A soft, autumn breeze swept through rustling leaves of a tall ash tree Saturday, providing the perfect background track to another successful Beanstock Fall Music Festival.

The performer onstage did a Townes Van Zandt cover.  Then, in a voice slightly reminiscent of the late, great Steve Goodman,  David Byboth played one of his own creations, a solemn tune about "takin' in strays of the human kind." 

Something tells me Townes and Steve would have approved.

David Byboth

Spectacular fall camping weather and another interesting line-up of talent greeted acoustic music fans this past weekend for the Beanstock 2005 Fall Music Festival at Coyote Ridge Ranch.  Held every spring and fall in the beautiful whiterock-laced rolling hills just south of Tom Bean, Texas, this event gave North Texans a chance to enjoy scenic campsites and musicians like Tracy Merchant, Victor Andrada and The Transcenders on Friday and almost a dozen performers during a full day of music Saturday.

Jay Johnson was the headliner on Saturday, with Jayson Bales, Jack Hardesty, Ken Gaines and Jason Eady taking turns on the stage from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

The entertainment first got underway on Saturday with David and Christi Hansel at 1:00 p.m., followed by Jim Bush and David Byboth.

Gordy Quist, one of the talented young guns on the Texas music scene, took the Beanstock stage at 4:00 p.m.  Quist knows how to tell the story...and then hitch it to a melody that tells the story, too.

Gordy Quist

For more information and to make sure you don't miss the spring festival, go to http://www.beanstock.org