George and Kay took us to see Oakridge, which was a USA Government facility during the 2nd World War where scientists worked on developing the atom bomb. It was secret, hush hush and not even the locals knew what went on there. Terry may well write more about it. He wanted to see it and has now ticked one more place of interest off his list.
We had supper at Cracker Barrel, before heading off to Loudon to the Fiddler's Convention to listen to the concert. It was a great show and we all enjoyed some good bluegrass music from three bands.
Saturday
George and Kay were busy, so we did some shopping on our way back to Loudon. The Fiddler's convention competition was in full flow when we got there and we caught the banjo class followed by buck dancing, junior fiddle and mandolin catagories. Some very talented players put on a good show. The evening was the band competition and we listened to some excellent bands, before leaving at 10pm. We listened to the rest on the radio as the local radio station was broadcasting it live. The last band finished at 11.30 - me being safely tucked up in bed by that time.
There were 13 bands entered and the compere said that they were going to have to have a two day competition instead of one day if the numbers of entrants keeps rising. There is some talent in this area- some very young kids - 12, 13 who were incredible and a good few teenagers. There was a lot of interest in a band from Australia who came 2nd. The blokes had to speak really slowly so the Americans could understand the lingo. 'G'day y'all' sounded really strange. All in all, a very good day.Sunday
Rest day. - at least for me, Terry has washed the truck and the trailer and made me feel tired just thinking about it. Tonight we are going to church with George and Kay, followed by supper at Shoney's. yum.
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