Patrons of the Bowmanstown Diner were treated to an impromptu music show on Monday afternoon when two young musicians stopped by for a meal.

Brothers Cage and Ben Bullard from Faison, North Carolina were on their way to Maine for a show with their father, Brian Bullard, when they stopped for a bite to eat.Staying with family in Little Gap, the boys ate at the diner on Sunday night, where they played their fiddles, banjo, and mandolin for those in attendance.Cage and Ben were so impressive that Bowmanstown Diner owner Rich Wenner asked them to come back the following day."These kids are amazing. I can't believe how good they are for their age," Wenner said.Cage, 10, plays the fiddle, banjo and guitar. Ben, 8, plays the fiddle, mandolin and guitar. Cage has been playing instruments since he was 5 and Ben has been playing since he was 4. Brian also plays the upright bass and their mother, Elaine Mejia, plays the guitar. Occasionally, the entire family will play together.The boys ate their breakfast and then played a selection of songs, both together and individually, for the diner customers. Each song was met with applause.Ben and Cage also visited the Bowmanstown Diner last year when they were in the area for the Kutztown Folk Festival, and have found their own reasons to keep coming back."We like coming here because the people are really nice and the food is awesome," Cage said.Joe Herzog, vice-president of the Carbon County Fair, was at the diner when the Bullard brothers played, and approached their father with a request to have them play at the fair. "They sounded great. We'd love to have them as a musical act," Herzog said.Brian replied that if the kids' busy summer allows for it, they will play at the fair. "Schedule-wise if we can fit it in, we'll have them there. It would be an honor," Brian said.The boys have been traveling the east coast for the past three years, playing at various festivals and competitions.Some of the places they have played at include Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Virginia, and Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut. Cage and Ben even got to play "Happy Birthday" for Charlie Daniels in Wilmington, North Carolina.The Bullard brothers' bluegrass music may take them to many different places, but their father says they will be sure to stop by the diner whenever they find themselves in Pennsylvania. "We love coming to the Bowmanstown Diner."There's meals here that we can't get back home and the people are very kind. We appreciate playing at places like this. It's special," Brian said.