Florida Folk Festival, Acoustic Cafe, This Weekend

The state's 59th annual Florida Folk Festival happens along the Suwanee River at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs this weekend, and if you are willing to take a road trip, the incomparable Acoustic Cafe newgrass extravaganza and camping  fest happens in the hills north of Birmingham, Alabama.

The Folk Festival isn't a camping festival (unless you are already registered as a volunteer) but there are campgrounds and motels nearby. Adult tickets are $40 for the weekend, or $20 a day. Kids 16 and under are only $4 for the weekend. The folk festival has neat displays of Florida folk life and lots of country-cookin' food in booths run by various community groups.

I can't say enough wonderful things about Acoustic Cafe. I have seen  some of the finest playing ever there. It is intimate, for music lovers, and family friendly. People LISTEN and players RAGE. Click here to listen to some past sets.

In the past, it's been just one stage, with a second smaller one for sets between main stage sets. Here is a festgrrl post on it from last year. Headliners this year are New Orleans piano maven Marcia Ball, Dread Clampitt, the Red Stick Ramblers, Tennessee Firearms, and the Herb Trotman Band. Tickets are $60 at the gate, and you need to buy a $10 parking pass. Kids 12 and under are free.

Camping is primitive, and you can camp next to your car. There are no hookups for motor homes. They have showers. The picking at this festie is sublime, good thing they have free coffee!

Newgrass-y Tallahassee

Lots of music for string lovers this weekend in Tallahassee!

The super fantastic Dread Clampitt plays Saturday night at the American Legion Hall at Lake Ella, Doors open at 7:30 and show starts at 8. Word is they will play two 90 minute sets. Tallahassee dulcimer phenom Aaron o'Rourke will sit in. Woo-hoo! Cover is $10.

On Friday night, string bands Two Foot Level, Me and The Devil, and Stranger Still play for free at the Krew De Gras on Monroe Street in midtown.

Now this isn't newgrass, but a shout out to Tallahassee singer/heckofasongwriter/wonderful person Grant Peeples, whose album Okra and Ecclestiastes, is climbing up the Americana charts. There's an interview with Grant in No Depression. Grant's CD release party happens Friday at the American Legion Hall. Cover is $10.

A little live Dread Clampitt from a few years back:

Magnolia Fest Was Sublime

Sunny days, cool nights, a full moon, and a ridiculous amount of talent conspired to make the 14th Magnolia Festival at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. a lovely event. The park was full of happy campers, but as is usually the case, it never felt too crowded.

Suffice it to say -- whether on stage or in the campground in the wee hours, these folks were here to PLAY. Standouts were the super-fast picking of Keller & The Keels, Cornmeal, the transcendent Dread Clampitt-Tornado Rider late-night jam on Saturday night, the slow and easy Seven Walkers set, Wet Willie's rocking vocals and cool sax, the super loose Donna The Buffalo family show Sunday night, and Joe Craven, a unique performer with a big heart.

There was a lot of talk about this being the last Magnolia Fest, and a lot of folks have been asking me about what's next. That remians to be seen. Founders Beth and Randy Judy are transitioning out of their role as main producers. We're all so grateful for the fatastic events they've put on all these years, starting back with Big Cosmo's Sunshine Daydream.

Paul Levine anad Lyle Williams (of Bear Creek Music & Art Festival) are taking over for the March 2011 Suwannee Springfest, and they have already announced that The Avett Brothers will headline.YES!

Paul and Lyle have excellent taste and new energy, so I'm thinking it's all going to work out just fine.

I'll post some Magnolia Fest videos later, but in the meantime, here are some pics from the weekend!

Joe Craven plays the jawbone

Peter Rowan with Keller & The Keels

18 South Rocks It!

Scramble Campbell paints Joe Craven

Peter Rowan tells it like it is

Sam Bush plays with Dread Clampitt

Dread Clampitt Film Premieres in Panama City

(This video shows Dread Clampitt live at Magnolia Fest.)

Back From The Dread, a documentary about the fine band Dread Clampitt from Walton County, premiers at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City this  Saturday night (Oct. 1)

The film starts at 6:30 (Central time), lasts about an hour, and then the boys from Dread Clampitt will take the stage. It's a BYOB kind of party, and expect a big ole Dread family affair.

