Folk Alliance – Day 3 (and a half)
I’m having trouble remembering exactly what went on yesterday…all the days are starting to run together as one. We caught some more panels yesterday on various different subjects. Andrew played a private showcase in the afternoon where we had a really great audience of some friends we’ve made here at Folk Alliance. We’ve got some nice pictures from that show. I wandered around a bit to catch some of the official showcases in the afternoon, and I’ve been intrigued by this Swedish all-girl band called Baskery. Pretty crazy stuff.
We had a really cool opportunity to go check out a live webcast on an internet radio station at Memphis’ Ardent Studios…incredible recording studio with some really great space. Andrew’s friends Raina Rose and Cory Branan we’re going some sets for the program. We’re hoping to do a show next time Andrew rolls through Memphis. It’s been really great to meet some of the people who are really on top of this conference. Good guides to the Alliance.
Last night was typically late and always interesting. Andrew managed to catch a last minute showcase at 2am, standing in for one of the other musicians who was sick. This was a cool little deal since it was a round with some of the other cats here. The rest of the night is a bit of a blur. After getting kicked out of the lobby for sleeping on a couch, we pretty much called it a night and got back in the wee morning hours to catch a few hours before heading out again this morning.
Caught a panel or two this morning on management and radio promotion, which were both pretty informative and helpful. Just got back to the hotel after a lovely meatball subway, and Andrew’s doing some practicing and preparing before the big official showcase tonight. I’m really looking forward to that one, and you can bet on some good pictures from that. Who knows what tonight will bring, but we’ll be rolling out early tomorrow morning to hopefully (fingers crossed) be back for Bacchus. We’re getting a little delerious around here from lack of sleep and total immersion in music, but it’s all a good thing. Signing off for now…
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