Check out the motorcycle sculpture in Rothbury’s Sherwood Forest. It was made from recycled materials and just one of many sculptures on exhibit. Whoever thinks of this stuff is very creative.
Tag: Rothbury Music Festival
Lots of my friends have been asking for more, more, more details about The Rothbury Music Festival this year. So I will give them to you! The best way I can describe Rothbury is “unexpected.” By this I mean, there’s just nothing to compare it to. The whole experience is over the top, maybe that’s why more than 50,000 people attended this year, that’s up about 20,00 from last year.
One example is at the Speak EZ Stage and bar. It’s hidden in Sherwood Forest, in fact, I didn’t even know about it until my son Ryan told me about the stage. The Speak EZ is tucked back in the woods and has a burlesque look and feel to it. Artists perform at this stage with everything from burlesque to experimental art. I took this photo as an impromptu show was being set up for a performing, experimental artist… more on that later, I took photos.
The sky may have been gloomy when the Rothbury gates opened but everyone was there to have fun and at least it didn’t rain yesterday. It looks like we’ll have the perfect Michigan summer weather here for the rest of the weekend.
As I was walking through the festival, I noticed a surprisingly good selection of food and lots, and lots of vendors with some pretty cool stuff to buy.
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.
Tea Leaf Green was another group I’m glad I “discovered” at the Rothbury Music Festival… hey Chris, I think you’d like these guys, they sound like a better version of early REO. Here’s a link to the Tea Leaf Green Website.
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.
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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