a crowd at Hotlicks |
 The Cache Valley Drifters |
 A full house |
 Sunday morning main stage opens |
 History of Painters |
 Sunday morning at the marketplace |
 The shuttle runs full |
 Setting up for Melody of China |
 Strings |
 Do you inhale or exhale? |
 The guzheng, or table harp or zither |
 Yangquin, or hammered dulcimer |
 Melody of China |
 Or, pick your own instrument |
 In case of rain |
 Colorful place |
 Melody of China gets the audience involved |
 Joe Craven announces |
 Next, a latin beat |
 Oscar Hernandez at main stage Sunday afternoon |
 What would we do without the hose people? |
 Oscar Hernandez |
 The kids' talent show packs Hot Licks |
 While Thomas Mapfumo packs the Stage Too area |
 Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited |
 Dancin' at Stage Too |
 Melody of China follows at Stage Too |
 Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited |
 Thomas Mapfumo |
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 Almost need sunglasses |
 Steamy crowd |
 Shady afternoon refuge |
 Running from the rainbow |
 David Lindley takes the Main Stage |
 David Lindley joined by Joe Craven |
 At least they didn't wear matching outfits |
 aKORN radio always keeps us up on the Live Oak latest |
 The stage crew prepares for the final Sunday night performance |
 The Indigo Girls |
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 No age limits here |
 The Indigo Girls |
 Never a mixup |
 Indigo Girls |
 Live Oak 2012 closing ceremonies |