Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — Buddy McClure, far right, joins the jam session of musicians in the shade of the trees at Historic Jefferson College Saturday.

Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — Buddy McClure plays the fiddle and Nancy Shlosman plays the bass during an impromptu jam session during the Great Big Yam Potatoes Old Music Gathering Saturday.

Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — Spectators listened to the sounds of blue grass from the back of their cars in the shade of the trees aT Historic Jefferson College Saturday.

Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat