Easy pickin': Bluegrass group performs at local barbecue joint

  • Deirdre Smith, John Smith, Robert Hauth, Dennis Helmreich, Robert Smith and Mike Harrison pose at G Brand BBQ in Crawford. The bluegrass group hosts “jam sessions” at the restaurant every Thursday night. (Shannon Moran/Oglethorpe Echo)
    Deirdre Smith, John Smith, Robert Hauth, Dennis Helmreich, Robert Smith and Mike Harrison pose at G Brand BBQ in Crawford. The bluegrass group hosts “jam sessions” at the restaurant every Thursday night. (Shannon Moran/Oglethorpe Echo)
  • Robert Hauth poses with his fiddle at G Brand BBQ. Hauth said his bluegrass band is like a second family. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Robert Hauth poses with his fiddle at G Brand BBQ. Hauth said his bluegrass band is like a second family. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • Deirdre Smith plays the bass and sings a bluegrass tune with her band. The group performs at G Brand BBQ in Crawford every Thursday night. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Deirdre Smith plays the bass and sings a bluegrass tune with her band. The group performs at G Brand BBQ in Crawford every Thursday night. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • Robert Smith strums his mandolin at G Brand BBQ. Smith and his bluegrass band improvise and take turns playing the lead. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Robert Smith strums his mandolin at G Brand BBQ. Smith and his bluegrass band improvise and take turns playing the lead. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • John Smith plays the guitar with his band at G Brand BBQ in Crawford. Their performance was met with applause. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    John Smith plays the guitar with his band at G Brand BBQ in Crawford. Their performance was met with applause. (Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo)

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    A bluegrass group nestles into the corner of G Brand BBQ in Crawford every Thursday night, and they gingerly pluck the strings of their guitars, …