Festival Behavior

Just recently I entered into a debate about a certain behavior, by only a few currently, but growing rapidly, and occurring at festivals all over. That is the dancers who appear at festivals all over the country. These dancers like to get as close as possible to the...

Festival Camping with Kids

It is argued by some that the best way to enjoy a festival is to go with the family. After all, camping in the great outdoors is a favorite American pastime and what better way to spend quality time together than to camp out with the kids. In fact, you can not only...

Festival Checklist

A lot of you long-time CBA members may remember the Festival checklist article that I used to write for the Breakdown every year. I forgot to remind our editor Mark Varner to rerun that article in the Breakdown, so I thought I would take this opportunity to remind you...

Festival gigs!

For working bands, getting festival gigs means a lot. For a lot of bands, most of their regular performances are multi-hour gigs in pubs or bars, where the clientele may be indifferent, or largely absent, playing a room with often horrible acoustics and a club-quality...

Festival hijinks

 Daily Grist–One must remember that the boiling water that makes the egg hard, also softens the potato. It is not your situation life that determines how you handle life’s trials and tribulations. It is your inner strength, resolve, and determination...

Festival T’s (or Festival Tease?)

I know a lot of folks make it a point to purchase a T-shirt from every bluegrass festival they go to, and some of you out there have museum-worthy collections from years and years of bluegrass festivals. I slowed down on my acquisition of T-shirts, because of several...