fiddleronvermouth wrote:Hey, Jack! how was the festival? or whatever it was?
The one up here was wicked.
(Kerri)
It was a world music camp, and it was great! I was in Diddlydiaville (camp 1) and had a good few tunes with my pals from the area as well as some folks from other areas. Kevin Crehan and John Skelton were in attendance as well. We played tunes and sipped on concertina player lubricant until the wee hours every night. There was also greek, balkan, breton, and english dance and music in our camp, as well as a chinese orchestra.
If you wanted a break from the diddly-di and were hankering for middle-eastern dance and music you could go to the next village about a quarter mile away called Larkistan (camp 2) and watch belly dancers and listen to some great music, or you could visit the Greek Rebetika tent and hang out until the last bus comes. One of my favs was to go to Flat Camp, (camp 2) and hang out with the French trad musicians and go to their dance. There was also american folk and other european folk music out there. (about a half mile away) Buses connected all the villages. (camps) Each one had a 24 hour outdoor fire and cafe.
The whole thing was located in the coastal redwoods near Mendocino CA and the site was built in the 30s with cabins, firplaces, dining halls, and dance halls. There were two dances held every night in each camp. It's a world music and dance cornucopia full of anoraks and weirdos like me... as well as an occasional normal person here and there.
Lark Camp
