Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival

Subject: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Alex
Date: 21 Jul 02 - 03:50 PM

The 8th Annual Lake County Folk Festival is on Sunday August 4th Noon to 7 pm at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich, Illinois (Rte 12 and Rte 22). Garnet Rogers, Tanglefoot, Small Potatoes, Sons of the Never Wrong, Kat Eggleston, Don Stiernberg Trio, Switchback, Sherri Farley Trio, Sandy Alan and The American Academy of Irish Music are scheduled for Main Stage. Theme Stage, Workshop Stage, Dulcimer Stage, Song Circle Tent, LCFC Members Stage and Childrens' Activities Tent. Food, Arts & Crafts vendors. $12/$6 seniors and students/$25 family. See http://thelakecountyfolkclub.org for info.

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: wysiwyg
Date: 21 Jul 02 - 04:23 PM

Alex, my husband and I will have just arrived in the area for vacation a few days before the festival, and his family may have birthday plans for him for this date-- but if not, we'll be there!

~S~

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: Art Thieme
Date: 22 Jul 02 - 06:07 PM

Alex, Good to have you here. All my best to you and Sine!!

Folks this is a grand festival, wonderful folks and I can personally vouch for the superb quality of many of the musical people on Alex' list of performers.

SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG are three of my very favorite people. Bruce Roper singer and guitarist and songwriter comes up with some of the most off the wall but brilliant music ideas you'll ever hear. Knowing my tendency to go only for trad stuff, all I can say is I love these three nuts and their music in spite of their being more clever acoustic pop/rock than anything else. Sue Demel is a dynamo of frenetic non-stop dancing, prancing, song-writing energy with an excruciatingly lovely voice who, if truth be known, I really wish I had known in both the being-acquainted-with sense and also in the Biblical sense when I was 20 years old or so. (But I digress.) Deborah Lader with banjo and other instuments brings a folk presence to the trio that I really appreciate. No other way to say it----- I just love these guys.

That's all I have time to say right at present----but, darn it, Garnet R. is great as are the Little Potatoes Rich and Jacki, Kat Eggleston (wonderful voice--nice body) and Don Stiernberg (better guitar by far than body)I know even the ones I've not heard are tops too.

I hope you'll go if you're in that Northen part of Illinois.

Art Thieme (Alex, now sent me the check.)

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Alex
Date: 23 Jul 02 - 02:00 PM

Hey Art Thanks for the kind words. I agree with your comments on Sons. If you are talking energy on stage you just have to see Tanglefoot - five crazy Canadians (all five sing and play - guitar, fiddle, keys, mandolin and stand-up bass)who leave you breathless just watching them. Garnet Rogers is just the tops in guitar playing and songwriting and his baritone voice is so smooth on the ear. Small Potatoes are personal friends and favorites - pure professionals. Don Stiernberg is one of the best mandolinists in the country and is in great demand as a session player. Kat Eggleston is not only angelic-voiced blonde eye candy, she is a top guitar player (good enough to play in Shinobu Sato's Trio Basho) and a heck-of-a hammer dulcimer player as well. Not only that, but to make all these performers sound their best, we hired Kokomo Sound and Al Watson, the best acoustic sound engineer in the Midwest. Sorry, no check (by the time we pay all these folks we'll be in the pooorhouse). We thought about giving you another "lifetime achievement" award but decided to wait until you had finished achieving. If you can make it up to Lake County, we'll be pleased to comp you in to the festival. We even have an air-conditioned Green Room. Susan, what could be a better birthday present than a trip to a great festival.

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: Art Thieme
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 07:17 PM

Alex, how is Shinobu doing??? He was a great guitar player--and then stuff happened to his hands. When I tried to contact him it seemed he didn't want to talk about it or much else either. Give him my best regards.

Art

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Alex
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 08:44 PM

Shinobu was teaching but not playing. He was learning to play left-handed when the same trouble happened to his left thumb. Last I heard he was seeing a specialist in Spain. If he ever decides to get back on the road he has an automatic invite to play the club.

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 09:27 PM

Susan, what could be a better birthday present than a trip to a great festival.

*G* Peace with his mother (my mo-in-law) and whatever plans she may have made? *G*

~S~

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: Art Thieme
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 10:58 PM

That's very sad. He was not only a good guitarist, he was/is a brilliant and innovative musician. Folks, this thread drift is about SHINOBU SATO.

Art

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: Phil Cooper
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 11:30 PM

Yes, I loved Shinobu's playing. Good guy to travel with, too. And a good line up at Lake County as always (to get back to the point).

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Alex
Date: 25 Jul 02 - 09:18 PM

Thanks Phil. Susan - that was entirely the wrong answer!

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: wysiwyg
Date: 25 Jul 02 - 11:12 PM

I AM the weakestlink!

(Got that harp miked, BTW)

~S~

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 26 Jul 02 - 02:02 AM

Must agree about seeing Tanglefoot. They have just finished their UK tour and we saw them twice. Thay are brilliant! Wish I was heading for Illinois.

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Dan
Date: 27 Jul 02 - 01:59 AM

Can you give us times for Garnet and Tanglefoots performances?

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: Wotcha
Date: 27 Jul 02 - 11:40 AM

Great to hear about the festival on Mudcat ... by the way, will "Shanks Pony" and the Kastles be making an appearance (gotta get in some folks who do some fine chanteys)?
Cheers,
Brian
formerly "South Loop Shantyman"...

Subject: RE: Illinois - Lake County Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Alex
Date: 28 Jul 02 - 05:56 AM

Brian - The Kastles will not be at the festival. Shanks will perform a 20-minute set on the lcfc Stage. Mainstage times are listed on our web site at http://thelakecountyfolkclub.org