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Early Musicians

A group of four musicians stand beside a rustic wooden building. Two women have guitars. One man is holding a fiddle and the other man has an accordion.

Rosemary Deuling Collection

In the early days amateur musicians would gather to play at barn dances.

The only thing needed to have a good time was a few musicians and an open space to dance.  Payment was good food and perhaps an occasional drink.