Another Ottawa Folk Festival survived
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o_bunny...he says, blatantly snaffling henrytroup's topic.
I was the sound technician at the Loeb Glebe Hill stage during the day on Saturday and Sunday, and the technician for the Transition stage Thursday through Sunday evenings.
What this means is that I got to meet and work with all sorts of good folks (Heather Dale and Ben Deschamps, Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman, Jason Lang, Jah Youssof, Jimmy LaFave, Kate Weekes, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Oh Susanna, The Good Lovelies, Lindsay Jane, and on and on and on), and to see all sorts of great folks (Carolina Chocolate Drops, Old Man Luedecke, et al.).
It also means that I survived a ridiculous windstorm, worked around some half-broken equipment, and didn't get anywhere near enough sleep. Oh well.
The Transition Stage was an interesting concept. A smaller stage adjoining the Main stage, the performers went on between the main acts, allowing the stage crew time to reset for the different artists. The performers were generally slightly lower profile folks, but still vastly entertaining. It generally worked very well, with a couple of minor hiccoughs.
Next up -- building a bunch of custom cabling in the new Great Canadian Theater Company building.
henrytroup's topic. I was the sound technician at the Loeb Glebe Hill stage during the day on Saturday and Sunday, and the technician for the Transition stage Thursday through Sunday evenings.
What this means is that I got to meet and work with all sorts of good folks (Heather Dale and Ben Deschamps, Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman, Jason Lang, Jah Youssof, Jimmy LaFave, Kate Weekes, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Oh Susanna, The Good Lovelies, Lindsay Jane, and on and on and on), and to see all sorts of great folks (Carolina Chocolate Drops, Old Man Luedecke, et al.).
It also means that I survived a ridiculous windstorm, worked around some half-broken equipment, and didn't get anywhere near enough sleep. Oh well.
The Transition Stage was an interesting concept. A smaller stage adjoining the Main stage, the performers went on between the main acts, allowing the stage crew time to reset for the different artists. The performers were generally slightly lower profile folks, but still vastly entertaining. It generally worked very well, with a couple of minor hiccoughs.
Next up -- building a bunch of custom cabling in the new Great Canadian Theater Company building.
