The high, lonesome sound of Bluegrass music seemed to be coming from all directions Saturday night at the Bluegrass Festival in Henderson in rural Pike County

The covered pavilion was the gathering place for those who just enjoy listening to bluegrass music being play.

All the grounds were packed with RVs and travel trailers among which pickers and grinners were making their own bluegrass music.  And, those who don’t pick or sing were just sitting back and enjoying the music.

Perhaps, no one was enjoying the music and fellowship of the Henderson Bluegrass Festival more than Coby Carlisle.

“This is my first time being in charge so I’m glad it’s going so good,” Carlisle said. “I had a lot of help and everything seems to be working as we had hoped. Everybody is having a good time and the music couldn’t be any better.

Campers filled the grounds and, “perhaps, maybe” there could have been a tent or two but it would not have been possible to squeeze another camper on the grounds.”

Bluegrass followers came from the surrounding states and all around the state.

“Ol’ Rex would be proud. You can’t play bluegrass here in the park without thinking about Rex,” Carlisle said. “For 40-something years, he kept bluegrass being played. It’s up to us to keep it going for him…for us.”