Here are some of Kerry's (and others') pix from Clifftop in August 2004


John Schwab picks his Gibson behind Nikos's fiddling.

Nikos Pappas plays Portsmouth Airs on Forrest Pick's old fiddle

Kevin Enoch and Kate Brett set up camp.
Here are some familiar faces (mostly) from my part of the world, the Pacific Northwest, and we find them right across the road from my camp.

John Schwab meets Peter Hoover, while Steve Arkin gets caught up with Peter.



Adam Tanner and Taylor Grover take a break from their intense session.


The Brett-Enoch girls, above and to the right, meet Trader Joe's Pound Plus chocolate bars.

Steve Terrill entertains the West Coasters: Sophie, Amy, and Dante.


       John Schwab and Kerry went to Nadine and Polo's camp for a little visit.

    John Herrmann, camping with Polo and Nadine, is bemused by talk of ages.
        Michael Ismerio made the trek from his home in Portland, Oregon but not by
        boxcar this time.

  So, who do you think is having more fun, John Schwab or Bob Carlin?
    Inveterate festival goers, from Sweet's Mill to Clifftop:  Brendan Doyle and Penny.

    Michael brought Sophie over to try out the Bloody Mary's (made with Polish potato vodka)
    at the Hoover Upright campsite.

  
     Then Cathy Fink swung by to try out one of Kevin Enoch's new banjos and serenade some
     of the kids.

     The Brett-Enoch family (minus one) enjoy Cathy's serenade.


Marcy Marxer, looking for a working microphone, so she can
record people for a project for the Smithsonian Institute.

Christian Wig's CD release party, with Whitt Mead on banjo and Andi Ardito on the bass box.
Same lineup, but now we can see Dave Rice on the flattop.  These Ohioans are having themselves a  good time.

    Paul and Gail with one kid in hand, looking for the other.

Andy FitzGibbon helps set up the booth for Smakula Fretted Instruments and surveys the 5-strings.

Jim Bollman already is looking for banjo ephemera even before Smakula's booth
is fully set up.
   Bob and Karl Smakula rest a bit after getting the wares on display.

Clyde Davis, whom we met when he was playing guitar with Joe Thompson, relaxes
at his site, right next to Kerry's -- he had his restored teardrop trailer on display, too.
   Old buddy Joel Shimberg showed up at the Field Recordists' Collective CD party, on the other
side of my campsite from Clyde Davis's crib. It was great to visit with Joel again, after nearly (or
more than?) 25 years.

Also found at the FRC release party, old pals Janet and Rob, ex-Seattleites now living in and
around Weaverville, NC.
Cece Conway found her way to the FRC party, as well.

Peter Hoover watches over the FRC proceedings; the 10-CD joint release
included two that he recorded -- one of Marcus Martin and one of Charlie
Higgins, Wade Ward, and Dale Poe. Learn more at www.traditional-music.com
Getting some air outside the FRC tent are Tolly Tollefson, Rich Hartness, Greg Loux, Lani Herrmann,
Candy Goldman, and Palmer Loux.

David Lynch and Sarah Wilson loiter in front of the Hobo Pie "store" front.
Jim Cauthen visits the Hoover Upright camp (my home away from home) during the CD release
party for Dave Rice's brand new recording.

Ex-buckeye Neil Carroll chats with Randy Johnson while Dave Rice and his
accomplices on the recording project (sans Joe LaRose) hold forth.
Judy and Warren Waldron and Joyce Cauthen wave "howdy" at the Rice party.

I'm losing track of which CD release party this was -- maybe Kenny Jackson's, maybe Rafe
Stefanini's -- it's all starting to blur over -- Cece, Maggie, Gordie and Beckie discuss which
party had the best snacks and potables.
Maxine Gerber and Blanche Stirrat, back at the Rice party, with Neil Carroll and Ira Bernstein in the
background.

Randy Johnson blocks out Neil while gabfesting with Ira.
Jim Nelson and Pat Gill, having a great time midweek.

Steve Terrill, either delivering baking potatoes to the oven or perhaps to the
vodka still.

I don't even remember who took this picture. It was of me with
my camera (Kerry, on fiddle).

Pete Ross, visiting with Cece Conway and myself before we
headed up the hill to see "The Banjo."
Here Pete holds the 1854 minstrel banjo that was purchase the year before, at
a great bargain price, from Roger Sprung.

A side view of the 1854 banjo.
.... and the back of the 1854 banjo.

Jimmy Costa and Mark Campbell, in one of their accustomed places.
Andrew Dunlap, Jesse Milnes, and Andy FitzGibbon.