Bluegrass excursion

I took a quick trip to Mountain View with my momma yesterday. We browsed at the Ironworks and then settled on the square with our lawn chairs for some bluegrass music. People who like to play just show up and play. Several groups play at the same time on the square, each with a small crowd. The first group we heard consisted of a rhythm guitar, stand-up-bass, mandolin, another rhythm guitar, and banjo. Two of the players had additional instruments with them, so they would switch out depending on the song. We took a break for dinner, and ate a rack of ribs at a weird little place a half-mile north of the square. When we went back to the square, I couldn't find a place to park. We drove down some side streets and found a small park where even more groups were playing music. We found a group that had a hammered dulcimer, stand-up-base, rhythm guitar, and a family of four small kids with instrument cases arriving. Soon, the three oldest kids (~12, ~10, ~8) had their instruments (fiddle and two mandolins). That group played the best classic bluegrass I've ever heard from a non-professional group. Ever. Those kids were absolutely amazing, and even more so that they were cloggers as well. Their momma was there, and you could tell that it's just their way of life. She wasn't playing an instrument, but you could tell that she could probably play anything she wanted to play. She also clogged a bit during a particularly festive song. The smallest kid (~6) just hung out with "pawpaw" and played in the dirt.