Filmmaker Kris Wheeler  followed the four-man band from 2005 to 2007 as they hit the road and played Gulf coast bars. The film - co-created by Wheeler and filmaker Wayne Franklin -- is illuminating and personal, with really strong performances by the band.

If you can't make it to the Panama City show, here's the link to buy the DVD. And while you're at it, pick up the band's fine CD, Learnin to Live, which features Newgrass Godfather Sam Bush shredding the fiddle in ridiculous proportions! You can catch Dread Clampitt playing at Magnolia Fest. The schedule isn't online yet, but Dread will be playing numerous times during the weekend, including the late night set Saturday in the Meadow after Tornado Rider.

The "Back From The Dread" premier

A few lucky Dread Clampitt fans got to walk the Dread Carpet last night for the premier of a new documentary, "Back from the Dread." at Seaside Repertory Theatre in gorgeous Walton County, just west of Panama City.  Filmmaker Kris Wheeler (in video above -- not sure why it's black, ust hit play) followed the four-man band from 2005 to 2007 as they hit the road and played Gulf coast bars  -- and, as their reputation for fine musicianship and kick-ass shows increased. The film - co-created by Wheeler and filmaker Wayne Franklin -- is illuminating and personal, with really strong performances by the band. Can't wait to see the full production which will  showcase Oct. 1 at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City Beach.

Here's a description of the film from the Back from the Dread Facebook page:


" From 2005 to 2007, Kris Wheeler chronicled the band Dread Clampitt as part of his first feature-length documentary project, Bayou Country. To truly do justice to the stories of those connected to this film, Kris decided to divide Bayou Country into multiple companion projects. Back From The Dread is the first of those to be released, and is a joint production with friend and fellow filmmaker Wayne Franklin.

Back From The Dread brings into focus the challenges of pursuing success on your own terms, the difficulty of classifying the band’s sound, the wear and tear of the road and the ever-present battle to avoid the record store’s “speed bin.” These early years in Dread Clampitt’s journey are captured through a series of entertaining and behind-the-scenes interviews with band members, highlighted by live performances at the Acoustic Café Music Festival (Hayden, AL.), the Funky Blues Shack (Destin, FL), The Grey Eagle (Ashville, NC), Magnolia Music Festival (Live Oak, FL), WDVX Radio (Knoxville, TN.), and Workplay Theatre (Birmingham, AL). Back From The Dread also features a special quest appearance by the band’s friend and mentor, Duke Bardwell, a former bassist for Elvis Presley.

As with most bands, the lineup and musical style of Dread Clampitt continues to evolve. This film is intended to pay tribute to the band’s history, and is dedicated to all the loyal supporters and fans of Dread Clampitt — past, present and future."

The film was followed by a raging live performance by the boys. A great time with a great band!

The Dread Carpet Saturday

The picket-fence environs of upscale Seaside, Florida will be invaded by music freaks carrying 40-ouncers covered with paper bags (redneck coozies) Saturday night for a very special event -- the premier of a documentary about Newgrass pickers Dread Clampitt. The sneak preview of the documentary, "Back From the Dread" will be followed by a live performance by Dread Clampitt. It's $20 and all takes place at the Seaside Repertory Theatre, which is a very small and intimate venue with great sound.

Oh, and I forgot to mention -- besides the 40-ouncers, they'll have boiled peanuts.

Dread Clampitt came out with their new CD this summer, Learnin' to Live, which has Sam Bush playing on it. There are some great gems on the CD, including "Lord let these chest pains be heartburn from Saurday night," the hippie anthem, "Sisters and Brothers," and a steppy dance number by former Elvis Presley band member Duke Bardwell called "Bayou Country." These are songs Dread Clampitt has been playing at their great live shows for some time, it is lovely to have them recorded. Here's where you can get Learnin' to Love.

Thanks, Magfest!

The fine folks who put on Magnolia Festival October 21-24 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park are giving students a giant break. The new special student ticket for four days of festing and camping is just $75 -- that's compared to $175 at the gate. It applies to students age 13 and up, and you have to have a valid student I.D. to get in. If you don't have the I.D., you will have to pay regular price at the gate.

