August 14, 2019. Western Head, Nova Scotia. The Hank Snow Tribute.

Our town is hopping. The Hank Snow Tribute begins tomorrow. The ice in the arena has been covered. Chairs are set up for all the people. Rv's of all sizes have been set up in the big field beyond the Hank Snow Museum. And the parking lots for the Best Western and the arena have many trailers and RV's parked. Fancy cars have been arriving all day and soon will be parked on Privateer Park all along the river. Lots of new people are in town to celebrate the music of Hank Snow. Hank Snow was born and raised in Brooklyn, the town next door to Liverpool. But he left at age 14, never to return. He made a good living with his talents, singing, playing his guitar and writing songs. Eventually he ended up at Nashville and never left. Every two years a festival is held in his honor. All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning the arena will be filled with music: every hour a different group will perform. For $70. you can buy a pass for the weekend and listen to your hearts content. Pretty good price for all that music. Or you could buy a ticket for the day, for $28. I hope the arena will be full. For myself, I will stay away from the crowds. Saturday morning we will go to the Farmer's Market and look at the fancy old cars. We will go to Port Medway for lunch tomorrow. All the restaurants in town will be jammed. This Hank Snow Tribute is a big deal for our little town. People come for all over the US and Canada. I will be cheering from afar but I wish them well.