Playing for a crowd of all ages

Heart Pine played concert, entertained audience at Andalusia in Milledgeville during annual gathering

Fall was in the air Oct. 2, when Andalusia hosted its annual bluegrass concert. The front lawn was full of people from all walks of life who were content to sit on the grass or in fold-out chairs and listen to traditional music reminiscent of eras gone by.

Bluegrass band Heart Pine returned this year, and played old favorites such as “Little Maggie” and “I’m Using My Bible for a Roadmap” to an enthusiastic crowd. Heart Pine have been playing together for around five years, and each member lives within twenty-five miles of each other. The group was brought together by their love of bluegrass and they greatly enjoy playing music together.

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Members of Heart Pine, from left, guitarist Andy Adams, upright bass player Jason Love and banjo player Lynn Dugger play some of their bluegrass favorites at Andalusia on Oct. 2. The crowd danced to songs such as “Little Maggie” and “I’m Using My Bible for a Roadmap.”

“It’s awesome, very professional. It takes very little rehearsal time,” said upright bass player Jason Lowe.

The band members each have their own careers aside from playing music, which they find can sometimes make it hard to get together.

“It’s big fun, but we don’t get together as much as we used to,” said banjo player Lynn Dugger.

Individuals clapped, danced, enjoyed the atmosphere and sang along to the band’s nostalgic tunes in an environment even non-bluegrass fans could appreciate.

“I really liked it,” said senior theater major Nic Marrone. “I don’t like bluegrass music necessarily, but I liked the environment.”

This year’s event was widely publicized on Facebook and attracted locals as well as students who are interested in the bluegrass genre, such as sophomore theater major Amy Carpenter.

“I like folk and bluegrass music, so it was cool that this happened in Milledgeville on this awesome day,” Carpenter said.

Food was provided in the form of home-cooked hot dogs and hamburgers, but people were also encouraged to bring their own picnic-style “fixings” and to just have fun.

“I think this is our biggest turn out so far,” said Executive Director for the Andalusia Foundation Craig Amason. “It’s a feel-good kind of event, and a great opportunity for people from the area to come to a place that they’re familiar with.”

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