Thanks Nancy, for making clear the difference between a festival and the Getaway! It is the shared experience of both singing and listening that makes it so special to me. For us non-performers who love to sing or play an instrument, it is a rare opportunity to participate as other than audience, as well as to learn from those who ARE performers. (I even find myself feeling a bit intimidated by shear number of performing musicians who are going to be there this year.) I am forever and always grateful to FSGW for (1)having it; and (2)letting the likes of me show up.

    Dani twisted my arm to get me to my 1st Getaway--I didn't know anything about Mudcat or FSGW--which may be why I have never been particularly conscious of any kind of "Youin's" and Usin's". After that weekend I moved right onto Mudcat (may Dani be forgiven;-). And had I lived close enough, I am certain I would have found my way into the middle of FSGW activities.

    I am sometimes curious about how the infusion of a large dose of 'catters from out of the area has changed the Getaway. I imagine that it has lost something as well as gained by that change.

Hope it doesn't seem like an invasion of the Huns to some.

xxoo,
Janie