07.26.06
Falcon Ridge Folk Fest
I realize I haven’t written in a very long time, but life hijacked me. We now have our 3-song CD all done, and I am almost recovered from a very exciting and exhausting festival. One of my co-crew chiefs was too sick to come. She had all of our newly purchased arts and crafts supplies. The festival was very short on volunteers and had moved to a new site. Things were very well run. The new site was set up just like the old site, but there are always things that need tweaking at a new place. I also brought Grandsweetie with me to camp for 4 nights. Rain is always guaranteed at this festival. Sometimes we only get one day of rain, sometimes a quick torrential storm, sometimes off and on the whole weekend. This weekend, we got rain on Friday (a short storm), a torrential rain on Saturday with major flooding and minor sprinkling and dreariness mixed with sun on Sunday. When it’s not raining, it’s usually uncomfortably hot and muggy. Why, you might ask, is this my favorite festival? Well, partly because of the music, of course, and mostly because of the community I have there. This festival attracts lots of other singer/songwriters, and there are lots of opportunities to jam, showcase at campsites late at night, and to network. I brought our CDs, handed some out, and we’ll see what happens now. As a crew chief, I get a pass to go backstage to watch the show, so Grandsweetie and I spent Thurs. and Friday nights back there. Dick came for the day on Sat., so we hung out with him instead of backstage, and Sunday is just too busy to do much more than the Activities for Kids area. Anyway, I’m home now, still not unpacked, and Grandsweetie is demanding my attention, which she’s had little of since we came home. I will write more later. Just one last note on all the help I had with her at the festival. Many thanks to Fyre, Spawn, and many, many friends and crewmembers who made this doable for me. This is a festival I highly recommend to everyone.