They've also extended early bird price -- $125 ($147 with fees included) -- through September 1. The lineup this year is really excellent. Here is my earlier post about the lineup. Since then, they've added Newgrass pioneer Sam Bush and his band. Basically, some of the finest string musicians in the world will convene at Magnolia Fest for four days in the finest weather we get all year. Bring your Halloween costume and your pumpkin for carving and let's get witchy, y'all.

Florida Folk Festival, Acoustic Cafe this weekend

The 58th Florida Folk Festival takes place in White Springs. This is a state-run festival, and you can only camp if you have signed up to be a volunteer. There is a campground pretty close by along the Suwannee River, however.

Headliners are Mel Tillis and Billy Dean, Michael Johnathon, and Ben Prestage. Tallly performers Doug Gauss, The Mayhaws, Frank Thomas, and dulcimer phenom Aaron O'Rourke will be there. Lots of cool folk demonstrations, foods, and a cool Seminle camp. Bring 'yo hand fan, your swimming suit and a bike... it's a warm one during the day.

The incomparable Acoustic Cafe outside Birmingham happens this weekend, with Sam Bush, Dread Clampitt and Tornado Rider headlining. This little festie is a real treat. Small crowd that really listens, stellar players, beautiful area in the mountains. They've moved to a new site this year. Seriously worth the drive. They only have one food vendor and no alcohol vendor, so bring what you need with you. You can car camp.

Keller, P-Groove, Earth Day Jam this weekend in Tally!

The fun and talented one-man band Keller Williams and electronic-jammers Perpetual Groove hit The Engine Room Friday night with live elctronica act Zoogma. Doors open at 8 pm., with Zoogma at 8:30,  Keller at 9:30, and  P-Groove at midnight. Tickets are $20 here

On Saturday, Bradfordville Blues Club hosts the Earth Day Jam, a benefit for the Magnolia School. Festgrrl faves Dread Clampitt headline at 9 pm. Opens at noon, tickets are $20 advance, $30 at the gate. Kids 12 and under get in free.

It'll be four stages, three outdoors and one indoors. Bands will rotate on all four stages all day and into the night.

Acts include The JEFF MOSIER TRIO (with David Blackmon and Curtis Jones -- Mosier plays with Blueground Undergrass), and KING COTTON, with Big Daddy & Red Hot Java, The Sarah Mac Band, Trial By Stone, The New 76ers, The Deborah Lawson Group, The Swingin Harpoon Blues Band, Harvest Gypsies, Stranger Still, Roadhouse, TZ Jonz & The Ontological Elephants, MoonPie Fever, Big Chops, Mechanical Lincoln, Jim Crozier, and featuring Scott Campbell’s All-Star Earth Day Jam to close out the night.Bring your camp chair or blanket and enjoy music on three outdoor stages, or slip into the blues roadhouse for a rousing indoor set.There will be food and community organization booths, so come on out and enjoy your neighbors and some great live music,y'all!

Suwannee Springfest Was Special Indeed

Suwannee Springfest had about half its usual attendance (2,700  advanced tickets sold, estimated 3,500 in the park.) which turned out to be a special  treat for fans. There was plenty of room and much face time with artists. The whole vibe was intimate and the music was OUTSTANDING. Leftover Salmon's 3-hour Saturday night set was one to remember. Dizzyingly fast picking, tremendous variety, humor, and just a pyycho slamgrass good time. One fan noted: "I  need more time to absorb what I just saw. I'm in a daze!"

Fest newcomer Ruthie Foster was a knockout with driving, Aretha-like vocals. Her slowed-down gospel version of "Oh Susannah" was hauntingly beautiful in the Spanish moss-draped ampitheatre. If she's playing near you, do not miss it.

Other standouts were Nashville's year-old 18 South, sort of a Lyle Lovett-meets-Little Feat-meets-Bonnie Rait vibe with Guthrie Trapp's super cool guitar stylings; Grant Peeples and the New 76ers, with political lyrics and kick-ass vocals; punkgrass talents Tornado Rider; singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards;  Peter Rowan, Dread Clampitt,  and Donna the Buffalo.

Sunday was an intimate party among artists and friends, tapped off by a wondrous late-night jam between Jeff Mosier (Blueground Undergrass) on banjo and the freakishly talented Rushad Eggleston of Tornado Rider on cello. Mosier says he was so inspired that he wants to do a cello-banjo trance record with Rushad. That would be cool.

