As a coordinator and performer for the Revival, I am going to stick to the positive end of things. My venue, the Working Waterfront, got about 1500 people on the water in small boats of various descriptions. The Working Waterfront added 2 stages which were both well attended. Both stages were folk within the definition which would apply here at MC. There was also a new stage added, which was a round robin for audience members to join in. This was also well attended.

Considering the bath [in several senses] we took last year, I believe we did well. Next week, I shall be attending the recap meeting to find out how well we did but I do know we broke even for the festival on Saturday. If people wanted tickets that cost about what they did at Mystic, for example, they could have bought in advance. Parking, at $5 per vehicle, was not exorbitant. People could have taken the train and gotten a package admission.

Many, including yours truly, felt we could have charged less or gotten a less "pop" list of performers. On the other hand, we got the audience out and had a chance to get our message across to them. If they are not the basic folk audience, perhaps we ought to ask ourselves what we have to do to get a major folk event in the Hudson Valley which will pay for itself. As a marketer, I have learned that if a program cannot carry its financial weight, the overall organization may have to rething it.

Next year, I am planning to coordinate a juried art gallery for the festival. If any of you artists wish to submit works for jurying, perhaps you can PM me and we will discuss the criteria.