A few notes for musicians...
We do this almost every month in a nice non-smoking room full of music friends; there is food and bar service and decent sound. It is a good room, it is not an open mike night or a super quiet folk coffeehouse. We create a night where experienced, inspiring (not 'aspiring') musicians play original, diverse music for people who like to listen to fresh music live. We're interested in original music, variety, and fresh interpretations of classic genres like swing, blues, etc. It's run by us (volunteers) and we hope you'll keep in touch, give us a link, refer us to your music friends, and entertainers. We are not typically paid for playing, most people play for the love of the music...
This is where we share our picks of great bands in the universe, the freshest music festivals, and for those times we can't get out and travel, the virtual web ribbons that connect us through the www.
Just a Few Music Festivals/Events We highly recommend...
Delfest (Memorial Day weekend)-
www.delfest.com my first choice, bluegrass, folk, big names, with a healthy dose of jamband, a stunning site where the whine of the freight trains and the clinkety clink of banjoes bounce off the high stony cliff just across the Potomac River, incredible...
NEPA Bluegrass (5/29)-
www.nepabluegrass.com/ best value - like $35 for the weekend!, local PA bands, jams, friends
Grey Fox (7/16) - Bluegrass/Newgrass in the Berkshires with dance tents & the Red STick Ramblers are there!!! heavy camping...
Floydfest (7/23)-
www.floydfest.com folk, acoustic, worldmusic, jam band, big names, veryeclectic, take a look for yourself
Ashokan (3 summer weeks)-
www.ashokan.org (week long music camps that defy description, you just gotta go there)
Magnolia Fest (Oct)-
www.magmusic.com/ (absolutely fabulous, all the good things about a fest with none of the bad,- the best site, weather, bands, camping, food & fans).Suwannee Springfest (Mar) -
www.magmusic.com/ (we go every year and love the fresh young acts)
A friend of mine from Ashokan, created this new website where you can search a db of festivals by date, geography, or type. Visit
www.festivaltrek.com and if you know a good festival that is not on there, just add it, only takes a minute.