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The Hemingway Brothers Bluegrass Band
In Memory
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Mon, 27 Aug 2007
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Brian Mason
Let Me Rest At The End Of My Journey.
It has been a very tough year for the Maine
Bluegrass Community and August 9th marked yet
another tragic loss to us all, with the passing
of an icon in Brian Mason. Not to make light or
forget all the others who have gone on and also
deserve praise and remembrance. This combined
with the loss of my friend John Sanborn has hit
particularly close to home. Brian was not only a
mentor but was a friend to us all in the
Mountaineers.We had the pleasure of having him in
the band for 3 years as well as having jammed
with him for many years.His knowledge of
Bluegrass music was beyond compare, as well as
his overall take on life in general. He was, as
many of you who knew him, not without his faults
but there again who among us can cast a stone?
Certainly not I. He had a passion for playing
many types of music and that passion burned in
him till the end.We had the honor of jamming with
him for the last time just this past Saturday.He
was on fire with the fiddle and sang countless
old favorites.The last one being "Ocean of
Diamonds". In this world which is a big ocean
there are many diamonds some polished some rough
but they are all still jewels and Brian was a
special jewel. Although already quite ill when I
asked him to fill in for our fiddler at the Bill
Smith Memorial Festival, Brian said yes . Even
though the site was only 20 min. away from us and
Brian was an hour away he was there first as
usual and ready to "pick"! Today he got there
first again. I hope he is looking up his old
friends and setting up an all night jam ! Our
thoughts go out to Sharon and their 2 kids, and
hope they can find something to help them with
this loss. I hope I can. God please let him rest
as he has reached the end of his journey.
Wilf Clark
Posted 16:17
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