Janine suggested tickets to the CBC Music Festival.It's been ages since I attended a full day music festival, and I'm always up for original, live music.
She came for the weekend and cooked Rob and me a fabulous meal of steak Friday night, so I uncorked the 1998 barolo I'd been saving. After dinner we lit a fire in the chiminea in the backyard. Perhaps we enjoyed ourselves a little bit too much, as we got a late start to the next day. But it was worth it!
We arrived around 3:00 in the afternoon and left about 10:00 pm, in the chill of the night.
The most dramatic moment of the day was when the concert venue was evacuated due to extreme weather. Laila Baili had literally just finished her set when all attendees were asked to either leave for the safety of their cars or head for shelter at the Budweiser Stage. The rain dumped down in sheets and lightning flashed the skies. A waterfall beneath our feet, as several thousand people waited for the storm to subside.There were three music stages, a kid's stage, and a comedy stage, so always something going on.
I finally saw Buffy Sainte-Marie! This icon is still a riveting performer - she must be in her seventies now and still strong and beautiful, singing anthems of change.
Excellent jazz musicians were the highlight for me, not just the quality of the musicianship but because they seemed to play in the smaller tent to a more intimate, appreciative crowd.
One of the top headliners, Starzs played on the main stage and everyone around us seemed to know the lyrics and sang along to the songs, although that night was my introduction to their songs.
Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar
Charlotte Cardin
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Laila Baili
Elisapie
Stars
Well, I just realized that every band I saw that day had a female lead singer, with the exception of Stars, which had both a male and female lead. Nice.
Also met the host of After Dark, Odario Williams. A very handsome face for radio :-)
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