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ehind the Silos on Highway 55, separated by the county line, is the Red Rooster stage and roadhouse bar. It’s where bands played this year’s Silospalooza, Oriental’s one-day music festival.

Joe Brown & the Band played for the second year along with Saltwater Gold, Brant Island Strings, and Peace Soldier. Newcomers Dust Parade and Gary Dudley & The Maxxtones rounded out the list.

Joe Brown & The Band.

Most participants in the pizza eating contest were on the younger side, with most under 16 and half under 10. 14-year old Jamie Durham of Bayboro won by eating a full pie (with knife and fork) in 3 minutes and 47 seconds.

Jamie Durham, pizza-eating winner.

Heat kept the audience in the shade until late afternoon, but the evening bands got them on their feet and on the grass to dance.

Dancers enjoying the grass dance floor as Saltwater Gold played.

On the grill: turkey legs and hot dogs.

Brant Island Strings played an early set. The audience preferred to watch from the shade of the trees.

Wilmington based Dust Parade.

An old Silos advertisement leans behind the roadhouse bar.

A few of the younger contenders in the Pizza eating contest. Knives and forks were mandatory; contestants used them in inventive ways.

Eyeing the other contenders.

At Wit’s End, a new business on Broad Street, was at Silospalooza introducing their products.

Saltwater Gold

Cooler evening weather – and lively music – got the audience out on the grass to dance.

The official 2019 Silospalooza shirt.

Listening to Joe Brown and the Band.

Joe Brown on the Red Rooster stage.

The view from the side of the stage.

Posted Tuesday May 28, 2019 by Allison DeWeese