"Simpler Times"

Patrick's Wednesday Night bluegrass group had its first "gig" tonight! The official name of the band is "Simpler Times," and they did a great job at the Dickens Mitchener Oyster Roast and Christmas Party (Dickens Mitchener is a real estate firm here in Charlotte - one of the guys in the band is a realtor with them). It was REALLY COLD outside where they played, but a lot of fun -- and the "crowd" seemed to love it. They even made some requests! Our camera isn't anything special, so the sound quality isn't great, but I was able to get a few good pictures and also used it to record two of the songs they played. One is "I'll Fly Away," which shows off their bluegrass talent, and the other is "Tampico Trauma" by Jimmy Buffett (Patrick's favorite, and he sings lead in it). We are going to try to figure out how to upload the videos later, but wanted to post some of the pictures. We had big fun!