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Bluegrass Memories by Dave Tex Orlomoski
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Gettysburg 2002
Seldom Scene With Dudley Connell and Fred Travers.
Gettysburg 2002
Seldom Scene With Dudley Connell and Fred Travers.
Gettysburg 2002
Country Gentlemen - Greg Corbett, Ronnie Davis, Charlie Waller, Darin Aldridge
Gettysburg 2002

Greg Corbett ,Ronnie Davis, Charlie Waller, Darin Aldridge, Kenny Haddock
Thanks to Dave Tex Orlomoski for this photo from the 1981 Berkshire Mtn's Bluegrass Festival with Don Stover, Ernie Sykes Sr & Jr and yours truly on mandolin. Good memories
-Buddy Merriam
Del McCoury & The Dixie Pals June 1988 , Tim Smith, Ronnie, Del, Robbie & Jerry McCoury
Dudley Connell playing Del McCoury's guitar 1982
Lonesome River Band, Rickie Simpkins, Sammy Shelor, Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby & Kenny Smith
Perfect Strangers, Bob Black, Forrest Rose, Chris Brashear, Jody Stecher & Peter McLaughlin
The Gibson Brothers, Marc MacGlashan, Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson & Mike Barber.
Marc MacGlashan, Erin Gibson LaClair, Eric Gibson, Me & Mike Barber at Jenny Brook Festival
The Johnson Mountain Boys at The CT River Valley BG Fest in Moodus, CT 1994. Eddie Stubbs, David McLaughlin, Marshall Wilborn, Dudley Connell & Tom Adams
IIrd Tyme Out at CRVBG Fest 1994. Mike Hartgrove, Wayne Benson, Russell Moore, Ray Deaton & Steve Dilling
The Bear Bridge Band 1994. Robert Fraker,Me, Lillian Fraker & Dave Shaw
The Del McCoury Band & The Bear Bridge Band 1996 — with Michael Bub and Lillian Fraker
Bill Sage doing a little mic set up for Robert Fraker at The Weston Playhouse 1993 — with Lillian Fraker
A highlight of my playing career was filling in with The White Mountain Bluegrass Band at Fred Pike's Festival Cambridge, ME 1995 — with Roger Williams, Seth Sawyer, Jackie Greenwood and Mac Mcgee
Bluegrass Boys Reunion, Gene Lowinger, Tater Tate, Kevin Lynch, Wayne Lewis, Ernie Sykes & Bill Keith
Bluegrass Boys Reunion, Gene Lowinger, Tater Tate, Kevin Lynch, Wayne Lewis, Ernie Sykes & Bill Keith
The Bear Bridge Band with Dick Bowden 1995 — with Lillian Fraker
The Country Gentlemen 1995, Charlie wanted to get in on the banjo picking fun!
Back in 1982 I was in the VJ Day parade in Moosup, CT. we won 1st place Best Musical Float. For all I remember we were the only musical float
The Leigh Gibson less Gibson Bros at Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival. L-R Me, Marc MacGlashan, Erin Gibson LaClair, Eric Gibson, Seth Sawyer & Mike Barber
Jeffrey Foxall, Bill Henry & Mike Kropp 1981
McLaughlin, Forrest Rose and Jody Stecher in Lexington MA 2003
The Old Time Bluegrass Singers at Jenny Brook Fest. — with Dick Bowden and Lillian Fraker.
Michael Boulay & Friends. One of the strangest pictures I ever took. Spooky!!! Steve Ashton, Joe Girard, Dave Barney — with Rob Griffin.
Another Dave, Another Dollar. We put this group together for a one time show. Dave Aston, Me, Dave Shaw and Dave Dillon
At Sea with The Grasscals, Danny Roberts, Jimmy Mattingly, Jamie Johnson, Terry Smith, Terry Eldridge & Aaron McDaris
Cruising with IIIrd Tyme Out, Luke Bulla, Steve Dilling, Russell Moore, Edgar Loudermilk & Wayne Benson
Our first bluegrass cruise with Kenny Ingram, Hunter Berry, Rhonda L Vincent, Mickey Harris & Darrell Webb
White Mountain Bluegrass Band & TPB. Gary Pomerleau, Jackie Greenwood, Roger Williams, Hazel McGee, Mac Mcgee & Herman McGee Jr — with Gary Pomerleau, Jackie Greenwood, Roger Williams, Mac Mcgee and Herman McGee Jr.
Powerful Trio — with Danny Paisley
Donnie Eldreth Jr., James King, Michael Paisley, Danny Paisley and Bobby Lundy '06 Plainfield, CT
David Peterson & 1946 — with Daniel Grindstaff.
The Hunger Mountain Boys, Matt Downing, Kip Beacco & Teddy Weber
The Old Time Bluegrass Singers , Terry McGill, Herb Applin, Dick Bowden & Lillian Fraker
OTBGS at Jenny Brook 2006? — with Terry McGill, Dick Bowden and Lillian Fraker.
