Amazing three days at the Celtic & World Music Festival in Sebastopol and a day tramping around the coast in Point Reyes. Some festival photos are now up on my Flickr stream.
Heard many wonderful new (to me) artists - Moira Smiley, Joe Craven and many old favorites - Cathy Jordan's (Dervish) high and clear voice carried a few beautiful ballads that will live long in memory. Moira Smiley's vocal riffs and Joe Craven's improvisations were joyful to watch and hear. Liam Kelly's flute, Tom Morrow's fiddle (Dervish) were perfection & passion combined. Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill continue to enthrall. Aaron Jones & Jonny Hardie's (Old Blind Dogs) harmonies are amazing and the Dogs had David Brewer helping them fill out for their piper who had an emergency - their sets were as good as I remember.
I'll remember Dervish closing the Saturday night concert with Vasen with Josefina's Waltz and Slangpolska for a very long time - as rocking a close out as I've ever seen. Many wonderful memories and some new friends. I'll post some personal highlights eventually including discovering a Macedonian tune that captured my ears and heart.
Search the web for any of these folks and you'll be rewarded with great music - go up to Sebastopol next year and support a GREAT festival.
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