30th Year Photos/#40

The stands at a stock car race or football game? 
No, just the biggest dulcimer festival in the world (see #38).  This picture was taken about 1984 when Merla and I were traveling to festivals in the summer - I was still getting started building for a living.  The Evart festival was so very important for me inspiring creativity in both building and playing.  The folks there were so warm and helpful.  I’ll never forget how everyone would come up to Merla and I and talk and talk and talk asking us all types of questions.  We were a little slow figuring out they just loved to hear us talk with our southern Oklahoma drawl.