OTBGS at Jenny Brook 2006? — with Terry McGill, Dick Bowden and Lillian Fraker.
The Seth Sawyer Band at Pemi Valley. — with Candi Sawyer, Seth Sawyer and Daryl Smith.
Me and Julie Hogan at The Weston Playhouse
Tex's Troubadours — with Terry McGill and Lillian Fraker
Michael Cleveland
Beartracks with Junior Barber, Julie Hogan & Tom Venne
The Spinney Brothers at The CCCH — with Gary Dalrymple, Rick Spinney and Allan Spinney
Eddie Adcock's floating banjo at The Fire Box — with Tom L Gray and Martha Hearon Adcock
The Seth Sawyer Band — with Candi Sawyer, Seth Sawyer and Daryl Smith.
Beartracks at The Upper Hudson BG Festival. Harry Ralph, Julie Hogan, Tom Venne and Scott Hopkins
2011 Joe Val Festival with Jimmy Gaudreau, Moondi Klein, Jonathan Edward and Lincoln Meyers
A BIG grand finale @ The Weston Playhouse. — with Joe Singleton, Lillian Fraker, Tom Venne and Candi Sawyer
Richard S Brown, Everett Lilly and Jim Rooney @ IBMA.
Me & The Hag at CMHofF . The guitar in the picture was his bus songwriting guitar that I had a chance to play, he said it was a gift from Randy Travis.
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers at IBMA , Mark Stoffel, Jon D Weisberger, Chris Jones and Ned Luberecki
John McEuen and Rodney Dillard at IBMA
The Gibson Brothers @ Strawberry Park. — with Clayton Campbell, Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson and Joe K. Walsh
Kenny Ingram at Strawberry Park
Robbie McCoury showing his banjo to Dick Bowden at Podunk
The Bear Bridge Band & Stonewall Bluegrass played quite a few shows together. — with Lillian Fraker and Gary Filgate.
My Dad at the 2005 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival in Weston, VT. My folks have attended quite a few festivals over the years and this is probably my Dad's favorite part.
The Steep Canyon Rangers at TPB
Martin & Gibson playing together :) — with Gordon Titcomb
We were at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA for the Wendell Minor exhibit and a reading of Gordon's book The Last Train illustrated by Wendell. — with Gordon Titcomb and Wendell Minor
Gordon Titcomb at The Norman Rockwell Museum
At the Norman Rockwell Museum with Gordon Titcomb
The Spinney Brothers in Nashville! — with Gary Dalrymple, Rick Spinney and Allan Spinney
The Spinney Brothers at 2012 IBMA — with Rick Spinney, Gary Dalrymple and Allan Spinney
2011 Jesse Brock in Salem ,CT
"Tthat was the short period (2-3 months) I had The Altman mandolin. It was custom made for me by Bob Altman after meeting him at the Augusta Music Camp. I owned it long enough for some northern dates & an England trip. I believe it was also on the Blistered Fingers stage as well as the Salem Barn." - Jesse Brock, May 20, 2020
2011 Jesse Brock in Salem ,CT
"Tthat was the short period (2-3 months) I had The Altman mandolin. It was custom made for me by Bob Altman
after meeting him at the Augusta Music Camp.
I owned it long enough for some northern dates & an England trip. I believe it was also on the Blistered
Fingers stage as well as the Salem Barn." - Jesse Brock, May 20, 2020
Rick Spinney trying to draw attention to himself :) 2014 cruise. — with Gary Dalrymple and Allan Spinney.
The Larry Stephenson Band at sea 2014
The Larry Stephenson Band at sea 2014
The Boxcars at TPB 2013 Ron Stewart, Adam Steffey, Harold Nixon, Keith Garrett & John R Bowman.
Ron Stewart & Adam Steffey
Adam Steffey, Keith Garrett & John R Bowman
The Band of Ruhks , Scott Vestal, Don Rigsby, Ronnie Bowman & Kenny Smith.
Tom Rozum & Laurie Lewis 2013
Tom Rozum & Laurie Lewis 2013
Still Pickin' , Bob Coxx, Jim Sharpley and Myrna Riquier at Canterbury, CT Old Home Day 2014 — with Jim Sharpley and Myrna Riquier
Gordon Titcomb with a serious bluegrass look :)
Canterbury, CT OHD 2014 — with Gordon Titcomb
I've played at the Canterbury Old Home Day many times, having grown up there it's always nice to bring in friends to play with me. In 2014 I had Dave Aston on bass and Gordon Titcomb join me.
Finding out that Gordon Titcomb lived just down the road from me was a huge surprise. Gordon has toured the world playing music and yet he'd play with me in my old hometown
Growing up the band of Fred Pike- Bill Rawlings and The Twin River Boys were my first bluegrass experience. I had an old album with everyone's autograph except for the bass player. In 2014 I finally had Mark Wayne Kitchin over to the house and he signed the album almost 50 years after it's release!
