CHIRP

Concerts Happening in Ridgefield Parks, or CHIRP, is a free Tuesday and Thursday evening series of concerts in Ridgefield's Ballard Park all summer long. 

I usually sit a distance from the stage.  The sound system is great, so I can hear well, but being a distance lets us talk and lets the granddaughters play without disturbing the more serious concertgoers.

A week ago there was a performance by Hot Club of Cowtown, a three member band from Austin, Texas.  Their music has been described as "western swing fused with swing and gypsy jazz." A woman fiddles, a man plays a guitar and another man strums an upright bass.  They all sing.  Terrific!

A young man, an older man and a dog passed in front of us and paused to watch for a while.  I took a photo but felt like putting it through a watercolor program.  Here it is.