August 2008 Newsletter

Well hey there! Isn't summer great? Sun, fun, and music festivals!July started out with a bang, you know, being the Fourth of July and all. I spent a lot of time at the beach with bonfires and fireworks. The really cool thing was being able to see all of the neighborhood fireworks displays in communities along Cape Cod from Plymouth to Provincetown. Stunning, just stunning!

Then there was the New Bedford Summerfest, which was held on the 4th of July weekend. Six stages, countless performers, all for $15 for the weekend - probably the best music deal I've ever had! I was able to meet and speak with musicians such as Brooks Williams, David Jacobs-Strain, and Natalia Zukerman, and also lots of booking agents (funny how they all want to talk with you when they know you're booking a venue!). All great folks, let me tell you, and everyone had a great time.

I also went to the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, which was a major coup... most people who know me know one thing for sure.... Carlyn does not do camping, and if she does, she certainly doesn't do it very well! I did manage to get through it, a couple of minor (or major) meltdowns, but I hung in there pretty well. I think more importantly, the people I was camping with managed to get through having me camp with them! If you were not there, the festival started out wet, very wet, from the heavy rain that blew through. The grounds became a mud pit, and I hate having dirty feet. Worse than that, they were cold, wet, and muddy feet! But we also had a couple of days of dry and warm weather before more rain moved through. I even have "Teva tan" on my feet to prove it! Oh yeah, and my poor little ears got sunburned and peeled - gross! I left late on Sunday morning, before the mini tornado/hail storm blew through, thank goodness. There are some YouTube videos... here's one, check it out.... scary... so, so, so very glad I was not there.

I am so excited about Driftwood Folk Cafe, the new music series that I am helping to run in Plymouth, MA! It is a monthly series with our first show on September 13th, featuring Natalia Zukerman and Trina Hamlin - tickets are $15 and can be purchased here. We are located in Kendall Hall at the First Parish Church in downtown Plymouth. We are looking for volunteers, so if you're interested, please don't hesitate to get in touch! We have booked the entire 2008-2009 season, and are very excited about our lineup. I hope that you can make it out to some shows. If you'd like to be added to the Driftwood Folk Cafe email list, please click here and sign up!

Please stop in to see me at Emack & Bolio's Open Mike Night in Roslindale Village where I am the humble (sometimes not so humble) host every Wednesday night. Our featured performers this month are: Terence Hegarty, Allegra Fletcher, John Gerard, and The Grass Gypsys. The open mike will run until October 29th and then be on indefinite hiatus but I'll let you know when it's up and running again.

Oh, and one more thing before I sign off, I found a few things in my travels through the internet that make me smile and/or laugh (always a good thing). One is a blog by Wendy Layton, who is Trina Hamlin's tour manager, called You Tour Like a Girl. It is chock full of funny pictures and anecdotes, but more imporantly, she posts a lot of videos of Trina performing with the likes of Susan Werner and Natalia Zukerman, sometimes all three together. This video from that blog is my personal favorite, cracks me up something good! (Be warned... there is potty-mouth language in this one.) Another video that makes me smile is one of Anne Heaton with Rose Polenzani singing Anne's new song "Where Your Scar Is"... it's so adorable!

As always, much love and appreciation for your support.....Carlyn

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