Stephen Mougin spent a day with me when The Sam Bush Band played just up the road from the house.
I gave Gordon Titcomb a call when Stephen Mougin was at the house and he came right over,we did find time to pick a few :)
Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT is a great venue to see bands. This was Sam Bush Band in 2014.
The Sam Bush Band came to Infinity Hall 20 minutes from home in 2014. I had a chance to send the day with my old friend Stephen Mougin before he show.
Sam Bush guitar player!!
Bear Minimum opened for The Gibson Brothers in Canterbury, CT.
I've said it before, I love the sound of two guitars!! Dave Shaw can play any instrument, he's a great old time guitar player.
The Gibson Brothers playing for a full house. — with Clayton Campbell, Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson and Jesse D. Brock
The Gibsons like the two guitar sound too. — with Clayton Campbell, Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson and Jesse D. Brock
Leigh Gibson and I proving that we know how to smile
Two old friends Terry McGill & Robert Fraker picking in our home in Colebrook, CT
Still Pickin' , Bob Coxx, Jim Sharpley and Myrna Riquier at Canterbury, CT Old Home Day 2014
Last year we stopped in for a visit with Paul and Janis Adkins, Robin got her puppy fix with Jaycee. One of these days we'll do it again :)
We visited with Dave Nichols in 2014 and had a chance to pick.
Dave Nichols and I swapped instruments for a song or two.
When Stuart Duncan and Noam Pikelny did their duo show in Pittsfield, MA we went with a group of friends.
I hit the big time in a Premier Guitar video back at the guitar factory :) They made me wear the Fender shirt!!.
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Clem Hawkins Band at Jenny Brook. — with Eric Gibson, Jewel VH and Tom Venne.
The Spinney Brothers in VT — with Gary Dalrymple, Rick Spinney, Allan Spinney and Terry Poirier
Smokey Greene at The Upper Hudson Fest with a few extra pickers!
Dave Nichols and Spare Change — with Dennis Crawford
Zink & Co with Smokey Greene. — with John Roc, Corey Zink
Me and Al Murphy waiting for the next tune to be called.
The Feinberg Brothers in CT. — with Terry McGill, Rourke Feinberg, Pete Elegant, Patrick Feinberg and Ronnie Feinberg
Terry McGill at the mic. — with Rourke Feinberg, Patrick Feinberg, Pete Elegant, Terry McGill and Ronnie Feinberg
Pete Time, a regular feature in the Feinbergs set. — with Patrick Feinberg, Pete Elegant and Ronnie Feinberg
Me and my old friend Robert Fraker at The Fire Box in Hartford
Tex's Troubadours tearing it up in Hartford! — with Lillian Fraker and Terry McGill.
Gordon Titcomb with his repaired guitar
The Seth Sawyer Band at Nippo Lake in NH. — with Candi Sawyer
This was 1993 at Del Rossi's in NH on Halloween. Dave Shaw and I were filling in with Stonewall Bluegrass, Who knew I was preparing for the pandemic back then. — with Gary Filgate
The Spinney Brothers in Poughkeepsie, NY at a Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Show. — with Gary Dalrymple, Rick Spinney, Allan Spinney and Terry Poirier.
See Fred Robbins' photos from his video
The Spinney Brothers — with Gary Dalrymple, Rick Spinney, Allan Spinney and Terry Poirier.
Looks like a Rick Spinney solo!! — with Gary Dalrymple, Rick Spinney, Allan Spinney and Terry Poirier
The Cornfed Dogs at Strawberry Park, Ben Fraker, Merle Johnson, Joe DeLillo, Nick Novia, Dany Bureau & Pete Kelly
The Cornfed Dogs @ SP — with Joe DeLillo, Nick Novia and Pete Kelly
Bob Amos and Catamount Crossing. — with Gary Darling, Bob Amos, Steven Wright and Freeman Corey
The Loney Heartstring Band — with Maddie Witler, Patrick M'Gonigle, Charles Clements, George Clements and Gabe Hirshfeld
Bob Amos was doing a songwriting workshop and asked me to join him, I was underdressed :)
Bob Amos has written some great songs!!!
Bear Minimum having the time of our lives at the SP Luau :)
The 2015 Strawberry Park Luau Party group picture. — with Robin Sherman Orlomoski, Phil Zimmerman, Lillian Fraker, Marcia Goodman, Tara Sullivan Rickart, Kelly Stockwell and Susan Keeble
Moonshine Holler in Canaan, CT — with Bill Dillof
Paula Bradley & Bill Dillof , Moonshine Holler 2015
Paula Bradley with her baby banjo!! — with Bill Dillof
They invited me up to play a song with them, I'm not used to those little guitars :) — with Bill Dillof