Pictures! October 1999

Where were the Cockmans this month?

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October 2... We had a great time at this wonderful folk festival in Mars Hill, NC, though we couldn't stay long. I forgot my fiddle so I borrowed one from Dr. Mack Snodderly. We sang four songs, then had to get home to rest for a busy day Sunday.

October 2, 1999

Bascom Lamaar Lunsford Minstrel of Appalachia Festival

Mars Hill, NC

The Cockmans on stage at Moore Auditorium

October 3... Maiden Wesleyan Church in Maiden, NC.

October 3, 1999

Maiden Wesleyan Church

Maiden, NC

Billy and Ben unload at Maiden Wesleyan

Billy in front of Maiden Wesleyan

October 3... We had a great concert Sunday night, and got to see lots of our friends. But what really made the evening was when George Beverly and Karlene Shea dropped by, along with Maury Scobie. Mr. Shea is my favorite gospel singer, and has been a great inspiration to my family for many years.

October 3, 1999

Meadowbrook Free Will Baptist Church

Black Mountain, NC

David with Karlene and Bev Shea

Mamma, me and Maury Scobie

L-R: Mamma, Karlene, me, Caroline, Bev, and Jennifer

October 8... Old TImey Day! This is an annual event for the Cockman Family. As we stand on the outdoor stage, in view of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, our knees shaking, our fingers numb, our teeth chattering loudly in the microphones, we feel like we are becoming better people.

October 8, 1999

Old Timey Day

Burnsville, NC

The sound man also fills in as a bass player if the band on stage needs it. At least out here he can tell if he's too loud!

Jennifer with my grandmother, Callie King Cockman. Click here to find out about her Cookbook!

The good citizens of Burnsville never feel the need to watch their backs.

October 9... We headed out west to Dallas (west of Belmont) to sing at the 12th Annual Cotton Ginning Days Festival. There we saw our old friend and fellow musician Anthony Scruggs who was running the sound. Also we got to play again with The Shady Grove Band and also Out of the Blue (with awesome fiddler Glen Alexander) from Charlotte. David and Che Hooks provided lunch, and then we all drove to Greensboro to hear Bella Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Glen Duncan, Mark Shatz and Brian Sutton perform at the Carolina Theatre. What a day of Bluegrass!

October 9, 1999

Cotton Ginning Days Festival

Dallas, NC

Our old friend and journalist Terry Shields (formerly of Carolina Camera).

Terry films the Cockman Family for the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Daddy with Cathy Hart, who contacted the Cockman Family to sing at Cotton Ginning Days.

Kenneth Deese (left) and Michael Gabriel (next to Kenneth) enjoy the lunch that David and Che Hooks (right) brought for the Cockmans.

Ben, Michael and David as the three famous monkeys: "See no evil, Hear no evil, and Speak no evil."

Billy as the lesser known fourth monkey, "Smell no evil."

October 10... It got kind of wild at the LEAF festival. It rained all day, but that didn't do much to dampen the spirits at this world event. We were exposed to a huge spectrum of performance music and art, and felt that we were well received. We played at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, and each concert ended with a standing ovation and an encore!

October 10, 1999

Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF)

Black Mountain, NC

The Cockman Family under the big top.

Part of the 1:00 PM crowd.

There was a beautiful view from the festival camping area.

October 15 - 17... We got to sing at our own church Friday night and Sunday morning! All weekend we had special revival meetings. The visiting minister was Bro. Caroll from Manchester TN. The services were phenomenal, and Sunday after church we all gathered to eat a covered dish lunch!

October 15 - 17 1999

Apostolic Tabernacle

Newton, NC

Some natural food to follow some great spiritual food!

Our pastor Rev. Charles Brumley speaking to Bro. Carroll (right)

We ran out of tables, so the kids had to eat off the floor.

October 16... What a beautiful day for a festival! We had a great time all day as Harper and Wansie VanHoy once again opened their campground to music lovers from all over the country. With the Cockman Family was Master Fiddler Robin Warren and guitarist Brian Clancey of Spirit Fiddle, and Country Music songwriter Taylor Dunn, who came home from Nashville, TN for a special concert. Robin is a classically trained "fiddler" who also designs Web pages, and Taylor has written hit songs for Reeba MacEntire, Garth Brooks, and many others.

After the concert we had a surprise birthday party for Harper's granddaughter Lindsay Lawrence, and who turns twenty on the seventeenth. Happy birthday, Lindsay!

October 16, 1999

Fiddlers Grove Fall Festival

Union Grove, NC

Robin Warren and Brian Clancey

Taylor Dunn (left) with me and our friend Claude Hill.

We all had a huge jam session during the supper break.

Jenny works on a little sweater. Or maybe a little shawl?

Wansie and Harper VanHoy

Caroline (left) with the Birthday Girl!

The Bradshaws (L-R): Lindsay, Jessica, Josh, Genie and David

The Barkers (L-R): Sara, Dick, Gerry, Isaac, Rebekah, Seth

The Pooveys (L-R): Robert, John, Ben, Billy, David

October 17... This bunch of rowdy kids really pulled it out of us as we sang for the Cornerstone Baptist Youth.

October 17, 1999

Cornerstone Baptist Church

Cleveland, NC

Our friends the Barbers (L-R): Christian, Susan, Christiana, Charles, and Angel

If you've ever wondered what it feels like to be 6'-7" and on stage in front of a cheering audience, here's a picture from Ben Cockman's point of view.

Daddy (right) with Don Moore, who invited us to sing and who also surveyed the property for Caroline and Kelly.

October 18-22, 1999 -- 1999 World of Bluegrass Trade Show, Louisville, KY

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October 18-22

1999 World of Bluegrass Trade Show

Louisville, KY

October 20, 1999 -- Voice of God Recordings (tour), Jeffersonville, IN.

We got a chance to tour the old offices before they moved to the new building outside of Jeffersonville.

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October 20, 1999

Voice of God Recordings (tour)

Jeffersonville, IN.

October 22, 1999 -- Tennessee Valley Publishing, Knoxville TN

Come see our Aunt Margaret, Uncle Dwain and cousin Elizabeth at their publishing company in Knoxville!

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October 22, 1999

Tennessee Valley Publishing

Knoxville TN