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Fingerlakes Fest 2?

Just floating a trial balloon, here . . . .
Finger Lakes Fest number 1 was a magical (but poorly attended) event last October in beautiful Canandaigua, NY. it was part of the local downtown business groups' Fall festival. We had a great time meeting and greeting old and new cbg friends. The Finger Lakes area is a wonderful place to visit in early October.

The economic pain and swelling are starting to subside enough to consider doing it again.
The date this year would be Saturday Oct. 3rd.

I learned a valuable lesson last year in that I was trying to cram entirely too many activities into a small time frame. Multiple concerts, builder's workshops etc., etc. This year I think I'd dispense with the workshop and focus on one concert event and a daytime sidewalk vendors booth featuring the work of any interested builders.

The question is . . . ARE THERE any builders at all willing to attend, and bring their wares??

Speak now . . . or forever hold your piezo.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) on June 15, 2009 at 3:01pm

just to clarify . . . the parent event -the Fall into Canandaigua Festival was NOT poorly attended.
It was our concert activities that were. Much of it perhaps my fault for the aforementioned reasons.
There was a lot of positives and we set the stage for a more successful attempt this year.

But any builders who elected to come WOULD receive a lot of exposure in a sidewalk arts and crafts type of setting.
Canandaigua is a sort of a resort town on the shore of one of the Finger Lakes, and there are definitely folks with money.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) on June 16, 2009 at 4:49am

egad.

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Permalink Reply by Doc Oakroot on June 16, 2009 at 7:57am

I would be interested in playing again.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) on June 17, 2009 at 6:49am

Great to get some interest among performers!
Frankly though, that's almost always a given.

Not to reignite the old builder vs. player rift but jeez . . .

There's always a consistent handful of passionate cbg pioneers ready at the drop of a hat to pack it all up - drive to hell and gone across the country - for little or no money, just for the pure joy of playing and getting together. God Bless 'em.

But, conversely . . I'm always surprised at the lack of builders who are willing to take the show on the road. Are CBG builders, by definition - all recluses living by oil lamp in dingy uni-bomber cabins?

I'm just sayin . . . .

There would not be a need to amass a huge number of instruments for sale, I'd pick up the tab for a common vendor booth and allow everyone to consolidate and market under the same tent.

Oh well, it is what it is, I guess.