I had a wonderful time. I thought the new location was much more spacious, although they seemed to have some bugs to work out with things; somone already mentioned the location of the vendors was not so great, which I thought too.
I thought the room-capacity 'issue' was overly strict, but maybe it will be better next time. I missed hearing the "Beans" because they had a 'sell-out' audience. My Boston friends said there was a rumor going around that some town official was being un-helpful.
I was able to do both shape-note and west gallery workshops - I LOVE west gallery music, and thought it was very good this year. I talked to the guy who leads it and he said there were lots of new faces, so he must have been pleased.
I don't always care for the shapenote "attitude" but this year's teacher was very good and taught the basics and not the affectations (say no more...).
I love the emphasis on traditional folk music; some festivals feature the more commercial stuff that I don't like as well. I spent too much money, ate too much, danced too much, and sang too much, so it must have been a good time. Now my feet hurt.

- melinda from albany who still hasn't bothered to become a member here.