Clearwater Revival Festival in NY

Subject: Clearwater Revival Festival in NY
From: bbc
Date: 06 May 99 - 05:21 PM

Just got the flyer in the mail today for the Clearwater Festival. It's always the weekend before Old Songs--this year, June 19 & 20th. It's going to be in Croton-on-Hudson, NY this year--about 1 hr North of NYC. The program lists several performers of interest--Arlo Guthrie, Christine Lavin, Tom Paxton, Wild Asparagus, Dar Williams, Tom Chapin, Kim & Reggie Harris, Country Joe McDonald, Magpie,& Nancy Tucker. For further info, here's the website: click here

bbc

Subject: RE: Clearwater Revival Festival in NY
From: Susan of DT
Date: 06 May 99 - 07:53 PM

The Clearwater Festival puts politics first (peace, love, ecology...) and music second, so if that is your interest, go and enjoy. If music your primary consideration, there are better festivals to go to. Such as Mystic Sea Music festival (Mystic CT) the week before and Old Songs (Schnectady NY) the weekend after.

Subject: RE: Clearwater Revival Festival in NY
From: Susan A-R
Date: 06 May 99 - 10:20 PM

I went to Clearwater about ten years ago. The festival was great, very well organized and lots of good music. What I will never forget waiting for the bus back to the parking lot and having Pete Seeger stand and sing with us for the extent of the wait. He just kept appearing different places with pick up groups of singers. It was amazing. I also got to hear John McCutchon, the Clancy's, Bright Morning Star, Tom Paxton, Guy and Candy Carawan, Pat Humphries . . . Dunno, but the music and the politics both were fine. I had my cake and ate it too.

Unfortunately this year I have a gig on the 19th doing civil war stuff. Ah me.

Susan