Leland, Michigan is also known as “Fishtown” around here. I suspect that the Leelanau Peninsula is one of the best kept secrets in the world and Leland is another of the reasons why. If you visit Leland, check out the Bluebird Restaurant or the Cove (yumbo!)
Charles Walker and the Dynamites were my introduction to the Rothbury Music Festival. I was backstage and saw Charles Walker walking towards the stage from his trailer before the show. When he hit the stage, he turned into a funk powerhouse. If you get a chance to see them, take it! Here’s a link to their Myspace page.
Everyone at the Rothbury Music Festival was looking forward to this concert with Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead and they didn’t disappoint.
Just one more of the details that made Rothbury fun were these guys walking around on stilts.
The police force at Rothbury was actually a pleasant addition to the festival and added to the unique atmosphere. They were on horseback, friendly and great at interacting with the crowd. It was interesting because they definitely kept things in line but were not threatening at all.
I’ve got more shots of Rothbury coming up this week including pics of the Phil Lesh and Friends concert. Also here’s link to another Rothbury blogger who posted some videos of Rothbury.
As you may have heard by now, Sherwood Forest was just amazing at night. Here’s another of the paths that ran through the forest which was equally impressive. I took this a little earlier when it was dusky and the lights just went on.
JJ Grey and MOFRO were described to me as an up and coming band that I had to see. Let’s put it this way, one of the first things I did when I got back from the Rothbury Music Festival was look them up online and downloaded their music. Here’s a link to their website.
Taj Mahal showed his stuff at Rothbury this weekend and made a huge fan out of me. Here’s a link with more information.
Everyone kept telling me, “You HAVE to see Sherwood Forest at night and get a picture of it.” They were right, think of huge old pine trees decorated and lit up with black lights… yes, it was incredible this is the photo I took although you really had to be there to truly appreciate it.
Trey Anastasio of Phish fame is finally back on stage. After I took this shot, Mike Gordon joined him. Trey seemed very touched by the warmth of the appreciative crowd who were elated to see him performing again. Here’s a link to Trey’s website.
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