T'was quite a summer with a nice balance of work and play.
We combined the two on the tail end of our Black Hills vacation in July at the Bighorn Mountain Festival in Buffalo where I was privledged to be among the MC's. Thanks to Paul Jarvis, Gene Sturlin and volunteers for a great festival.
Heard some great music from many bands including Special Consensus,Steeldrivers, Anne & Pete Sibley and The Greencards. Saw the Wiyos from Brooklyn for the first time and really enjoyed their set and workshop. They have a lot of knowledge about many of the performers from the early to mid 20th century playing vaudeville, blues, swing and jazz. One of the highlights of the festival was Pete Wernick's set and his recognition of our men and women serving in the armed forces. He asked all the Veteran's to stand and we thanked them for their service with a big round of applause.
The unofficial end of summer weekend brought 30 bands on 3 different stages to Laramie for the first Snowy Range Music Festival. Enjoyed all the bands I saw, especially Derek Trucks, Carl Weathersby and Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers.
There was a lot of good feedback from those attending. Thanks to Laramie native Carl Gustafson, his crew and Blind Dog Smokin' for staging the event. Hope to do it again next year.
There's been plenty of great new music coming in over the summer and into the fall season. Check out Morning Music weekdays from 9 to Noon for Mark Knopfler, Elizabeth and the Catapult, Wilco, Michelle Shocked and more.
Requests always welcome via e-mail: onair@uwyo.edu
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