I never exhibit. I dn't have anything to put on a table. I don't even have a guitar to take down and play this year! I have my mandolin and my wife has her guitar....
Officially, we host a "showcase" of groups and players. it's something we've been doing for a while, and since I wrote the story of how it came about to someone who asked if all the groups/players had to play a "Proulx", yesterday, here's a copy of the response.
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Our showcase evening is Tuesday, beginning a 11pm or so. The bands, and
the players in the flatpick showcase don't have to be playing my stuff.
In fact, there are only two players in the flatpick showcase that do(and
none in the bands, methinks), and one of those players may not be able
to make it due to a scheduling conflict.
The showcase thing began for us in Louisville because we always had our
door open, and being an all-suite hotel, a person couldn't tell a
showcase room from another's. With so many friends dropping-in to jam,
some bands began asking if we did showcases, and after the 3rd or 4th
such inquirie, Jenny decided that maybe we should, to help out. These
were bands that weren't on anyone else's showcases, and they were
working the floors, trying to find someone to let them play. So, Jen ran
to the nearest Kinko's store, printed up a schedule for that evening, I
borrowed chairs from every friend's room I could and set them up, and we
had a showcase. It worked well!! So well(at times we counted over 50
heads in a standing-room-only room!) that we decided to do it again the
next year. That first years was 2003, and we're still at it, and we
still try to help bands or players out that aren't quite 100% Bluegrass
mainstream, or haven't quite broken-out yet.
It's a blast to do, doesn't cost much, and keeps us in touch with a lot
of good folks.
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But the bottom line is I'm a fan of the music, and the people, and would be there even if it weren't for any official reason <g> I can be found playing into the wee hours in some hallway or suite the entire week....
Tim will likely report back with photos. He has a booth again. Me, it's a play week.....
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