Here’s a little more after hours jamming from the Thumbpicking Weekend at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View. It was all delight to join my new friends Mark Clark,Continue readingMountain View After Hours
Memories of Mountain View
Another thumbpicking weekend at the Ozark Folk Center has come and gone, and this one will stand out in my memory. … Continue readingMemories of Mountain View
Thumbpicking Jam at Mountain View
It was the third weekend in May, and so I was back at the Ozark Folk Center for Thumbpicking Weekend. … Continue readingThumbpicking Jam at Mountain View
Indianapolis Star Story
On July 3 The Indianapolis Star published an article on their website about my win in the thumbpicking contest at Mountain View. … Continue readingIndianapolis Star Story
Indiana Minister Wins National Guitar Contest
This story appeared June 5, 2012 on Disciples News Service. Rev. Dean Phelps, currently serving the Indiana regional church, claimed first place in the National Thumbpicking Guitar Contest held atContinue readingIndiana Minister Wins National Guitar Contest
When You and I Were Young (Maggie)
George Washington Johnson was a Canadian schoolteacher who fell in love with one of his pupils, Margaret “Maggie” Clark. They were married in 1864, but she died only a fewContinue readingWhen You and I Were Young (Maggie)
Learning by Listening
We hung around backstage and listened to the other contestants as they played. It was a way of supporting one another, and yes, the temptation was there to draw comparisons.Continue readingLearning by Listening
The Porch
After all was said and done, after the trophies had been handed out and the last set heard, I found myself back on the square, back on the porch inContinue readingThe Porch
The Contest
“It’s Merle Travis weekend,” I overheard from the breakfast table next to mine. “They have a contest out at the Folk Center today.” And there I was. The night before,Continue readingThe Contest
Mountain View
It was a long, pretty and uneventful drive from Greenwood, Ind., to Mountain View, Ark. The road took me across the Mississippi River near Cairo, and it was astounding toContinue readingMountain View