Help: Questions for festival goers

Subject: Questions for festival goers
From: Dale Rose
Date: 04 Dec 00 - 11:10 PM

A college student recently asked me for help on an assignment she has been asked to write. I would surely appreciate it if some of you festival goers could help her with some of these questions. She says no time pressure, but that was before I let it lay in my box for over a week! Thank you in advance for any help you can give her. She asked specifically about festivals in the Ozarks, but I am sure that some of her questions would apply to other regions as well.

The focus in on bluegrass music in the Ozarks, and particularly the sub-culture of music festivals.

I was wondering if you would be willing to give me some more insights on your own experinces, seeing the music evolve and festivals become popular. Feel free to write as much or little as you want, no time pressure! Here are a few questions to get things started...

How did you come to love and play the music you do? How would you classify that music?

Why do you think bluegrass and/or folk music festivals are so popular? What draws the people? Which ones do you attend regularly, which are your favorites?

How do festivals differ from one another? Does a festival in the Ozarks differ much from anywere else? How is the region/land important to the festival and festival goers?

What is the typical bluegrass festival goer? Are there divisions/discriminations of age or where people come from?

Subject: RE: Help: Questions for festival goers
From: Brendy
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 12:34 AM

Don't know if this will help, Dale, but try here, here, - here- www.ozarkmtns.com/foliage, (although, this particular one seems to be off-line at the moment), and here

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Subject: RE: Help: Questions for festival goers
From: Brendy
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 12:37 AM

Try that again. http://www.ozarkmtns.com

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Subject: RE: Help: Questions for festival goers
From: Tig
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 10:34 AM

Would love to be able to help but have one major problem ...Where are the Ozarks????

Subject: RE: Help: Questions for festival goers
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 10:47 AM

The "Ozarks" is a mountain area in southeast Missouri and Arkansas in the US. She needs to get a hold of Lynn McSpadden, of McSpadden Dulcimers in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Yes, he is famous, but yes, he is a VERY nice, helpful man. He goes to more festivals than you can shake a stick at, and he lives and works in the heart of the Ozarks. I haven't looked, but I am sure McSpadden has a web site.......and that Lynn would answer her. I guess I'll go look for a blue clicky.

Subject: RE: Help: Questions for festival goers
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Dec 00 - 10:53 AM

Yep, they do, complete with a "contact us" clicky at the bottom. See McSpadden Dulcimers .