2003 COMMON GROUND PAGE


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	2003 COMMON GROUND PAGE

Common Ground 2003 was a great year! Tons of new memories that will be cherished always.

Met some new friends. Played a few tunes. Just had a great time as always.

I played a lot more music this year which was great. Although it made my fingers hurt. But thats okay you get over it.

I think a highlight of my week was writing my first song. It was a lot of fun in Mikes songwriting class. I also took the bluegrass mandolin class. That only lasted two days though. I couldn't keep up with the class so I just decided to learn stuff on my own.

Another big highlight was seeing Tom Chapin play. No matter how many times I see him in concert and no matter how old I am, its always fun because I know all the words.

The squaredance Saturday day night was a lot of fun also as it always is.

Then no matter how fun it was it was good to come home and sleep for a very very very long time!

Enjoy all these pictures from Common Ground 2003!

The Mammals

Mike, Ruthy, and Tao rocking Big Baker at Common Ground! (2003)

Mike Merenda, Ruthy Ungar, Tao Rodriguez Seeger, and Pierce Woodward (Not Pictured) put on an awesome performance at one of the Faculty Concerts. It's always fun to see these guys perform.

Over the past few years these guys have all become good friends. They are definately some of the most fun people I have met yet to hang out with and play music with.

I am definately lucky to know them because they are such great people in every way.

Matt Olwell and Eileen Carson

These two Footworks dancers clog a great show! (2003)

Eileen Carson and Matt Olwell do a great performance at the Faculty show. These guys from Footworks never fail to amaze me with their dancing.

These two have become good friends over the many years I have known them and there's not much to say excep they are very awesome people to get to know.

MY MODELING PHASE!

I model the NEW and IMPROVED Footworks tee at the Festival after party! (2003)

This picture was taken at the Festival after part at The Farm Sunday night. It was a really cool night because people like Guy Davis, and Sparky and Rhonda Rucker and others were jamming in the living room and it was really awesome to see and listen to them play together like that.

Common Ground Black String Band

These musicians show some great roots! (2003)

This is the Common Ground Stringband, Earl White, Mike Baytop, Guy Davis, And name unknown mandolin player performing at the Faculty concert.

I think it was really cool what these guys came together and did with the music of their roots in just one week.

Blues Night!

Sparky and Rohnda Rucker, Guy Davis and Earl White take the stage. (2003)

Blues Night was awesome this year. Although it was so crowded I had to sit in the back and couldn't see, I really enjoyed it. I think it was one of the best concerts I saw all week.

FIDDLE!

LOTS OF THIS GETS DONE DURING THIS TIME!

I guess this picture of a fiddle symbolizes all the jamming that goes on during the week. It is really amazing the people you run into just by playing music.

GREAT MEMORIES! THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT MADE THEM TO BE GREAT!

Guy Davis, Mike Merenda, and Sparky Rucker

Play some great music! (2003)

These fine musicians play a little music before lunch outside. It was a beautiful day and I think I was getting a foot massage and it felt so good.

Tory and Tara

Tara and I play some good ole time tunes outside the cafeteria (2003)

My new friend Tara and I had a good time playing some music outside of the cafeteria. I think this was the time when a curly haired boy that always wore a bandana joined us on the banjo. I can't remember his name though.

Tom Chapin!

Tom Chapin puts on a good show as always! (2003)

This is Tom Chapin on the mainstage. I was actually in the food ticket booth at this time, but I could hear the show from there and It was definately one to remember.

Carolyn Schmid and Tom Chapin In Back of Mainstage AMAF! (2003)

My Common Ground twin Carolyn strikes a pose with Tom Chapin after the show. It was amazing to meet her at Common Ground seeing as she looks almost just like me.