The Cabin Fever Pickin' Party is sort of like an annual Woodstock for the region's shade tree bluegrass musicians. Thousands of banjo players, guitarist, fiddlers, mandolin men and bassists crowd the halls, conference rooms and courtyards of a hotel in Hampton. Jam sessions are happening everywhere you turn. For folks who spend most of their weekends in warm weather months traveling from festival to festival, Cabin Fever represents the start of a season of music. This year's event happens March 6-9. While the event is mostly about casual picking by amateurs, there are concerts by established bands. This year, the wonderful James King (pictured above) is performing. He's the real deal -- a country troubadour with plenty of mountain soul.
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"Cabin Fever Pickin' Party" sounds like the sequel to Eli Roth's horror film "Cabin Fever". Hopefully the pickin' party indicates potential cannibalism. Not as good a title as "Midnight Meat Train", but pretty good anyway.
Yes, a better name for the festival/film would be Cabin Fever Bone Pickin' Midnight Meat Party. I'll forward our suggestion to the organizers. But really, wouldn't that look great on a shirt?
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