Do You Have a Happy Troupe of Co-Creators? {Aesthete Aperture}

Hey, Everyone, this is Susie deVille, Founder & CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute. In today’s episode of the Aesthete Aperture, we are going to the Ugly Dog Pub in Cashiers, NC to watch some amazing musicians play bluegrass music. The band, Silly Ridge Roundup, is comprised of Carter Giegerich, David Goodrow, Knight Martorell, and Smoky Waddell. Dan Chapman has a guest appearance in one song, playing the washboard.

As you will see, these musicians clearly love what they are doing — making music together on a rainy, Sunday afternoon — and giving those in the audience the precious gift of songs filled with joy and deep expression, while leaning into each other’s abilities to round out their own. I think we ALL need a band — a high council of chums with whom we create on a regular basis. People who push us to keep going, to reach higher, and to continue exploring the next rung of our talent. Friends who will grab you by the collar and lift you when you’ve fallen and refuse to leave you on the field.