| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] It's quiet, again........ | | Date: | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 18:24:07 (-0700) | | From: | PHIL CATHEY <BLUEGRASSSERVICES @...com>
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| In reply to: | Message 9176 (written by D. Tannehill) |
I started a bluegrass festival (www.sacajaweabluegrassfestival.org<http://www.sacajaweabluegrassfestivalorg/>;) 5 years
ago (as a schedule C non profit so if you go bust the courts will forgive your)
and we will have our 5th in June at Sacajawea State Park at the confluence of the
Columbia and Snake river in Washington state. To help get volunteers I and my
picking buddies started the Mid-Columbia Bluegrass Association and we are now a
federal nonprofit (501c3). We usually get local talent and one bigger band. We do
have a great location and the treasurer is the park ranger and an old snow ski
buddy and fiddle, guitar, mandolin player. We now have about 150 volinteers who
pay for the weekend pass too. I also pay the for weekend pass to help pay for
bands, sound , potties. You could also get vendors to sell stuff and food and
sell vendor space. The only free passes is under 15 years old and the bands you
hire, remember every pass is important. Oh you will need festival insurance and
if you or a vendor sell alcohol the price will be a lot, make sure the vendor
pays all additional cost.
----- Original Message -----
From: D. Tannehill<mailto:ephsmath-phys@cox.net>
To: resoguit-l@elistas.com<mailto:resoguit-l@elistas.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] It's quiet, again........
Well, maybe I can get another discussion going, then.
Boy, throwing together a festival, maybe I bit off a bit more than I can
chew. I got 7 bands lined up, with a headliner for each day. I also have
about 15 time slots to fill, so each band should be able to do 2 sets. We
got RV parking available, but you got to bring your own water, and no
campfires. But we should have some real good pickin' all day on stage and
all night under the awning. We're getting a few vendors to pay for the
porta-potties, and advertising is starting up.
Now the trouble starts. I want to make sure the bands get enough to pay for
gas. I want to make sure we got the best sound available. And the venue
owner wants to make sure she makes money. After listening to a particular
Pine Hill Ramblers song over and over again, I don't think the song quite
covers all the bases.
So, I'll take suggestions from Reso-Land. What would make you want to come
to a first year festival, buy a ticket and all, and a burger, and a bottle
of suds.
Thanks,
Dan (I need a vacation) in RI
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From: <reso-man@comcast.net<mailto:reso-man@comcast.net>>
To: "Resoguit-list" <Resoguit-l@elistas.com<mailto:Resoguit-l@elistas.com>>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:21 AM
Subject: [RESOGUIT-L] It's quiet, again........
> Ok everyone, wake up! We had a productive discussion recently on gig
> bags, and I know I learned a lot, and hope everyone else did also. We had
> an absolutely ***wonderful*** but too darn short video, taken by a friend
> of St. Mike's on a recent trip to Paul Beards facility, that I would've
> PAID to see more of......geez.
>
> I particularly enjoyed watching the look on Paul's face, as Mike put
> Paul's guitars to the use they were intended, even created for. Two
> artists, combining their talents, Mikes skills with playing music, and
> Paul's skills with working wood to create an instrument worthy of Mike's
> playing. I thought that was just awesome!!!
>
> Thanks for posting that Howard.......but it was too danged short!
>
> Happy twangin,
>
> Richie
>
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