This past Sunday I was called on to be part of a collaboration by the Great Plains Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association (of which I am a member) to present an afternoon of live music. The event took us out of Omaha to the Blair Lions Park Train Depot. I was part of a team of three that assembled the sound system and ran sound for an opening contest of fiddle students, and we then transitioned to three bands performing each one hour sets. There were multiple mentions (and a strong sentiment) that it was so good to finally be together again and listening to music collectively. It had been over two years since any music presentation had been possible due to the COVID shutdowns and other ramifications of that. We were blessed with a gorgeous day and I was glad to be reminded I could actually still remember how to run live sound. It seemed a good time was had by participants and attendees, and we’re all looking forward to regular music events down the road.