The whole experience left fetgrrl filled up with music and love, and reminded her that supporting events like this is more important than ever. Let's keep our scene going long into the future. Every year we get treated to some new awesome talent. Thanks Randy and Beth!

Today's Deadline for Acoustic Cafe Early Bird Tickets

If you like string music, this little festival in Alabama, outside Birmingham, will absolutely blow your mind. Promoter Steve Masterson is a sort of string scholar, and he picks his acts accordingly.  You are going to see some serious talent on the mountain,and you are going to be in a crowd that's really paying attention. The campground picking ain't too shabby either.

This year, Newgrass pioneer Sam Bush headlines the Acoustic Cafe. It also features the Herb Trotman Band, talented young punkgrass maniacs from San Francisco, Tornado Rider, and Walton County, Fl's own Dread Clampitt. Other acts: Missy Raines and the New Hip, The Brickroom Boys, Allen Tolbert, and the Blue Ribon Healers.

 I have gone for two years and seen some of the best and most intimate newgrass and bluegrass shows I've ever seen. The crowd is super sweet, the fest in family friendly, and Steve provides free coffee the whole weekend. The fest has always happened in Steve's yard on the mountain, but this year he's got a new venue 80 miles northwest of Birmingham near Natural Bridge, Alabama.

If you get your tickets today, it's $40 for the whole weekend (plus $10 for parking) After that, it's $50 (plus $10 for camping)

You will not be disappointed with the level of stellar playing you'll see at this fest. Sam Bush and Dread Clampitt will absolutley shred it, and with Tornado Rider in the mix, its gonna be epic!

Four Good Shows in Tallahassee This Weekend

Grayton Beach's Newgrass pickers Dread Clampitt play at the new Stinky's Fish Camp on Highway 90, which is located in a strip mall east of Capital Circle that used to house the Tallahassee Car Museum (how Floridian is that, directions based on what USED to be there -- a truism my friend noticed is that every direction given in the South includes "where the Winn Dixie used to be")

Anyway, Stinky's is at 6725 Mahan Drive, in the old site of the Rose and Thorn pub. Show starts at 9 or 10.Dread Clampiptt will be playing next month at Suwannee Springfest in Live Oak.

Gainesville Afro-beat awesome band 3rd Stone plays at The Engine Room Saturday night as well.These guys  play Bear Creek Music and Art Festival and the Farm to Family Full Moon festivals outside Gainesville. You can get a taste of their sound at their website. 

Folk-rock experimental  band Akron/Family, with its soaring harmonies and otherworldly sound, plays at  9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Club Downunder, in the FSU Student Union. Warpaint opens. Tickets are $12 general public and free for FSU students with valid ID. For more, visit http://unionproductions.org/


Finally, reggae supergroup John Brown's Body plays the Engine Room Sunday night, doors open at 9. The bill also includes Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and Tomorrow's Bad Seeds. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of show.

Standouts at 30A Songwriter's Festival

The 30A Songwriter's Festival was a gluttonous buffet of killer talent. Only saw one act I didn't care for, and I won't say who.

Here are a few wonderful morsels:

The Smoking Flowers are a husband and wife alt-country/folk duo with unusual harmonies, fabulous stage presence and, to me at least, a very new sound. They are taking old forms (think June Carter and Johnny Cash) and bending things in new, intriguing  ways ways. Tight vocals, tight playing, an a super-cool vibe. A delight. I'd like to see these two tour with festgrrl's long-time faves, The Avett Brothers.

Pat Hull. This guy just absolutely slayed me. High, clear as a bell voice that hits you right in the solar plexus. Heart-wrenching lyrics. He's a youngster but has an old poet's soul for sure. He and his girlfriend drove 20 hours from New York to play here on the Gulf coast, and I am so very glad they made the trip.

Dread Clampitt and Sam Bush. Blistering set Saturday night, everyone sweat-drenched, Kenny Oliverio SLAPPIN' that bass,  Johniie Reinlie on drums, Balder Saunders killing it on the mandolin, Kyle Ogle shredding the guitar, and the uber-talented Sam Bush letting his hair down and playing that electric mando wild and nasty like some lead guitarist for an arena rock band... except way better. It was a Walton County throwdown, the likes of which  I haven't seen before and I've SEEN some Walton County throwdowns, y'all!

