Picture of the day - July 25, 2005

Robby Spencer Pickin' At The Lincoln Theatre

Today's picture features Robby Spencer thrilling the audience at yesterday evening's Song Of The Mountains show with his trademark clawhammer style banjo pickin'. Robby was backed up by the VW Boys (Tim White, Larry McPeak and Dave Vaught), who also played the "straight men" for his ever-present down-home humor. Robby Spencer is quite an interesting guy. As a child, he gave up on the piano and lost interest in music after just six months of lessons, only to regain it as a teenager after being inspired by an old Carter Family record. He soon took a keen interest in Grandpa Jones' drop-thumb clawhammer banjo style, and he eventually had the good fortune to wrangle a lesson from Grandpa himself. Today, Robby's mastery of the banjo would make Grandpa proud. He combines his always masterful pickin' with a unique way of telling corn-pone jokes for a very enjoyable show indeed!  Song Of The Mountains is a wonderful concert series showcasing the region's amazingly talented Bluegrass and Old-Time Music performers at the beautifully restored Lincoln Theatre in downtown Marion, Virginia. A collaboration of the Lincoln and Blue Ridge Public Television, Friday and Saturday nights' Song Of The Mountains performances were taped for broadcast this fall on several PBS television stations.   Picture Of The Day Homepage | Submit a photo Interesting Articles