Ever wondered what happens after the Mt. Airy Fiddlers Convention is done? We all go to Bill and Nancy Sluys' for a big potluck brunch, more jamming, and a sleepover. This after-party has become known as the Bobville Brunch, named after Bill and Nancy's band The Pilot Mountain Bobcats. But AFTER the after-party comes a very beautiful time, when the last of us lingering vagrant musicians can sit and play some quiet tunes on a Tuesday afternoon by the pond while children and dogs frolic.

Here we are playing Mississippi Sawyer, a tune we all know and love. I'll follow this up with a second video where I teach the tune, break down the bowing, and talk about the style.

Aside from being incredible musicians, Bill and Nancy are two of the most important people in my life, and they are some of my dearest friends. Their home and land has been the site of some of the best old-time music you could ever hear over the last three or four decades, and my most lasting memories of the Mt. Airy Fiddlers Convention come afterwards at Bobville. But most importantly, Bobville is my happy place, my safe place, the time when I know I am with friends. When the late nights and long days of Mt. Airy are over, we all take refuge with Bill and Nancy, and for a day (or two or three) release our cares are responsibilities into the loving arms of our community. We all camp and cook and play and eat together, recharge our batteries before the long trips home, and squeeze the last drops of fun that we can from the festival before continuing down the road.

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