Getting Down On Loving Farm

Amid the rolling hills of Fleming County in northeastern Kentucky is the little community of Nepton. There, nestled between Johnson Creek and the old Maysville and Lexington Railroad tracks, is a five acre flower farm by the name of Loving Farm.

Loving Farm is growing more than just flowers, however. Marietta Labbato and her wife Perriee Williamson have been cultivating a sense of community since moving here in the early days of the pandemic.

To that end, Marietta (pictured above) and Perriee (below, on right) have converted an old tobacco barn into an event space and gathering place they call the Nepton Warehouse.

This past Saturday they put together a right proper shindig, with the band Hogtown taking the stage in the Nepton Warehouse.

A whole mess of folks turned out to hear them play a mix of old time, bluegrass and mid-century honky tonk.

With all that's going on in the world, it was nice to kick back and share a moment couple hours of good music and good company.

There's just something about music that brings people together, and these guys were good at it.

With both a bass maker and a violin maker in the band, you could say they knew their instruments inside and out.

Altogether too soon it was time for the final song. Had a grand old time, hopefully will see Hogtown here again when the weather gets better.

Even after the music was done, folks hung around for a while visiting and socializing. Slowly they trickled away to make for home until it was only a neighbor's dog and the bass player left, who treated the dog to special encore of 'Miller's Song.'