Jonathan Reinhardt
May-01-2004, 7:39pm
Was involved in a local festival today (couldn't get to Mandofest), so am interested, as I'm sure many others are.
This little festival was great - several mandolins, One standout was Micah, a Rabbi who rocked. Think Krishna Das in Hebrew.
When I think about it all, it was a wild potpouri - Mayday with a farm community, Mummers play, maypole dancing to Cajun (Hero Two-Step with my Cajun band accordianist, Linda, and our friend, Eric. on a National 6-string). Micah's very Hebrew set, and even a mandolin/mandola player who serves on the HMS Bounty leading us in a wild ride of sea songs. "Way haul away...." We got to dig deep in our folk-psyches for these (singalongs).
I had a wicked good day - played the A, F, and resonator. Was Jester in the play and ran sound for post play music.. Played the blues with my old buddy Gabe (5 string guitar - mandola with a bass string) to kick off the sound stage and went into the audience and did a 'Dick Dale walk thru' with the F to end the afternoon - a sweet Roger Miller tune. (Yes, he had some.) Jams after evening meal were amazing - whole new set of people and we found extra energy. Closed with "Crazy" ( and that lovely Cmaj7) in honor of Willie - his birthday was yesterday.
So let's have a Mandofest report.
This little festival was great - several mandolins, One standout was Micah, a Rabbi who rocked. Think Krishna Das in Hebrew.
When I think about it all, it was a wild potpouri - Mayday with a farm community, Mummers play, maypole dancing to Cajun (Hero Two-Step with my Cajun band accordianist, Linda, and our friend, Eric. on a National 6-string). Micah's very Hebrew set, and even a mandolin/mandola player who serves on the HMS Bounty leading us in a wild ride of sea songs. "Way haul away...." We got to dig deep in our folk-psyches for these (singalongs).
I had a wicked good day - played the A, F, and resonator. Was Jester in the play and ran sound for post play music.. Played the blues with my old buddy Gabe (5 string guitar - mandola with a bass string) to kick off the sound stage and went into the audience and did a 'Dick Dale walk thru' with the F to end the afternoon - a sweet Roger Miller tune. (Yes, he had some.) Jams after evening meal were amazing - whole new set of people and we found extra energy. Closed with "Crazy" ( and that lovely Cmaj7) in honor of Willie - his birthday was yesterday.
So let's have a Mandofest report.