{"id":14881,"date":"2015-08-06T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T17:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=14881"},"modified":"2015-08-06T13:54:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T17:54:27","slug":"sharing-music-crowdstyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2015\/08\/06\/sharing-music-crowdstyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Music, CrowdStyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Grey<\/a><\/p>\n

Musical experiences come in all moods and models.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s solitary, mindful listening. Therapeutic listening. Joyous listening. Then, there\u2019s the music festival experience.<\/p>\n

Sharing your favorite music outdoors with several thousand people is a whole different ball game. The communal joy is a great distraction from the weather \u2013intense heat or pouring rain- and there\u2019s something so infectious about enthusiasm. Kids dancing. Parents and old hippies swaying to the music, hands waving in the air. Hello Woodstock, 1969!<\/p>\n

This was my flashback last weekend at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival<\/a>, held annually in Oak Hill, NY. Some of you may think of hay bales and the Beverly Hillbillies when you think of bluegrass, but think again. The genre has changed \u2013 a LOT<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The highlight of my weekend experience was seeing the Hillbenders perform \u201cTommy: A Bluegrass Opry\u201d<\/em> on the High Meadow Stage of the Grey Fox Festival. My photos from backstage were blurry because I couldn\u2019t stop moving to the music, but this YouTube video captures it pretty well. Be sure to check the end of the video \u2013 the rain was pouring down in sheets, but the crowd just WOULDN\u2019T leave! It was epic. Be sure to watch at about 11:30 when the rain begins:<\/p>\n