Saturday Market Moments

I do book the Market Stage, but I really have always approached it as running the schedule book for the music community rather than setting specific people on specific dates to make specific line-ups. Frequently this makes for wonderful unintentional coincidences that make the day flow in a special way. Last Saturday's fine conjuction was that most of the performers and all of the drummers during...

Because somehow today I'm not finding words. Markets are rolling along easy and sunny and sweet. Commerce is occurring, conversations are happening, music is playing, food is being gratefully devoured. So here's my favorite pic from last week, Paul Biondi, "Ramblin" Robert Paslay and Brian the bass player having a great time playing bluegrass music. Today, looking for bloggy inspiration, I...

Sometimes Market moments come at the verrrry end of the day. For me, sensory overload has usually set in by 4:15 and that last 45 minutes can be so long. But in the late afternoon the light is delicious and dramatic, and the vibe is mellow. And Saturday Eleven Eyes was playing, definitely keeping me awake and alive and happy. So at 4:45 I was standing on the west side of the stage, and decided to...

Oh, late again with the blogging, I started this last week and never finished it up. Guess I'll blog twice this week... Here goes: Every month, as part of the Market website update, I get out and take pictures of new stuff at Market. The best part about it is meeting bright shiny new Market vendors, and getting to chat about their stuff and how new and cool it is. It's good for me to get out of...

How do you tell the story of the Most Beautiful Day of the Year and do it any justice? It was so complicated getting there, and so wonderful being there... Luckily I've got photos and video to help. There were Adventures in the scheduling side of things during the week that made for some anxious moments, but ultimately made for a great line-up. Not one, but two cancellations during the week...

This is Papa Soul. He took some time away from running Papa's Soul Food Kitchen to come and play with Al Rivers. That expression on his face? That is what Country Fair Saturday is like at the Market. Happy, relaxed, with a touch of blissful. It really is one of the nicest Markets of the whole season. And he and Al sounded just like that looks... That really sums up the whole day. 'Nuf said,...

Some days the stage is just a crazy quilt of styles and people, and this was one of those days. I love when that happens, nobody knows what to expect next, and there's plenty of audio delight to go around! We started the day out with a delightful set of Celtic tunes from harpist Janet Naylor, followed by the kids' set from Rich Glauber who sang lots of oldies like "Side By Side" and "You Make Me...