The Indigo Girls These two should win the gold medal in Olympic singing. Ridiculously talented. And worth it even though it was freezing and windy and they started late. Their new song, "Fighting for the Love of Our Lives" is an awesome anthem for the push to allow people to marry whoever the hell they want, thank you very much.

A final word about the festival: Organizer Jennifer Saunders had the worst weather luck imaginable. Here she holds a fest in sunny Florida on the beach and it rains ALL DAY Saturday and Saturday night. Then, bitter cold winds kick up just in time for the Indigo Girls concert on the once-sunny beach! It was brutal! Let's hope the bad weather this time doesn't keep anyone away for what we hope will be a repeat of this worthy event. Thanks Jen!

Strange Irony

This was an odd sight to see as we headed to the 30A Songwriter's Festival in Walton County!

No Muzak around this festival, which is crawling with talent from Nashville and beyond.

Musicians and fans rubbed elbows at the dune-side kickoff party Friday afternoon at Bud & Alley's restaurant. From Los Angeles, Susanna Hoffs, of the pop all-girl supergroup The Bangles, along with singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet as "Sid & Susie," did a bunch of fun ''70s cover tunes - Neil Young, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Carly Simon, etc. I'll admit it was a bit odd to start a songwriter's festival with covers (and to see a Muzak van on the way in), but they WERE good songs, well performed (Hoffs has some soulful chops) and the crowd was convivial. BMI sponsored the party, which offered an appetizer buffet for all ticket holders. Nice!

On to the tiny venue, the Seaside Meeting Hall ampitheatre,  for an up-close and personal concert with three gifted Nashville songwriters: Kelly Archer, who played "On My Highway," a hit she co-wrote on Jason Eldean's album "Wide Open." Luke Laird  writer on Carrie Underwood's "Last Name," "So Small," and "Temporary Home," and Natalie Hemby, who has written songs perfomed by Lee Ann Womack, Miranda Lambert, and Carrie Underwood. These soulful writers  put on a loose, intimate show. Laird's "People on Planes" was haunting and moving.

Most of the members of  Walton County's hometown boys Dread Clampitt took the stage next: Kyle Ogle, Baulder Saunders, and Kenny Oliverio. They showcased some of their solo song writing projects, as well as rockers the band typically plays at live shows. They were joined by Mike Whitty, a wonderfuly theatrical and quirky singer songwriter. This was an uncharacteristically tame Dread performance, but fit nicely into the more quiet folksy vibe.

Then it was on to headliners Sam Bush, Jeff Black, and John Oates, who did a round robin. The level of musicianship for these three pros was about what you'd expect: stellar. You could hear a pin drop in that hot and stuffy place. Newgrass king Bush's intricate mandolin work and buttery vocals shined, Black's emotionally fraught lyrics resonated, and Oates was simply fantastic. He paired wicked guitar skills with those gorgeous high and lonesome vocals we remember from 1970's pop sensations Hall & Oates.  He did a stripped-down version of the duo's hit "She's Gone" and a nice rag-time cover of "He Was A Friand of Mine." I'll admit I haven't kept up with Hall or Oates, but after seeing this performance, I'll go looking for more work by this very talented performer.

Bush took the show out with Bob Marley's (dubbed "Billy Bob" Marley in honor of the country luminaries present) One Love...a sing along that left us all warm and fuzzy,

30A Songwriters Festival is Going to Be Amazing

Here's something to look forward to after the holidays. The weekend of January 15 (Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr. and my late mama, Helen)is the 30A Songwriter's Festival. Details are here

This is in gorgeous Walton County, Florida, home of the fantastic Dread Clampitt, Waco Ramblers, and Green Hit. AND IT IS ONLY $40 FOR THE WEEKEND.Volunteers get half off.

(It's kind of pricey to stay/eat/drink around there, so be forewarned and be prepared for some North Florida sticker shock.)

This is Nashville on the Coast. We're talking about some major songwriters, including The Indigo Girls, Rodney Crowell, John Oates from Hall & Oates, newgrass God Sam Bush, Susanna Hoffs of girl-pop sensation The Bangles, Gary Louris from The Jayhawks, Shawn Mullins ("What a Beautiful Wreck You Are"), Mike and Ruthy of The Mammals, Nashville songwriting powerhouse Jeffrey Steele, Matthew Sweet of The Thorns, and country darling Chely Wright, just to name a few.

