The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #11136   Message #81949
Posted By: Liam's Brother
26-May-99 - 07:25 PM
Thread Name: Your First Time. Be Honest.
Subject: RE: Your First Time. Be Honest.
The first (and only, I believe) Queens College Folk Festival... about 1963. Not a bad lineup... Mississippi John Hurt, Doc Watson, Pat Sky, Michael Cooney + the winners of the talent contest from earlier in the day... that was another fellow and myself. What I really remember was being on an enormous stage and not being able to see anything beyond the blinding spotlights. I sang 2 songs. I think one was Barbara Allen. People applauded and then I walked off. I've done quite a few gigs since then but that was the biggest stage and they were the brightest lights of all.