I was informed on arrival that I wasn't on the list to perform 12-1. But, I did get to sound check and we played together to Miss Ohio! What a great experience to learn to ask to hear one's own vocal in the monitor etc. That Gwen was awesome on Viola!!
I got to walk around and enjoy the amazing work of the artists! I announced from the stage that their cool initative of getting a ballot initialled by each artist was very cool, but that the work was so great I was seeking autographs and KEEPING MY BALLOT ha.
Then I returned to our beautiful venue the Meadow! I love the garden walls.... and, I wished I'd taken a snap of the audience once they arrived and settled and in, organically rearranging the furniture... for most of the show there were more guitars on stage than people in the audience lol.
Some would say it was Peter and Gwen Potter that stole the show, and it's true they were professional and fun to listen to... I don't think he minded that I made him a merch table with mailing list and mentioned his CD's for sale for $10 when it was my turn on stage.
I enjoyed Chris's version of the Elizabeth Cotten song Freight Train as the highlight of the day!
My set list
= literally unsayable to drum circle, finger picking
= miss ohio as sing along to drum circle
at 1:38 the sound man turned on my vocal mic!
= love call as sing along with uke play-along and sing-along chorus
electric uke too! but i couldn't hear it in my monitor very well...
I Will Always Love You
it was fun to get a chance to play with Peter and Gwen again to:
If Wishes Were Horses
Not Going Down That Way
She Wore Flowered Dresses
(I also told a silly story about the best party that ever happened in Guelph, when Slaid Cleaves did the backyard house concert ha)