Your ticket gets you a wristband, and the performances are spread out among venues -- some bars/restaurants, some ampitheatres -- up and down 30A. Kickoff party happens Friday night at the cool and delicious Bud & Alley's restaurant.

Says the website: Plan on three days of non-stop, intimate concerts including solo performances and multi artist "in the round" singing and storytelling sessions. Your ticket/wrist band will allow you to travel up and down the Beaches of South Walton and freely access all shows in beautiful venues in Alys Beach, Rosemary Beach, Seaside, Miramar Beach, WaterColor and Grayton Beach.

I am beyond thrilled for this event, and ever so thankful to Jen Saunders and others for making it happen!

Off to Magnolia Fest!

Festgrrl's gettin her Mag on early, gonna be a great bunch of shows, and see you all there in the beautiful woods where the sounds of funky strings waft through the campfire smoke. Yes!!

DreadFest!

If you love Dread Clampitt, then get yourself up to the hills outside Birmingham this weekend, for Dreadfest Just $30 for what will be one hell of a show, mark my words...

DreadFest

That's Dread Clampitt from Walton County, Florida playing with Sam Bush. Bush is playing on their upcoming CD. On October 3, about 40 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama, there's an all-Dread Clampitt festival called Dreadfest.

This festival is being run by Steve Masterson, the genius behind The Acoustic Cafe festival outside Birmingham. (See my posts from May and June for reviews of that wonderful event!)

You won't be disappointed with any show Dread Clampitt puts on. Talent, talent, talent, and a bunch of super-nice folks. This show will be smokin.'

A Lovely Time at Full Moon Fest

The weekend crowd at the Farm to Family Full Moon Fest was pretty small, but the bands were smokin' and the vibe was sweet. It was HOT out there, y'all. Thanks to Don and the organizers for the misters and the generous shade tent.

Standout performances came from 3rd Stone, with fat and funky reggae grooves and killer vocals; The Duppies, kick-ass ska band that that got the crowd up and moving under the glorious moon, and Boss Lady and The Company,whith Boss Lady's strong and heartfelt vocals. The Glass Camels and Crazy Fingers laid it down with two super solid Dead sets late night on Friday and Saturday. Festgrrl also has to prop her fave band, who raged it as usual, Dread Clampitt

I am also loving the little acoustic duo The Bandits!

This was an inaugural show for the Farm to Family folks OFF their usual location, and it was an expanded three-day fest. Since turnout was kind of low, they cut things short on Sunday and asked people for donations to help pay the bands.

I kind of missed the smaller venue, to be honest. Next month it's back to the old farmstead, I'll post the date when I get it.

BUDDAH SAYS KEEP ON FESTING WHILE THE WEATHER'S FINE!

May is JUMPIN, Y'all!'

Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, May 1-3, St. Johns County Fairgrounds, more info is here

Full Moon Festival, Alachua (outside Gainesville) May 8-10. $40 for the weekend. $15 to $20 sliding scale for the day. This fest is normally just one night, but this is a special three-day show at a different venue, just 5 miles from the old one. Rowan Brothers, Gator Bone, Crazy Fingers, Glass Camels,Third Stone, Quartermoon and more. More info is here

Mossy Headz, DeFuniak Springs, May 14-17, Pre-sale tickets are $66 for 4 day pass, $80 at the gate. Oversize vehicle pass is $25. Fabulous lineup: DubConscious, Ralph Roddenberry, Burnin' Smurnin's, Rebecca Jean Smith, Green Hit, Waco Ramblers, Fusebox Funk, and more. More info is here

Florida Folk Festival, May 22-24, Info is here

Acoustic Cafe, May 22-24, outside Birmingham, Alabama, $40 for the weekend. in a gorgeous intimate mountain setting. Edgar Meyer & Mike Marshall, Dread Clampitt and more. VW busses or tents only on the mountain, other RVs have to park a ways down. To car camp, get an up the hill pass while they last. Info is here.

Wannee Festival, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park June 4-7, info is here. Killer lineup, Doobie Brothers, Allmans, Wailers, Little Feat and more.