Sunday was a hot day to bring an end to the 38th Great River Folk Festival but when there's so much talent to be enjoyed, you just search out the shade and hope for an occasional breeze. We were blessed with all the above...Recent years's attendance has been decreasing but the talent hasn't. Folk music is such a broad genre that there is music for everyone. Old and young.
This year's songwriter contest was won by a local high school senior no less from Galesville Ettrick Trumpeleau. Amazing new talent.
And the last concert was someone not new on the music scene Claudia Schmidt. Her 40 years on stage didn't disappoint her fans as she performed poetry, Martin Luther King, old and new lyrics sometimes a capella / accompanied by the guitar / dulcimer.
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| Ultrasonic Duo |
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| Harmonious Wail |
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| Take a listen to Barbara Jean |
Barbara Jean hails from Minnesota originally and sneaks bathroom breaks during boring meetings to record her music.
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| Willy Porter has a Leon Kottke style and Barbara Jean accompanies him on Watercolor Sunsets... |
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| Claudia Schmidt shares many moons with us... |
I know I will be purchasing Claudia's new album Evidence of Happiness. The lead song definitely spoke to me since we are the same vintage. Don't think the sound came through so you will to take my word for it that these folks love to perform.
What a full day of wonderful music!
It looks like you had a great time - of course, it's a great festival...how can you go wrong!
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