CMT Blog: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

DL&Q Festival Feels Like Going Home

Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 2:55 pm  |  By: Dailey & Vincent  

Dailey & VincentWe started out in one of my favorite places this weekend — Denton, N.C. — at Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s bluegrass festival. This was like going home for me, seeing and visiting with old friends, along with Doyle and the boys. The promoter said it was the biggest Thursday they have ever had since the festival started many years ago. We did two 45-minute sets. It was packed when we got on stage; the crowd was incredibly receptive and we had fun together. In the middle of our second set, the clouds opened up and it started hailing hard! I MEAN REALLY HARD! Luckily the show was held under a pavilion, so we stopped the show, and Darrin and I went over and sat on the edge of the stage. We took pictures with folks until the storm passed and then finished our show. The crowd was wonderful and brought us back for two encores, plus we sold out all of our merchandise. WOW! What a night!

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