WPMF2

The music festival I produce on the last Saturday of July each year has come and gone. It was a resounding success.

This year there was a generator for microphones, and it allowed for a bass guitar for the first two acts, and keyboards for the second. Check out the official blog here, and see below for a selection of photos from the five performances:
The performers from top to bottom are:

1. Elizabeth Lorrey (with Kris Lucander on bass)
2. The Rafters (Miki & Dave, with Glenn on keyboards)
3. Almanac Mountain
4. Vanessa Kafka
5. Abbie Barrett

If you ever get the chance to see any (or all) of these amazing musicians live I highly recommend it. Meanwhile, the 2nd Annual Wyman's Pond Music Fest was even better than the inaugural year's event!

Zero

The only time I have touched my guitar since I moved on May 30th, was that day: when I packed it into my car at the old place, and then unloaded it here at my new place.

:::hangs head in shame:::

On a kick-ass note: my Wyman's Pond Music Fest has five acts, and is only 5 weeks away! Apparently I am destined to have more success as a festival producer than as a performing musician...

Weekly Update

I practiced Sunday and Monday this past week. Not bad...

Also, I did a ton of work on the Music Fest today. Vanessa Kafka had seen a post I'd made about it and sent me a note, and because she has an open date she asked if she could perform! In addition to making my jaw drop, this toppled several dominoes: E-mails back & forth with her (she is going to play as a duo with her guitarist); I sent invites to Dan Blakeslee and Elizabeth Lorrey; I confirmed Christopher Anthony Cote (under his Almanac Mountain moniker); and it reallllly makes me want to have a song or three ready to go by then (July 31st). Another update next week...

Family Fun

I was at my sister's house on Tuesday night for dinner, and to make homemade postcards with my nieces & nephew to send to their cousins' house in California. I finally felt comfortable enough to play in front of someone other than my instructor, and it was amazing. The kids loved it, and I got a lot of encouragement from the adults (my sis, bro-in-law, and especially my brother, who was doing some painting for our li'l sis).

Plus, it felt fantastic.

It was so bizarre! I barely know ten songs, and none of them at a professional level, but I had SO much fun playing for them, and hearing feedback. My first 'public' performance was a success, and I am glad I was able to do it in front of such a favorably-disposed crowd. I am going to work my ASS off so I can put on a respectable show for my musically-inclined friends at the music festival I am producing this summer...