Red Head Express comes to Beech Road

Our friends, the Walkers from Alaska stopped in for a visit during their first-ever trip to Pittsburgh. We fed them fresh local corn and tomatoes, homemade southwest burritos, and a can of cherry pie filling. Beech Road neighbors and some of Kathy’s family brought a whole table full of food, Will made a fire pit in the back yard, and we had a party. After dinner we sat around the fire; and, with the full moon rising, the Walkers took out their instruments. Our guests also just happen to be Branson Missouri’s showcase bluegrass band The RedHead Express. On a brief respite from their daily performances at the Dutton Family Theater they had just finished a show at Nemacolin Woods Resort near Uniontown. Now they were singing in our back yard.We will carry this memory with us forever as will those that joined us for the evening. We were so honored to introduce this wonderful family of bluegrass and gospel singers to our family and friends.

On our way from Nemocolin the Roadtrek broke down so Kathy jumped in the van with all nine of them, their instruments and their travel gear. Will stayed with the Roadtrek that got towed to a garage for repairs. Back at the house Brett found a shop to install four new tires on their van, and then joined in with the evening jam around the campfire.

A memorible moment was when LaRae took out her banjo and gave it a few strums. The young children came running in the room with eyes as big as saucers. She proceeded to let them strum her precious instrument! She showed them how to use the picks and change the sound with holding down strings. Little Abbey wants her mother to buy her a banjo!

There were so many memorible moments: time in the kichen together preparing burritos and corn on the cob, sitting on the porch sharing family stories, lounging in the livingroom laughing at the kids antics, enjoying foods that everyone brought to share, sitting around the campfire listening, tapping along, watching, enjoying and sharing the joy we feel everytime we hear their wonderful harmonies and songs.

How to say, thank you....































Thanks to Maria for having her camera and thanks to Cliff for zipping them to us.

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