It rained and it rained and it rained. The ground turned to mud and the crowd was committed. We cycled (!) and their was valet parking for us. We were pulled in two directions - ours and theirs - The Red Trouser Guys and Kids Craft Zone, but we got a little bit of joy thanks to amazing Fado (Portugal); Cajun Dance Hall (Louisiana), Appalachian clog dancing (Crooked Road, VA) and Reunion soul.
It was all unbelievably international and spread across four stages, along the great James River with a CSX coal train rolling by and local Phillip Morris as a sponsor - Smoke and Folk, indeed.
