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Friday nights headliners: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, the slick, hard-driving defenders of traditional Nashville bluegrass, followed by Leftover Salmon, a tie-die friendly newgrass outfit with a keyboard player and drummer. You wouldnt see that at, say, MerleFest. It was also fun to see the Del McCoury band, whose members generally prefer replica Cartier watch suits on stage, sit in with Leftover Salmon. The highlight of the night came later, when the all-female old-time band Uncle Earl stomped through two sets at a small dark bar in town. The stage was a revolving door, with some 15 friends, including members of the McCoury band, sitting in. The floor bent, but didnt break. More later, off to see the music. —Abe Streep
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